Toronto Design Offsite 2016: 325 Church Street: WHISPER

Whisper is an installation that allows people to share their secrets. The design is inspired by the candlestick telephone that features a transmitter and a receiver in the shape of a bell. Many bells hang from the ceiling to form the whole installation. Some bells contain a speaker, sensor and microphone.
The installation functions through motion sensors at variety of distances to either record or play recordings. When an object appears within 10 cm of the sensor, the microphone begins recording a short message. When someone is within 1 meter of the sensor, the speaker is activated.

Toronto Design Offsite 2016: Digital Tools Prototypes at 325 Church Street

Here are some samples of this year's upcoming Digital Tools prototypes that will be on display in the Architecture Building at 325 Church Street. This sampling is particularly impressive given that the students had access to fabrication resources for all of FOUR days.