Acoustic pavilion at Moscow Polytech

Type: exhibition, museum

Location: Polytechnic Museum, Novaya Ploshchad, Moscow, Russia
Area: 22 m2
Year: 2021

An exhibition pavilion for the «Sound» exhibition at the Polytechnic Museum, designed to immerse visitors in unique acoustic experiences, including the sensation of entering an anechoic environment.

The chamber is deisgned to eliminate all «sound bridges», preventing any structural transmission of vibration or noise. The pavilion is fully acoustically isolated from its surroundings and rests on a floating floor system, ensuring complete separation from external sound.

The interior absorbs reflected sound waves entirely, removing reverberation and producing the effect of sonic «nowhere», a perceptual condition akin to that of an anechoic chamber. This effect is achieved through a system of specially designed acoustic baffles rhythmically distributed along the perimeter of the structure. Their presence is subtly articulated by stretched-fabric panels that symbolically reveal the hidden acoustic infrastructure.

At the center of the chamber, beneath a suspended fabric canopy, a drum and a control console for the integrated audio system invite active engagement. Through interaction with these elements, visitors can generate and manipulate sound scenarios and explore how perception shifts within a space of total acoustic isolation.

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