Sense of Place- Street Furniture Project: Progress (Week 11)

I made the decision to pursue the noise barrier/reading chair concept  as I believe the solution is cohesive will all three sites and the final product can be adopted in a variety of other noise polluted outdoor settings


most popular of the 7 noise barrier profiles were the organically shaped lounges

fig.1

I also considered reversing the barrier to create a concave shape toward the noise source

fig.2

I find these second lot of profiles a lot more elegant and flowing, however, there may be issues with  noise travelling over the curve and still reaching the user with a near-maximum volume

It is vital that I start to model these potential forms in 3D so that the other elevations (top,back,front) can be determined and the final form can be finalized. 

As there are many curves to alter, I believe that Google Sketch up will be the most efficient way to achieve this c.f. paper or foam modelling.

Other progress this week includes investigation into materials and the sciences behind deflecting sound waves

Peer and Tutor Feedback

Tutor- Do some further research into acoustics. There are 3 ways to deflect sound: Material, Shape, Structure (two walls)

- Also do some more material research

-important to focus on aesthetics, try to create a barrier/ wall that doesn't look like a huge out of place structure

-ve would have been nice to start seeing some 3D concepts

Peer 1- +ve likes the second set of lounge profiles, very elegant, very sexy. 

-ve The shorter barriers may prevent sound waves reaching user

-ve the lounge seat may be difficult for elderly people to use because of their reduced mobiltiy

Peer 2-ve the location of the sound source will dictate the shape too often e.g. if the train line is higher than the product, lower, what about sound coming from all directions?
-ve the first set of barrier profiles will prevent sound from behind  but any sound from in fornt will echo inside the barrier creating an annoyance
- how will it be mounted