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Two architectural projects, Mix House and Sound Lounge, creatively integrate new technologies in the service of sponsoring alternative experiential and social relationships at the local level. The emphasis of these projects is directed at the increasingly isolated nature of the local culture. The domestic example, Mix House, seeks to augment our awareness of 'place' through the act of listening and recording environmental sounds. In turn, its audience can use this new information to creatively compose original soundscapes that may be actively shared by the family. The institutional example, Sound Lounge, seeks to bring new knowledge into this central space in a manner that provokes communal sharing among the school's diverse population and special interests. Both these projects are made possible by the creative synthesis of architectural design and innovative technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the architectural design created by architects Joel Sanders, Karen Van Lengen and Ben Rubin for the speculative MIX House architectural project in 2008. The speculative domestic environment of the MIX House is infused with digital audio technology and its architectural design augments visual-aural boundaries using technological interventions.