Bollens | Looking Out Week 15

CNC technology is behind the acoustics-enhancing, undulating cut timber that lines the Cave Restaurant in Sydney, Australia, designed by Koichi Takada Architects.

In this case the form combined with the wood materiality of the ceiling are what work to make a good acoustic space,

Alyssa Hamilton: Looking Out Week 15

Temppeliaukio Church ("The Rock Church") in Helsinki by brother Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen

The church looks like a spaceship landed from the outside but the inside is forgettable thank you're halfway underground and around ruins. Its about taking the old and capping it with the new (literally). Its use of wood, metal and stone give the very open space a lot of contrast and variety.

Liz Dolinar: Looking Out Week 15

This is the Fagerborg Kindergarten by RRA in Oslo, Norway. The project program consists of a series of dynamic and flexible classrooms. Both the exterior and interior feature wood cladding, though the wood and tone are different outside to inside. The wood allows for unique conditions, like this awesome railing screen (below), where light is shone through and shadows are cast through the milled holes in the sheet material. It's interesting to note the differences in the way wood is used - the exterior and most of the interior are clad in thin boards oriented vertically, while conditions like the railing are sheets of presumably plywood.

Danielle Lehmann: Looking Out Week 15

Organoid Technology has developed a new acoustic wall paneling system. The panels, about one and a half feet by three feet in size, are made from hemp and wood chips/scraps. These panels can be used on walls, on ceilings, for furniture and murals. The word "murals" was surprising for just a second, until I found the many different ways in which one could change the texture/waves in the panels and how one could add leaves or grasses to create an "artwork" piece rather than just a wall panel. This is a great way to create organic panels that function acoustically, aesthetically and environmentally.