We introduce new acoustic products that looks simple, but they are engineered by structural intelligence, being functional and beautiful at the same time. PLY PROJECT Founded by Kenichi Sato, in 2013, PLY…
Soundscape: Flexible Wood Wants to Become Architecture
Architecture is the thoughtful making of spaces. The building of architecture relies deeply on the materials to hand and chosen by the architect. However, most architects rely on the materials they…
Open-Plan Offices: Searching for Healthy Office Life
I’m sure you’ve seen it many times that our workplaces tend to be more open and many companies specifically use open-plan offices. However, I don’t recall any substantial research that claims that…
Hybrid Acoustic Panels: Room Acoustics for Music
For musicians or music lovers, the most important real-world question is, “What makes a good room for music performance?” Room acoustics is a reasonable although not very useful answer. To figure this…
Curved: Wood Ceiling Like Alvar Aalto
There is no need to waste time persuading you that curved walls and ceilings are an exciting element of architecture: we always think in curves. Siegfried Giedion in his classic work, Space,…