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A KIND OF AIR
By Carla Cisno
Design concept for a temporary acoustic barrier and an adaptive, noisemasking/
attention-shifting sound installation for a hospital during the
construction of a new surgical unit in the parc in front of the maternity
care center.
Location: Clinique des Grangettes, Geneva, Switzerland.
Geometry
Ideas and Principles
1.Tilted Wall
of non porous, weather resistant material, designed
and installed to withstand wind + loads.
2. «Soundscaping»surface*
Large, irregular, pyramidal crystal-like structure on
the side of the barrier exposed to the construction
site, alternating external reflective and absorptive
materials
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