MINESET immerses visitors in the living memory of Limburg’s mines at Beringen, Belgium—guiding them from the everyday pulse of work into the tension and urgency of an unfolding incident. Finalisation is expected in 2026.
OUR ROLE Soundscenography, Sound Concept, Composition, Sound Design, Programming, On-Site Mix // ARCHITECTURE HUB Architects // CONSTRUCTION Group Jansen // SCENOGRAPHY Exponanza // COMMISSIONED BY Province Limburg // YEAR Finalisation is expected in 2026
At the heart of MINESET lies a 1.7-kilometer visitor path through the mining complex. Across offices, showers, tunnels, and sorting halls, each room is scored with a hyperrealistic soundscape, transforming the industrial architecture into a living stage. The sound design does not merely set the atmosphere—it tells a story.
A total sound arc of 18 minutes unfolds in parallel across the entire building. Each room contributes a different perspective to the same incident in the mine tunnel: from idle routine, to the first signs of trouble, to chaotic alarms and desperate calls for help. The narrative is sequential yet spatial—wherever visitors find themselves, they are immersed in a unique fragment of the same shared event.
The effect is immediate and visceral. Visitors don’t just hear about mining—they are drawn into its rhythms, its dangers, its collective memory. The combination of hyperreal sound and physical setting collapses distance, placing each guest in the midst of the unfolding story. Immersion here is not spectacle but experience: a sensory encounter with heritage made present through sound.
