Audio Link: Private to Public Space

In class today we discussed a project that created an audio link between the distant apartments of two close friends. Even though they were located in different cities, hearing the ambient audio from the other’s apartment created a connection that in some ways simulated the person being in an adjacent room. I wonder how creating a similar audio link from a public to a private space would alter the effect and the spaces themselves. For example, how would a link between an apartment living room and a Starbucks modify the apartment and the coffee shop? Would different spaces have different effects? It would be interesting to compare a link to a museum gallery with one to a very public space like a city sidewalk or park. Would creating a link to a semi-public space like an office water cooler create a greater intimacy with the private realm?

Apparently the Evil Empire has done some research on the topic.