SoundLab, first three years [studio report]

This is a report on the development of SoundLab, a spatial audio research and practice unit at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, co- directed by the authors. We outline how we have developed the lab's objectives in terms of research, artwork, teaching, and outreach. We give a brief account of the local context of electroacoustic music in Hong Kong, both in academia and in independent music and art scenes, to which SoundLab aims to contribute through its activities. We report the design of a hemispherical loudspeaker array dedicated to high spatial resolution audio, developed after consulting a number of academic institutions with comparable facilities and programmes. Recent activities in outreach and research are discussed, and future plans in relation to its objectives are given in closing. © 2023 Lindborg and Ikeshiro.