Listen to the sounds of calligraphy and painting | the Sydney Immersive Library

British designer and architect Thomas Wing-Evans collaborated with DX Lab to create an interactive acoustic pavilion for the State Library of New South Wales, Australia, which transforms paintings from the library's collection into music.

Located outside the Mitchell Reading Room in Sydney's CBD, the pavilion is framed by black wood and a black matte anodized aluminium panel is installed on the outer layer to form a dynamic skin with a parametric design. Thomas Wing-Evans, in collaboration with Studio Sonar Sound, developed a computer program that analyzes the visual information of an image into sound.

Inside, a central mechanical installation scrolls through selected paintings, and the pavilion creates an acoustically immersive space for visitors through multichannel audio, based on the pictures chosen by the visitors. The metal skin and the geometry of the building amplifies the echoes of sound, creating a one-of-a-kind library experience.

Location: Sydney, Australia

Designed by Thomas Wing-Evans

Area: 20 ㎡

Year: 2018