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ARCHITECTURAL
ACOUSTICS Building Utilities 3
Prepared by: Francisco, Krysschelle A. BS Arch 3A ARC 130
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What is the importance of studying
Architectural Acoustics and how can it be
applied in design?
The importance of studying Architectural Acoustics is
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obviously to have better understanding on the field but
most importantly is for the designer or architect to fully
and properly understand how they can work and provide
the best solution - comfortable and conventional space
for its users – when designing structures that involves
problems that deals with acoustics.
Architectural Acoustics provides the understanding on
how one can develop designs that are in accordance to
the user’s purpose for the space.
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What is the importance of studying
Architectural Acoustics and how can it be
applied in design?
The user’s purposes for spaces differs, it could be: For instance, ensuring that noises
from users inside does not populate
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● To provide clear transmission of sounds such as verbal the interior space for spaces intended
communication or musical / theater for quiet and concentration and also
● To reduce unwanted noise coming in or transmitting out noises from outside does not distract
● And for health reasons such as preserving hearing and decreasing them, for example a library, a
stress and anxiety level designer will develop design that
employs less chances for the sound
Whether for what purpose the structure you are designing for, to reflect on the surrounding, doing so
example, auditorium, library or concert hall, it’s important to by analyzing the shape of the
understand the sound qualities coming from these or out of structure and materials to be used,
specifically their sound-absorbing or
these spaces. enhancing qualities.
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Establishments/ Structure with Great
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Acoustic Design
Five (5) examples of establishments or structures that employs and posses
amazing architectural acoustic designs intended for different purposes.
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Oliveto, Oakland,
01 California
Oliveto is a pioneering Italian restaurant that features an
open layout in which both the bar and kitchen are open to
the dining area.
The owners employed a two-fold solution that enables
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them to directly control the acoustics according to how
busy the restaurant is, they did not want to simply reduce
noise inside.
They installed a passive acoustic system in the ceiling
made from sound absorbing tiles. They also installed a
combination of microphones, signal processors, and
small speakers – all discreetly incorporated within image
panels and complementing the overall aesthetic. Using
an iPad, they can directly shape the acoustics of the
restaurant to make it sound busier at quiet times and to
lower sound levels when the restaurant is busy.
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Oliveto, Oakland,
01 California
Silk Metal was installed. It is another fantastic product that’s easily
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installed into drop-ceiling T-grids. It works on a wide range of
frequencies, and it boasts an NRC of 0.80. Since it’s made out of
aluminum and not fiber-based, it can also be steam-cleaned, and
this should make it a very attractive option for restaurant owners
since hygiene and sanitation figure so prominently for them.
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02 Boba Latte, Richardson, Texas
Boba Latte specializes in tea,
coffee, and smoothies – the
kind of environment that lends
itself to quiet conversations or
reading.
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However, their minimalist
design caused unwanted
echoing, and the owners
wanted to create an acoustic
environment which would
allow for casual conversations
while allowing customers to
relax and enjoy their time
there.
Soving the problem, it required them a small change on the restaurant’s aesthetic. They installed
colored acoustic tiles on a wall at one end of the restaurant that now acts as a sound absorber as well
as serving as an attractive accent to the overall white-on-white color scheme.
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02 Boba Latte, Richardson, Texas
Another very affordable, high-
performance solution in this
type of scenario would be to
use Echo Eliminator™ sound
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absorbing panels. They’re
made from recycled cotton,
and they can be used easily
attached to wall panels or
suspended from ceilings as
hanging baffles. They’re as
effective as fiberglass, and
they contain no volatile
organic compounds.
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Fertőrákos Cave
Theatre, Hungary 03
This one is a whole different level of an
amazing structure as it may be a quarry
and a quarry might seem an unusual
destination for an opera but people
around the world are making use of the
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potential of these vast, cavernous space.
The Hungarian Fertőrákos Cave Theatre
is a famous quarry cave theatre in
Fertorakos, Hungary. It was recently
reopened following after renovation
works. The huge hall and with its natural
walls resonates the sound within their
solid walls inside that also interplay with
light and shadow providing and
maximizing enjoyment inside the music
theater hall.
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Music Hall at the Āli
04 Qapu Palace, Iran
Built in the early 17th century, Ali Qapu meaning Picture A.
“great gate,” is one of the most famous palaces of
the Persian Empire’s Safavid Era. Situated on the
western side of the Naqsh-e Jahan Square in
Isfahan, Iran, this 48-meter tall, six-story building
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was built by decree of Shah Abbas I and later
expanded by Shah Abbas II.
It has many notable architectural features the most
famous of which is the sixth-story Music Hall Picture B. Carved Ceiling
(picture a.) where the king would host royal
receptions and parties. It is an example of low-tech
acoustic genius. In the Music Hall, live musicians
would play traditional Persian instruments such as
the setar, kamancheh, and daf to entertain the king
and his guests. This painting from the nearby
Chehel Sotoun palace depicts what the scene may
have looked like: This painting from the nearby Chehel Sotoun palace depicts what the
scene may have looked like:
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05 Gol Gumbaz Mausoleum, India
The Gol Gumbaz Mausoleum in Karnataka,
India, mausoleum of the king Mohammed Adil
Shah, Adil Shahi Dynasty, although it may
extremely be simple in design it is however yet
fascinating acoustically. It is one of the finest
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examples of a whispering gallery in the world.
The building is comprised of a 47.5 metre high
cube. On top of it sits a 44 meter diameter
dome. Around the dome is the whispering
gallery, which allows you to hear a pin drop
from up to 40 metres away.
Noise travels around the circumference of the
by clinging to the walls of the dome.
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Thank You!
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Building Utilities 3 - Architectural Acoustics.
