Acoustic design of a multipurpose hall inside a former church

Autor: Dario D'Orazio, Giulia Fratoni, Massimo Garai
Jazyk: English<br />Italian
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: In_Bo, Vol 8, Iss 11, Pp 570-582 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2036-1602
DOI: 10.6092/issn.2036-1602/6595
Popis: The present work is about an acoustic design for a former church converted into a multi-purpose auditorium. The current status of the hall has been classified by means of an acoustic measurements campaign complying with technical standards requirements. A numerical model, which has been calibrated through the measured values, led to the development of the acoustic design that includes sustainable and not-invasive interventions. In contrast with the practical habits, which would use a large amount of sound absorbing materials, an array of suspended reflecting panels over the musicians positions has been introduced. Exploiting the reflecting and scattering properties of those objects, sound clarity and speech definition improve. All the treatments are validated using numerical simulation softwares in order to estimate the efficiency of the whole improvement proposal.
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