Walking materials

Crushed stone 4-8

How does crushed stone (4–8 mm) sound?

Recorded by Per Hedfors in Krusenberg as part of the dissertation
Site Soundscapes – Landscape Architecture in the Light of Sound

Nightingale floor

This video illustrates the sound of the nightingale floor, uguisubari 鴬張り, by recordings from two different sites in Kyoto: Nijo-jo caste and Tōfuku-ji temple. The floor’s characteristic melodic squeek is the result of a special construction technique involving nails and clamps that rub against each other. The singing floor boards have been likened to that of the japanese bush warbler, uguisi, the sound of which is included as a reference. Legend has it that the nightingale floor was used in the feudal era as a way to warn inhabitants from approaching enemies.

Macadam 0-20

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Recorded by Per Hedfors in Krusenberg as a part of the dissertation Site Soundscapes – Landscape architecture in the light of sound

Pea shingle 8-12

How does pea shingle, size 8-12, sound?

Recorded by Per Hedfors in the courtyard of Venngarn as a part of the dissertation Site Soundscapes – Landscape architecture in the light of sound