Acoustic design parameters

Functional parameters

Shape

Volume

Boundary surfaces

Stage

Seating

Foyers

Shoebox

Height: 7.5 m

Width: 26.5 m

Length: 33.0 m

Volume ratio: 1: 3.53: 4.4

Air volume per person: 4.1 m³/person

Element

Material

Sound absorption index

Area: 59.92 m²

Splayed timber paneled walls. α @ 500 Hz = 0.10

Floor material: Ceramic tiles- α @ 500 Hz = 0.01

Rectangular aisles

Area: α @ 500 Hz: 0.80 per square area

Area: 280 m²

Walls:

foam boards

0.8

with timber strips

0.17

glass

0.03

Concrete masonry

0.02

Floor: Flat floor,

Ceramic tiles

0.01

Ceiling:

Plaster board

0.15

Gallery floor slope: 7.95˚

timber parquet flooring

0.07

Gallery depth-height ratio = 1.2:1