We expect a specific atmosphere from different buildings and spaces in order to feel it and experience it on an emotional level. To Create Meaningful Experiences | Sensory ArchitectureĮvery building and space has a sound of its own. Planning for sounds of nature’s elements increases positive vibrations since as humans, our body is tuned to nature’s sounds. Sudden or prolonged noise, especially those coming from medical equipment would create a sense of fear within patients. In hospitals, if the acoustics are not taken care of, it would directly affect the patients’ health. For example, in a restaurant, designing for the clinking sound of cutlery and plates to travel throughout the room would increase hunger and excitement for food in the users. Sensory Architecture-Designing for layers of echoes in ancient cathedrals © Sensory Architecture-Designing for sound of waters and forest in Fallingwater ©Designing for sensory stimuli to serve the purpose of the space would provide users with a unique experience. Sound also reverberates differently in different shapes or sizes of the room, its depth, or the furniture in it. Domes, vaults, and flat ceilings, all produce a different reverberation to the sound. Like materials, shapes and forms also affect the sound quality of a space. create a lively acoustical environment, whereas sound-absorbing materials like curtains, acoustic ceilings and walls, etc., create a calmer environment. Acoustically reflective materials like marble, glass, tiles, etc. Sounds reverberate differently in spaces and having different materials. It reverberates through our body moving us directly. Think of how loud music at a concert reaches our heart and chest. Sound is vibration and we can feel it against our skin.
You will automatically begin to feel the presence of the sound or even the silence. You then perceive and respond to the architecture.
You will realize that since your eyes are closed, all the other senses become alert. Next time when you go inside a building, close your eyes and observe the space through your other senses. Creating for sound as sensory experience by using various materials and shapes, The PAUSE Pavilion, Iran ©Amir Ali Ghafari Designing only for sight puts the users into isolation and our sense of reality lost. But the eyes want to collaborate with other senses to perceive the space. Through the eyes, we evaluate and judge spaces. We appreciate and value a space through the appreciation of the visual sense. They often regard vision sense as the most dominant of all the senses. I regard an object, but sound approaches me the eye reaches, but the ear receives.”īut architects and designers emphasize the form and often ignore designing for other senses as well. The sense of sight implies exteriority, but sound creates an experience of interiority. In the book Eyes Of The Skin, Juhani Pallasmaa states “Sight isolates, whereas sound incorporates vision is directional, whereas sound is omnidirectional. We then perceive a space through the appreciation of that sensory stimuli. But our body perceives the space through all the five senses, and lack or excess of any of the stimuli is noted by our body. Vision sense sometimes gives a false perception of the space. When we think of a space, or architecture, we generally perceive it only through the visual sense. We think of the visual sense as the most important sense. But today as a culture, we have become ocular-centric. Like sight, the auditory sense, too, is an important part of our body. And we create an imaginary, but memorable experience.Īrchitecture becomes a medium to create such memories and meaningful experiences. It is also based on imagination or sometimes your past experiences. Your perception of sound, space, characters, or things in the story is only through sensory experiences and memories. Think of a time when you read a fictional story. Sometimes, sound also leads to imagination. We realize that the memories are formed by how our senses perceive the spaces, and we remember them from time to time when we come across them again. These spaces and sounds instill in our memory forever. They make us aware of our presence, of our being. These layers of sounds allow us to live in the present. You feel the transformation of sounds again… Sensory Architecture-Walking in forest ©Sound As A Memory | Sensory Architecture You feel the urban life…Ī quiet and warm home welcomes you, giving you a sense of security through its silence, away from the busy street life. You feel the transformation of sounds immediately and feel your presence in the busy city. You then walk towards your home through a busy street. You hear the birds sing, and the rustling of leaves on the trees.
You hear the leaves crackling under your feet as you walk on them.
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Your mind immediately adjusts to the new place full of invigorating experiences.
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