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Climate change led to increased temperatures during summer. Many homes in Europe and India are naturally ventilated. Opening or closing windows is one of the perceived controls to adapt to acoustic and/or thermal environments. When occupants open windows to cool indoor temperatures, they may also be exposed to sounds from outside, which might be unwanted sounds like traffic. Occupants react differently: some tolerate the noise to maintain thermal comfort, while others close the window to maintain acoustic well-being. Influences on acoustic well-being including multi-domain effects have not been extensively researched, primarily because soundscape data collection methods have mainly focused on the acoustic environment. We must shift our focus from single-domain effects to multi-domain effects. Therefore, this research aims to explore home soundscapes considering the interactions with thermal stimuli as another environmental factor. This will be done by surveying home occupants in Germany and India to cover different cultural and climate zone contexts using an affective response questionnaire for acoustic well being to examine perceived control over indoor soundscapes during work, relaxation, and sleep under combined sound and temperature conditions. The results will contribute developing adaptive models of acoustic well being that reflect the interplay of thermal and acoustic environments.