Every 10 minutes the L train
thunders below National Sawdust music venue in Brooklyn. The design team Bureau V architects hired for the project, had not yet designed a building. They needed to create an acoustically perfect system to absorb and reflect sound and have it be customizable to the diverse disciplines of the musicians performing there.
Sound manipulation was accomplished by creating a skin with the combination of reflective metal panels and acoustically transparent fabric that can be drawn or retracted within an 18” space between panel and wall.
"The entire building is essentially floating on dozens of enormous steel springs and isolation joints. The springs absorb outside vibrations from trains and other sounds, creating a silent space ready for music. A vacuum for sound."
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| The lobby is like standing at the base of a crevasse |
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| Metal panels reflect sound back into the room |
Read Barbara Eldredges' review here:
http://www.brownstoner.com/interiors-renovation/national-sawdust-williamsburg-brooklyn-80-north-6th-street/
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