Syntony Lab

Spatial Interactions

 physical relationships between people and the objects around them

for Attunement

heightened awareness and harmony with the world

We study how spatial interactions
shape user experiences
in shared physical environments

Soundholo

A digital design tool for designers to dynamically add audio output to physical objects in space without the need for speakers embedded within these objects. This technology generates, positions, and moves 3D sound sources in space in response to people’s actions and object movements. This technology combines Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) and Motion Tracking using a Digital Twin interface for integration, control, and visualization.

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About

We are a research lab developing conceptual frameworks, tools, and applications for spatial interactions that support daily activities and social life, fostering attunement between people and their surroundings

Publications

Conferences

Byrne, Daragh, Dina EL-Zanfaly, Daphne Peters, Peter Scupelli, and Daniel Rosenberg Munoz. 2022. “Here and There, Now and Then: Creativity, Design and Instruction for Hybrid Environments.” In Creativity and Cognition: 481–87. Association for Computing Machinery.

Jingshi, Jingshi, Alexandros Tsamis, and Daniel Rosenberg. 2022. “Algae Bio-Reactive Building Envelope: Dynamic Lighting and Energy Aspects for Algaebased Building Skin.” In , 10:269–77. ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference. ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA.

Articles

Draper, Joshua, Alexandros Tsamis, and Daniel Rosenberg. 2020. “New Materials in Architecture: A Pedagogical Approach to Materials by Design.” 108th ACSA Annual Meeting.

Rosenberg, Daniel, and Alexandros Tsamis. 2019. “Human-Building Collaboration: A Pedagogical Framework for Smart Building Design.” CAADRIA.

Rosenberg, Daniel. 2009. “Designing for the Unpredictable: Learning by Recording Cases and Self-Modeling AI techniques in Architectural Design.” CAAD Futures.

Rosenberg, Daniel. 2009. “Novel Transformations of Foldable Structures: Controlled Shape Generation for In-between States.” CAADRIA