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    The document discusses the acoustical design of auditoriums and multipurpose halls. It begins with a brief history of Greek and Roman theatres that served as early models. It then outlines Indian design standards from the 1963 code for auditorium size and capacity. The four main areas of acoustical concern are identified as sound isolation, interior room acoustics, mechanical noise, and practice room acoustics. Checkpoints for doors, windows, walls, ceilings, and floors are provided. Design considerations like shape, dimensions, seating, and volume are discussed. Types of auditoriums and loudspeaker systems are also summarized.

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    Acoustical Design of Auditoriums

    - Multipurpose Halls

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    • Topic
    Acoustical Design of Auditoriums - Multipurpose Halls: History of Greek, Roman theatres. Use of IS code 2526
    - 1963 for design and detailing of Auditoriums - Cinema Halls – Multipurpose Halls - Halls for speech and music.

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    • IS 2526 -1963 – code of practice for acoustical design of auditorium and conference halls
    • Public lecture halls – 3.5 to 4.5 cubic metres per person
    • Cinemas or theaters - 4.0 to 5.0 cubic metres per person
    • Musical halls or concert halls - 4.0 to 5.5 per person

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    FOUR AREAS OF ACOUSTICAL CONCERN

    SOUND ISOLATION INTERIOR ROOM ACOUSTICS

    MECHANICAL NOISE Whooshing


    ventilation ducts, vibrating compressor
    PRACTICE ROOM ACOUSTICS
    units, buzzing light ballasts — these are all
    unwanted distractions in a music space

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    POOR SOUND ISOLATION

    • Sound from the floor, walls, ceiling. Closed doors and windows
    • Sound from rehearsal rooms. (adjacent rehearsal Walls
    rooms) Ceiling and floor
    Travels through ducts and vents
    • Sound from HVAC. Cracks and openings
    • Sound from parking
    • Sound from audience.

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    Door and window check point
    Are your doors too thin?
    Are they hollow?
    Do your doors have louver panels?
    Are windows constructed with a single pane of glass?
    How thick is the glass?

    Sweep seal

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    WALL CHECKPOINTS
    • Look for visible gaps or openings.
    • Are they cement block?
    • Some lightweight cement block is very porous and can actually transfer a great deal of sound.
    • If you have wood or metal studs and a single layer of gypsum board without insulation, you will probably hear significant
    noise right though them
    • Are your walls sealed along the floor?

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    CEILING AND FLOOR CHECKPOINTS

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    • Acoustics in school
    • Class room satisfactory size for 40 students in 8.5*7m
    • Acceptable noise level 40 db.
    • RT in class room is dependent on purpose for which it is used, capacity and age group.
    • In kindergarten – more sound absorptive materials is necessary.
    • In lecture halls of higher schools the volume should be kept as less as possible. 12 cum/seat.
    • It should be deigned for beneficial reflection.
    • Length to width – 1.2 : 1 is ideal
    • Music rooms should have higher ceiling.
    • The school library should be acoustically well treated with proper sound absorbers and noise barriers. The flooring of this
    space can be carpeted.

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    The basic criteria

    • Must have low ambient noise


    from the external and
    internal sources
    • Avoid echoes
    • Delayed reflection
    (reverberation)
    • Sound shadow

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    Architectural consideration
    • Shape
    • Layout
    • Dimensions
    • Seating arrangements.
    • Volume
    • Audience capacity

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    History
    • The ancient Greeks built open-air theatres where the public could watch the performances
    of Greek comedy, tragedy, and satyr plays. They then exported the idea to their colonies
    throughout the Aegean so that theatres became a typical feature of the urban landscape in
    all Greek cities. The Romans continued and expanded on the concept, added a monumental
    backstage, and generally made the structure more grandiose. The large semi-circular structures,
    still with their excellent acoustics, are visible today at many archaeological sites, and several of
    them remain in use not only for modern concerts and performances but also for festivals of
    ancient Greek drama.
    • The earliest Greek theatres can be traced back to the Minoan civilization on Crete where a large
    open space with stepped seating can still be seen today at the site of Phaistos. Evolving from a
    stage area of tramped earth set before a natural hill on which spectators might sit and watch
    religious ceremonies, the early theatres appeared from the 6th century BC and were built wholly
    of wood.
    • Early examples may also have had a rectangular arrangement of seating but this soon developed
    into the semi-circular arrangement which allowed more people to see the spectacle and have a
    better view.

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    Roman theater

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    Types of auditorium
    • For speech
    -conference hall
    -lecture hall
    - law court
    • For music
    - concert hall
    -music practice room
    • Multi purpose
    - school assembly hall
    -Town hall

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    Ceiling
    • Ceiling height is usually determined by the
    overall room volume that is required.
    • Ceiling height should be about one third to
    two third of the room width.
    • The lower ratio is used for large rooms, and
    the higher ratio is used for small rooms.
    • A ceiling that is too high may result in a
    room volume that is too large, and may also
    create undesirable late reflection.
    • To avoid flutter echo, a smooth ceiling
    should not be parallel to the floor.
    • The ceiling geometry is designed to direct
    sound to the rear of the hall, or to diffuse it
    throughout the hall.
    • Concave surfaces should be avoided.

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    Balcony
    • Generally, the balcony overhang
    depth should be less than twice
    the height of the balcony.
    • The depth should not be more
    than the height.
    • Deep balconies can create
    acoustical shadows in the seat
    underneath balcony.
    • Reflecting surfaces on the ceiling,
    side walls, underside of the
    balcony should be designed to
    add as much as reflected sound as
    possible to the seating areas on
    the balcony and under it.

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    Wall
    • The rear wall must avoid any large, unbroken
    concave geometry.
    • Side wall must avoid parallelism.
    • This can be tilting or splaying wall surface.
    • These angles can also be advantageously used to
    direct reflected sound to the audience seating
    area, and to provide diffusion.
    • Any surface that unavoidably introduces concave
    geometry or an undesirable angle should be
    covered with absorptive material.

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    Floor
    • In halls designed for either music or speech, a sloping floor is good for large halls.
    • It improves sight line.
    • They will be able to hear more direct sound.
    • Floor should be carpeted.

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    These are obtained rom spectators psychological
    perception and viewing angles, as well as requirement for
    good view from all seats.
    30 – no movement
    60 – slight eye movement
    110 – slight eye and head movement
    150 – head movement 90 degree.

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    Three main types of loudspeaker system
    1. Centrally located system – that is the single
    cluster of loudspeakers to cater the entire
    hall.
    2. Distributed speakers – using number of
    speakers distributed throught the hall.
    3. Stereophonic speakers – with two or more
    cluster of speakers around the stage.

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