Date: 14th march 2012 Zil mistry 08 sA 139

A space with capacity of 600 seats Auditorium Design

Aspects to be considered:

✤ Brief

✤ Site Selection

✤ Approach

✤ Noise Survey

✤ Form of Building

✤ Room Zoning & Shape

✤ Sound Insulation

✤ Vibration

✤ Noise Control

✤ Material Selection

✤ Sound Reinforcement System

✤ Electronic Acoustics

✤ Commissioning

✤ Remedial Installations

Site:

Program & Design Aims-

An auditorium located on the crossroads of National Highway & State Highway.

Setback of 50 Mts. required for a junction such as this.

A public space, with an auditorium of capacity to withhold 600 people.

Noise Survey:

Directions from where the noise is coming.

Noise level can go from 85 db to 100 db in the given condition.

Source of Noise

Compound Wall

Trees Planation

Form & Orientation

An evolved shape from the basic fan-shaped auditoriums.

Basic elliptical comprising of 600 seats with spaces like:

Entrance Foyer

Ticket Counter Rooms

Green Rooms

Common Toilets

Basic Concept

Few Solutions to curb Noise & Accentuate sound in

Auditorium

Reference:

The Architecture of Sound

Architectural Acoustics -M. David Egan