Designing Sound Interactions in Spaces: a Sound-Based framework for architectural interiors' repurposing and development

This research investigates the aural dimension of public interiors as an active and interactive component of spatial experience, rather than a purely technical issue limited to sound insulation or absorption. Sound is addressed as an intangible, relational, and temporal material that mediates interactions between space, human presence, and non-human agents, including architectural elements and environmental dynamics. Through an interdisciplinary framework bridging design, Sound Art, and acoustics the project explores how sonic phenomena can foster responsive and participatory environments. By framing sound as a system capable not only of responding to and influencing its context, but as a primary design material to be considered “a priori”, the research proposes the development of sound-informed spatial design guidelines to inform future practice, aiming to enhance comfort, awareness and engagement in public interiors.