Dark Skies Sound Installation is a sound experience designed by Leopold Banchini and Giona Bierens de Haan in collaboration with DJ and producer DVS1. It is not an architectural pavilion but rather a large-scale sound system defining a precise space for bodies meeting in sound.
© Jeroen Verrecht
Entirely suspended above the crowd, the ceiling of sound is made of 116 top speakers and 58 subwoofers. Built by non-professional volunteers during a workshop, the structure creates a close and intimate relation between the membranes and the ears and removes the attention from the performer.
© Eline Willaert
Using rented sound equipment, recycled ceiling panels, and standard timber section, the structure spans over thousand square meters. Filled with sound, bodies and smoke, the thin structure creates a thick and intense atmosphere for a unique outdoor clubbing experience. No one is further than a couple meters from the sound source, everyone is in the forefront. A democratic and multidirectional dancefloor.
Project Info
Architects: Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures, Leopold Banchini Architects
Country: Belgium, Vilvoorde
Photographs: Jeroen Verrecht, Eline Willaert, Angelina Nikolayeva, Illias Teirlinck, Lars Duchateau, Julien Janssens, Elias Derboven
Client: Horst Arts & Music FesCval
Collabborator Dj And Producer: DVS1
