SINGAPORE - Stepping into the first floor of the newly-renovated Bukit Batok Library, visitors are greeted by calming sounds – a blend of rustling leaves, birdsong and distant neighbourhood chatter.

The ambient track follows visitors as they move through the space and up an escalator to the second floor.

Titled Embrace, the piece is the first of three specially curated soundscapes by Singapore sound artist Mervin Wong for the revamped library.