CHALLENGE

Urban spaces like parks, plazas, housing complexes, and sidewalks are still often programmed and designed without considering how affective flows of sonic space shifts inform lived sonic UX. Sonic space shifts can profoundly affect how people perceive, navigate, and inhabit these places. Without considering the affective dimensions of lived sonic UX, cities risk creating environments that look cohesive but fail to address the sonic affective dimensions critical to well-being, social life, and liveability. In Sonic UX Scan, we map the sonic affective experiences of urban spaces as affordances for both social and individual well-being.

APPROACH

As one of three interconnected LUW services, Sonic UX Scan focuses on in-depth sonic UX profiling, combining field recordings, sound source identification, spatial-temporal analysis, and sonic UX research (surveys, interviews, automated speculation) to understand how sound and vibration of a site relate to social atmosphere and affective sonic experience.

OUTCOME

LUW’s Sonic UX Scan provides a Sonic UX Profile of your site, including thematic maps and strategic insights that inform how sound and vibration relate to social atmosphere and affective sonic experience.

APPLICATIONS

Applications include urban redevelopment to analyze how affective flows of sonic space shifts relate to social atmosphere and well-being, public space design to evaluate sonic motifs and their connection to affective sonic experience, and community engagement to reflect on and make discussable how sound and vibration relate to social cohesion and individual aspirations.

SERVICE DETAILS

Includes as Sonic UX Profile, thematic maps, and strategic insights. Duration: 1–3 weeks, tailored to your project’s scope. Pricing available on request.

MODULAR WORKFLOW

The Sonic UX Scan can be combined with LUW’s Sound Walk (for engagement and discovery) and Plan-as-Score (for strategic evaluation) to create a comprehensive sonic urbanism approach.