A sensory homage to the Yorkshire Dales: The ‘Soundscapes’ exhibition.

‘Soundscapes’ is an immersive audio-visual installation that takes audiences on a journey of the senses through the Yorkshire Dales, and in-situ at Skipton Town Hall, Yorkshire, for all to visit.

Buro Happold provided the engineering expertise to create the cinematic timber ‘dome’ which houses an audience of up to 14 people and showcases 360° cinematography of the surrounding landscape. This one-of-a-kind artwork sees audiences sit, or lie, under the dome to undertake an extraordinary experience of sight, sound, and space, all overlayed with a bespoke orchestral composition.

An important part of the planning for this unique project was the collaborative nature of the design approach. Working with a multi-disciplinary, dynamic cohort; including experts from Northumbria University's architecture department, Field Design, Hadley Interiors and Heather Ditch, Buro Happold helped to bring the conceptual ideas of composer Ben Crick, and immersive media artist Michaela French, to fruition.

Anton Sawicki, Design Project Director, Buro Happold, said: “The design process is embedded in Buro Happold’s DNA.

“This has been a creative and collaborative process with like-minded people, who are passionate in achieving a common goal.”

VIDEO: Buro Happold, and Jonny Walton / Kaptur Creative