AUDITORIUM DESIGN

H.GUNAPRIYA – 12
M.LEMIYA – 14
P.DHARINI- 30
S.ARUN KUMAR- 31
FAN SHAPED AUDITORIUM DESIGN

The shape of the hall prevents

the formation of flutter echo by
side walls, though the sound
reflected from the rear wall can
reach the front of the auditorium
with a significant delay. This can
be prevented by covering the
rear wall with a sound diffusing or
absorbing structure.
 The seats IS arranged in concentric circle drawn with the centre located as its distance from the auditorium rear wall.
 The angle subtended with the horizontal at the front-most observer by the highest object is 30 degrees.
 The distance of the front row is 5M.
 Minimum distance of front seats should be determined by the highest point required to be seen on the stage which is
usually raised by about 75cm or more.
 The width of a seat should be between 45 cm and 56 cm.
 The back to back distance of chairs in successive rows of seats shall be at least 85 cm. If extra comfort is required higher
spacing may be provided which shall vary between 85cm and 106 cm.
 Seats should be staggered sideways in relation to those in front so that a listener in any row is not looking directly over
the head of- the person in front of him.
 Upholstered seats shall be provided, wherever possible, so that the acoustic characteristics of the hall are, not
appreciably affected by fluctuating audience occupancy. This is particularly important for halls where the audience
provides the major part of the required sound absorption.
CEILING
 Concave shaped ceilings (in the form of dome or barrel) should be
avoided.
 The rear portion of the ceiling may be treated with sound absorbing
material partly for control of reverberation and partly to prevent
build-up of audience noise.

SIDE WALLS
• Where the side walls are non-parallel as in the case of a fan-
shaped hall the walls may remain reflective and may be
architecturally finished.
• In addition, any of the surfaces likely to cause a delayed echo or
flutter echo should be appropriately treated with a sound
absorbing material.
• Difference between the direct path and the path reflected from
side wall shall not exceed 1m.
RECTANGLE SHAPED
SECTION
FAN SHAPED
SECTION
MATERIALS USED
VENEER PANELING
 Wood absorption panels are
exceptionally durable and
abuse resistant making them
particularly appropriate for
areas that may require a high
degree of impact resistance
such as sports and recreation
halls, police interview rooms,
court rooms, offices,
reception areas, factories and
workshops.
GLASS WOOL
 Glass Wool is widely used for insulation due to its
thermal and acoustic insulation properties,
tensile strength, light weight and exceptional
resilience
 Glass wool can be can be used to insulate flat
surfaces such as ceiling tiles, curtain walls, etc.
Glass wool is also used to insulate piping and for
soundproofing.
 Glass wool is a thermal insulator that consists of
knotted and flexible glass fibers that traps the air
inside resulting in a low density that can be
varied through compression and binder
content.
 MINERAL FIBER TILE
 MINERAL FIBER TILES ARE RELIABLE ,DURABLE AND
LIGHT WEIGHT.
 THEY HAVE BOTH THE PROPERTIES OF SOUND
ABSORPTION AND SOUND BLOCKING.
 THEY ALSO HAVE THE PROPERTIES OF LIGHT
REFLECTANCE
CIRCULAR PERFORATED PANELING
 PERFORATED PANELS PRESENTS VARIOUS ADVANTAGES THAN
POROUS PANELS.
 THEY ARE LIGHT,THIN AND THEY HAVE BETTER SOUND ABSORBTION
PROPERTIES THAN POROUS ONES.
 GYPSUM BOARD
 laminated noise-reducing gypsum board is
a single-panel product containing a
viscoelastic polymer middle layer applied
between two specifically formulated thin
layers of gypsum board.
 The high acoustic performance of
laminated noise-reducing gypsum boards
enables walls to be built with less material,
gaining valuable square footage, and
saving both construction time and material
cost
REVERBERATION TIME
RECTANGLE AUDITORIUM FAN SHAPED AUDITORIUM

HEIGHT- 12M HEIGHT- 12.7 M

LENGTH – 37.6M LENGTH – 68.3 M
WIDTH – 19M WIDTH – 50 M

ABSORPTION CO EFFECIENTS ABSORPTION CO EFFECIENTS

WALLS- 0.1 FLOOR – 0.35 CEILING – 0.4 WALLS- 0.3 FLOOR – 0.3 CEILING – 0.8
VOLUME = 8572.8 CUM VOLUME = 46047.1 CUM
REVERBERATION TIME RT= 2.0 SECONDS REVERBERATION TIME RT= 2.3 SECONDS
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