Captured Rooms

Utilizing a range of impulse response measuring techniques, we captured the acoustic nuances of various spaces, from the iconic "Grossmünster" Church to the underground parking of the luxurious "Dolder Grand Hotel," along with a tennis court and the public bath in Altstätten, Zurich.

These measurements became the foundation for an effect that characterizes all sound passed through it with the essence of these spaces, as if it were originally recorded onsite. To illustrate this effect, we crafted three cubes, each representing a space we measured, and placed them within a room equipped with an eight-speaker surround sound setup. By speaking into these cubes, sounds were recorded and played back, transporting listeners to the corresponding location and creating surreal moments of misplacement.

Our goal was to hijack this notion of capturing a room in a way, that not only the sonic characteristics of a space is captured but rather the visitors themselves get trapped in a these spaces. Which leads to an infinitely cascading set of imaginary rooms being created in your subconsciousness.

Topics

Impulse Responses, Convolutional Reverb,
Sonic Interaction, Exhibition

Team

Basil Egger, Elias Müller
Irina Lezaic, Luca Busby

Year

2023

Institution/Client

ZHdK BA Interaction Design