The aim is to let the public grasp the impact of noise due to everyday actions on other residents. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – In a vacant Housing Board block in Tanglin Halt, 16 flats across four floors have been converted into a noise experiential lab.
The MSO, which comes under the Ministry of National Development , improves the Government’s coordination and delivery of municipal services.identified for the Selective En bloc Redevelopment SchemeAt a second-floor unit with an elaborate living room set-up, visitors role-playing as the affected “residents” will get to experience first-hand the loud noises that their “neighbours” produce and watch closed-circuit television footage of what they are doing in their flats on a television.
Some suggestions include encouraging the neighbours to stop dragging their furniture and alerting them to home renovation work in advance.Visitors will not be able to switch roles during their visit. If they wish to do so, they may sign up for another session, MSO said. “Neighbours”, who are assigned noise-making roles, playing mahjong at the noise experiential lab. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Ms Sim said she took away “surprising insights” from the experience on Friday, as noise can be transmitted in many ways. For instance, some noises may not sound loud to the culprit but could seriously disturb a family several units away, she added.
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