A JOURNEY THROUGH A HARP - REHABILITATION OF A PORTICO Cover Image

CĂLĂTORIND PRINTR-O HARPĂ - AMENAJAREA UNUI PORTIC
A JOURNEY THROUGH A HARP - REHABILITATION OF A PORTICO

Author(s): Raluca Datcu, Andreea Mihalache, Andreea Mucibabici
Subject(s): Architecture
Published by: Editura Universitară “Ion Mincu”
Keywords: public space; sound; visual; architecture; ambience; portico; vibration; interactive installation; sensory experience; noise;

Summary/Abstract: As far as today’s civilization development environmentis concerned, man is living in an uninterrupted soundenvironment. Everywhere he is accompanied by a multitudeof sounds and noises of varying intensity, havingmore or less violent effects on his hearing and his health.We can define noise as a representation of the sound vibration,not having a systematic attribute that is transmittedthrough various environments (air, water etc.)and that sensitizes the human ear negatively.In the Larousse dictionary, noise is a harmless soundsystem. Scientists with a specialization in physics characterizenoise as a chaotic overlap with differentfrequencies and intensities, and physiologists appreciatethe noise as any disturbing sound that causes an unpleasantsensation. It is proposed to revitalize the porticoon street Ion Câmpineanu number 25, which hoststhe entrance to a music shop.At present, it is a non-hostile and dark space dominatedby massive pillars and shades of gray. Intervention involvesthe creation of a dynamic and interactive spacein which the passageway is stimulated visually, tactileand auditory. With this solution, we want the publicspace in the studied area to develop a particular ambianceand vibration, allowing passers-by, hearing a harpmelody, or even creating one’s own.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 261-272
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English, Romanian