Sound absorbing textile surfaces in the urban landscape - collaborative research in textile and architectural design
Paper in proceeding, 2019
In order to search for and develop new approaches, methods and techniques in the field described as textile architecture, textile facade modules were designed and produced, and the design process was examined and evaluated from the points of departure of the two design fields. Questions such as ‘who is actually prototyping?’ arose, as well as the search for finding common references and concepts, both historical and contemporary, to strengthen the collaborative work.
A practice-based experimental approach was important for the project and the merger of the two design fields, not least to put different textile techniques and materials to the test to examine how they can affect the sound landscape and experiences of space. The key activities in the laboratory work were technique, method, perception, stage-setting and context, which connected both to textile design and architecture. The different textile materials were chosen to comply with the requirements of external climate impact and rough outdoor environments. In groups of demarcated design experiments, the textile techniques of weaving and hand tufting were explored, and the modules were tested acoustically.
acoustics
Japanese architecture
textile architecture
facade modules
urban soundscape
Author
Kristina Fridh
Margareta Zetterblom
Paula Femenias
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Design
Futurescan 4: Valuing Practice Edited by: Helena Britt, Kevin Almond, Laura Morgan
978-1-5272-4969-1 (ISBN)
Bolton, ,
Urban Materiality - towards New Collaborations in Textile and Architectural Design
Swedish Research Council (VR) (2015-02014), 2016-01-01 -- 2018-12-31.
Subject Categories
Architectural Engineering
Design
Other Humanities not elsewhere specified
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Building Futures (2010-2018)
DOI
10.6084/m9.figshare.9943259.v1