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hooke park soundtrail:

heard and (un)seen

hooke, united kingdom

individual design project

2020

For years, the ecological roles of Hooke Park seem to be disconnected from the human, and the roles that are human-focused have been explored much further than the ecological ones. Although this issue is noticed by the school, limited measures have been taken due to the lack of manpower. In this project, I propose a monthly pedagogical event, Hooke Park SoundTrail, to study and understand the woods by hearing rather than seeing. With invited professionals, local conservationists and volunteers, participants can collect acoustical information about the ecosystem while establishing their literacy of bird songs and other kinds of natural sounds. The Pole Barn, the largest abandoned structure in the woods will be transformed into a classroom for listening to the recordings while shelters for staying overnight and listening to tawny owls will be proposed. These structures provide necessary facilities for the event and the designs will construct the required acoustic environments for different listening activities with bracken-based architectural components. 

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