ACOUSTICS IN ARCHITECTURE

Acoustics is divided into many study groups such as supersonic acoustics, underwater acoustics, environmental acoustics, architectural acoustics, musical acoustics, physiological acoustics, and noise control. Before you start learning about architectural acoustics and its applications, you may take a look at our first article where we cover some basic concepts about acoustics.

Architectural acoustics issues are examined in two main sections; building acoustics and volume acoustics. Building acoustics is concerned with taking measures to eliminate the negative effects of noise in the environments in which individuals live. Volume acoustics, a branch of architectural acoustics, operates in places where auditory perception is important (theatre, cinema, concert venue, etc.) to ensure that the sounds emanating from the source reach the audience in the best way possible.

Noise control design should be done to protect the buildings against noise and to provide sound insulation. Three scales should be considered together in environmental noise control design;

• Settlement scale; Planning the building orientation and the relationship of the building with the surrounding buildings in a way that does not cause acoustic defects. For this purpose, analysis of the location of noise sources, number of floors, building spacing and directions.
• Building and spatial scale; After the determination of internal and external noise sources, arranging the volumes to be protected from undesired noise through building form design and volume organization.
• Building element scale; Selection and design of building elements with planning for noise control. Selecting the acoustic properties of the building materials used following the noise levels determined for the building.

It is important to ensure that the sounds coming from the desired source are transmitted to the listeners most appropriately in terms of quality in designing concert halls, conference halls, theatre etc. where sensory activity is at the forefront.

At the design stage, the shape of the hall, the stage where the sound source is located, the listener positions in the parterre and balconies, the rear and side parter walls, the ceiling and the sound-reflecting surfaces should be studied acoustically. The materials to be used in the acoustic design of the halls should have high sound reflectance properties and their dimensions should be determined depending on the wavelength of the sound.

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