Melissa and I have developed a proposal for the MINI MEGA that sets acoustics as a priority in design. The pod is to provide an adaptable soundproof station for web conferencing.
The design involves a spherical pod suspended by elastic material within a wood frame. The suspension allows for the pod to be isolated from its environment so that sound vibrations are less likely to pass into and out of the pod. The pod is divided into four sections two of which are fixed and two of which are mobile so that the user can enter and exit the pod as well as providing adaptability to the noise level in the room and the number of users who wish to participate in the video conferencing.
A video of the transformation can be seen
here.
The pod is constructed of wood ribbing with an outer fiberglass shell. Spray-in open-cell foam insulation is filled in between the ribs and a vinyl barrier is installed over this. The entire interior is lined with soft, sound absorbing foam.
The interior houses all the electronic components, a seat, and a platform for the user's laptop to be inserted. Speakers are built-in to the walls of the two fixed quadrants as well as the movable quadrants; thus, the station becomes accessible to more than one person while open and completely isolated and soundproof while closed.
The two movable quadrants are operated by a cable and
pulley system accessible from the interior. These two quadrants are detachable for portability.
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