ENCLAVE
02-04.2022
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Central space protected from the dynamics of the city traffic offers peace and quietness, the moment of a break.
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NARRATIVE
Entering the enclosed space on de Bijenkorf rooftop, you calm down. Protected from noise by the sound panels and greenery, you can choose a comfortable spot to sit down in the first space. The benches allow you to sit in a group or treat it as a backrest and lean against it while lying on the grass.
You can also enter the enclave through the second space, going down the ramp to one of the patios surrounded by the office space, which is suitable for desk work in the fresh air, with the cafe counter emerging from inside of the building.
From those areas, you can enter the central space of complete silence. Surrounded by sound panels, greenery on the sides, and on the trellis above cutting off all the noise from air traffic of helicopters rushing to the hospital, covered completely in the grass, the slight slope allows you to lay down, meditate, relax or even just simply go to sleep in quiet.
LAYOUT
Two sides are less protected from noise, therefore visitors can stroll there freely, chat, read a book on the west side, or sit by a table on the east side.
The central part is fully enclosed. Grass on the sloped floor, slightly sunken level in the middle, double covering with sound panels on the sides and trellis, covered in ivy that function as noise absorbent.
The height of sound panels is proportional to the noise intensity on the facade of de Bijenkorf, with the highest of 79dB during the day and 66dB during the night.
Surrounded by sound panels greenery on the sides, and on the trellis above cutting off all the noise from air traffic, covered completely in the grass, the slight slope allows you to lay down, meditate, relax or even just simply go to sleep in quiet.
Reflection of sound contributes to creating echo and reservation, simultaneously not allowing any energy to pass through the barrier. By absorption, acoustic energy can be captured in the material. Surfaces absorb the sounds, accumulating their’ energy.
One of the most efficient sound barriers in an urban environment is the greenery. At the same time plants create a lot of white noise, which is appealing to the human brain as a mask for undesirable.
One of the most efficient sound barriers in an urban environment is the greenery. At the same time plants create a lot of white noise, which is appealing to the human brain as a mask for undesirable.
