Amin Marandi

Sonarch

Sound Barrier System

In the throbbing heart of the urban landscape, where noise pollution's challenges bear heavily, Sonarch emerges. An avant-garde venture, this project represents an adaptive architectural response. Its purpose? To cultivate tranquility in the urban and domestic realms, transforming noise barriers into dynamic, aesthetic spectacles.

Sonarch’s design mirrors the flux of urban soundscapes, adopting an interactive stance that adapts to varying noise levels. Enveloping residences and straddling bustling highways, the project's scope ranges from the grand cityscapes to the personal space of homes, uniting these diverse scales through dual objectives: lessening noise pollution and enhancing aesthetic appeal.

In the project's foundational principles, formalism and emotional resonance coalesce. Sonarch manifests the nexus between auditory and visual elements, using shape to silence sound. This concept, rooted in the practice of form-giving, lends the project a uniquely artistic dimension. It harmonizes established sound-absorbing materials such as porous and resonant absorbers, alongside damping materials, allowing the project to orchestrate distinct sensory experiences, fostering serenity within urban tumult.

Nature’s role is pivotal within Sonarch's philosophy, emphasizing biophilic elements to enhance the urban tapestry. Green buffers enrich the sensory environment and foster sustainable urban living. Through integrating organic elements into constructed environments, Sonarch bolsters connectivity between urban dwellers and nature, laying foundations for enriched living standards.

Stakeholders' roles extend beyond passive observers in the Sonarch narrative. City administrators, environmental consortia, technology vendors, and design professionals actively shape the process, ensuring accessibility. Sonarch fosters a democratic urban environment, making sound control a shared amenity rather than a privilege. Its potential spans across urban landscapes, from quiet library corners to dynamic commercial hubs, hinting at future space revolutions.

Generative algorithms and AI systems, integrated into the design process, propel Sonarch towards architectural innovation. Machine learning drives decision-making, fostering transformative design outcomes and optimizing performance. This data-centric approach reshapes architectural boundaries, highlighting the synergy between sound and form.

At its essence, Sonarch represents an exploration of our relationship with space. It reframes interactions with urban and domestic environments, embodying an exploration of the complex dynamics between natural and constructed, sound and silence, and individual experiences versus collective responsibility. These interplays echo the rhythm of life, giving rise to a blueprint for future urban and interior design, where vibrancy and tranquility harmoniously coexist, producing a symphony of sound that resonates with the pulse of urban life.

Progress

Axon View of the optimized geometry

Façade Progress

Articulated and optimized the flat surfaces for more sound absorption

Used anechoic panel’s geometry, Grasshopper and Houdini to create the final optimized façade

Optimized Façade Close-up view

Panel Design

Inspired by anechoic Panel’s geometry, designed a double façade 1 to 1 panel to increase the sound absorption.