the Swirl Pavilion

Studio

Shape a Shelter, Shape the Sound

Location

Central Gardens, Hawthorn

Year

2020

Design Team

Wendy Zhang; Hashim Fakhreddin; Phally Chhay

What is the beauty of sound?

Sound, of course, is aesthetic. In addition to beauty, sound is a way to convey a message.

We are usually more concerned about whether the food we consume is healthy, or toxic, but ignore the messages that our eyes and ears are constantly receiving. It is especially important to choose positive content from our everyday life, by media, the tone, attitude, the picture presented ... They go directly into our head, affecting our thinking, our feeling.

There is also the 'sound pollution'. Many aren’t aware of how sound affects us physiologically, psychologically, cognitively and behaviorally all the time, even though we’re not conscious of it. Sounds such as loud talking, engine roaring, machine lathe sound, drilling sound...These sounds not only cause bad stimulation to our hearing but also affects our mood and emotions: this is Noise.

Spacing between lettering indicates

density of sounds.

Noise to more harmonious sound

Sound Pressure Level High to Low

(Hand sketch & PS)

Sound Map of Glenferrie Precinct

Render by Phally Chhay

Proposal

Adding a new, vibrant element to the Central Gardens to enhance the public experience and attract more visitors.
Raise awareness of the harmful effects of noise/negative sounds and the importance of Sound Health/Meditation.
Aim to engage people by creating spaces with calming surround sound experience with deep ocean music, soothing whale sounds that will gently guide people into a floating mind space, rejuvenating and detoxifying the human mind and body using acoustic parameters ‘clarity’ and ‘reverberation’ with open and semi-enclosed geometries.
A design that encourages exploration of the pavilion and of the park while rewarding curiosity with a unique auditory experience.

Key Element

The final design mainly consists of a tunnel with access from two ends toward the two semi-enclosed chambers inside.

Within the Clarity zone, the music will be direct and clear because of the use of perforated panels and soundproof paint, with minimal to no background noise or distortion to be more calming and zen-like can be for meditation.

While in the Reverberation zone the same music played would have some reverberation, not so much that it will echo but enough to perceive the difference from the clarity zone, this is to increase awareness of noise sound pollution.

Base Shape

Skylight

Entrances

Reverberation Room

Sun Board

Panels

Benches

Render by Phally Chhay

Clarity Room

Render by Phally Chhay

Reverberation Room

Sound Simulations

(Rhino Grasshopper Pachyderm)

Clarity (C80)

(dB)

A-Weighted SPL

-10

(dBA)

Reverberation Time (RTx)

millisecond

2.1

0.2

Clear positive results showing the two distinctively different zones (left reverb room, right clarity room) after many iterations trials and with different materials.

Weather Simulations

(Rhino Grasshopper Ladybug)

Winter direct sunlight hours

Typical winter week UTCI

Extreme winter radiation

Hours of receiving direct light and shadow range - Winter - 7-21.jpg

Before

Final

Average UTCI Typical Winter week (Mid June) (Legend -5 - 9) - 7-21.jpg

Average UTCI Typical Winter week (Mid June) (Legend -5 - 9) - 7-21 PS2.jpg

Radiation Analysis extreme Winter (Legend 9 segments 1 - 30) 7-21.jpg

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Radiation Analysis extreme Winter (Legend 9 segments 1 - 30) 7-21 PS.jpg

After changes made to address some issues relating to sunlight insufficiency and cool temperature in the colder months, the results had shown improvement from the Ladybug analysis.

Section A-A (Rhino & PS)