DECIBEL By Webe Design Lab

Art of sound - A tranquil experience

Decibel, the Art of Sound is an adaptive reuse project located in the bustling city of Chennai that creates a dynamic canvas for the display and experience of sound systems. The primary function is to create a space that allows one to be infatuated by a unique audio visual experience. The core design vocabulary is abstracted by contemporising decibel sounds into geometric patterns that in turn highlights the user experience.

The spaces quietly moves from open to semi open to closed like a beautiful symphony that slowly intensifies. The sit out space exuberates energy in all seasons - be it the dark shadows it receives on sunny summer days, the soaked aromas during the monsoon or the gentle warmth of the winter sun. This amplifies into the lobby space that is treated with subtle grey tiling and perforated openings. The existing structure is differentiated by the colour tones used while the designed patterns starkly grow into the interiors. The transition of the interiors is complemented by varied treatments of wood supported by cove and task lighting that engulfs one into a state far from the hustle and bustle. Adapting an analogous approach of the old with the new, in both the interior palette and landscape reflects durability and timelessness.

The geometry is subtly adopted and translated throughout the space right from the landscape elements, designed wooden panels, perforated grills, storage, cement tile flooring to the wooden roofs and gracefully transcends into product designing. This commercial interior project is treated in a way that reflects and presents a familiar warm connect, due to the usage and context.