Acoustic design parameters

Functional parameters

Shape

Volume

Boundary surfaces

Stage

Seating

Foyers

Hexagonal with splayed walls

Height: 9.5 m

Width: 21.2 m

Length: 26.6 m

Volume ratio: 1:1.60:2.8

Air volume per person: 6.2 m3/person

Element

Material

Sound absorption index

Area: 59.92 m2

Fan-shaped

Area: 502 m2

Sightline: 33˚

α @ 500 Hz: 0.84

Area: 280 m2

Wall

Concrete masonry

0.02

Timber cladding

0.10

Window and door

Glass

0.03

Floor

Carpet

0.25

Ceiling:

Gypsum boards

0.8

Gallery floor slope: 17˚

Ceramic tiles

0.01

Gallery depth-height ratio = 6.23:6 = 1:1