The SSC is strongly committed to engaging with and addressing current challenges regarding noise abatement and sound policies and regulations. National and local governments, urban planners, and administrators are increasingly recognizing that the sonic experience of our built and social environment cannot be designed solely on the basis of decibel measurements and predictive computer models.
The SSC further advances this development by designing applied research projects that investigate concrete experiences of sonic environments and develop interventions that impact both the sonic environment and people’s relation to it. The SSC’s advisory practice is based on an in-depth knowledge of (inter)national developments on noise abatement, sound policies, and “soundscaping”, and typically involves fieldwork, citizen science, soundwalks, and collaboration with sound artists. This work is intrinsically linked to the SCC’s three other axes: alongside the creative interventions of sound artists, policy recommendations and advice are informed by the discourses studied and developed within the SSC.
Research and design project striving to enhance the quality of life (for all living beings) in selected residential areas and public (urban) spaces in The Hague (NL) and Kiruna (S) through an artistically inspired (re-)design of the sonic environment.
- Een geluidsbelevingsonderzoek naar de radarpost in Wier
Advisory study on sound experience and perceived noise impact of the radar post in Wier.
- Hoor Vlietland. Een geluids(belevings)onderzoek
Vlietland is one of the largest water sports, recreation, and nature areas in the Netherlands. When an area must fulfill multiple functions—ecological, social, and recreational—a well-designed acoustic environment is essential. This report provides a starting point for that.
- Geluidsonderzoek Wilderszijde GR1
Wilderszijde, a neighborhood currently under development in the municipality of Lansingerland, is subject to significant noise pollution. This report focuses specifically on one section of Wilderszijde, Groenwijk 1.
- Feyenoord City/Getijdenpark - een onderzoek naar de geluidsbeleving
The report provides an initial impetus to further consider—from the perspective of sound and sound perception—the design, choice of materials, and positioning of landscape elements (residences, roads, vegetation, walking and cycling routes, structures, etc.) regarding the Getijdenpark and Feyenoord City.
- Ruimte in de Rijnhaven: Een onderzoek naar de geluidsbeleving
Advisory project on the auditory redesign of a public area on the south bank of Rotterdam.
- Hoor de Hofbogen
The Rotterdam Hofbogen is part of the former Hofplein Line, once connecting Rotterdam, The Hague, and Scheveningen. Hoor de Hofbogen (Hear the Hofbogen) analyzes the current soundscape and offers recommendations for how the park and its surroundings should sound after redevelopment. Its core message: without the right sonic atmosphere, the park will not function as the municipality intends.
- Hoe klinkt het Hofplein
This report is about sound, about sound in and around the Hofplein, about how the Hofplein sounds now and about how it could sound.
- Hoe klinkt de Garenmarkt?
Research into the auditory atmosphere and acoustic (im)possibilities of the Garemarkt, Leiden.
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