The intent for this project was to augment an acoustically deficient space--in this case Meyerson Hall's lower gallery--with a performative and designed intervention to improve the sound quality of the space.
The lower gallery is a two and a half story space with many hard surfaces. The upper story is lined with glass allowing those in the studios on that floor to see lectures and reviews happening below. Many times, two reviews happened simultaneously, each one interfering with the other acoustically.
To preserve the architectural intent of the space, a transparent polycarbonate adjustable ceiling. This lowers the effective ceiling of the space, reflecting sound quicker and creating early instead of delayed reflections, improving speech cognition. It can be reconfigured for lectures and dual reviews, among many possibilities, directing sound as appropriate and isolating separate functions acoustically.
