Room acoustics criteria and measurements of lobbies and atria for various building types

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (4) ◽  
pp. 2420-2429
Author(s):  
Ted Pyper ◽  
Matt Whitney ◽  
David Porter
Keyword(s):  
Background Noise ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Room Acoustics ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Circulation Zone ◽  
Event Space ◽  
Point Of Interest ◽  
Design And Construction

The lobby or atrium for a building may serve many purposes -- entryway, welcome area, circulation zone, and architectural point of interest. Increasingly, lobbies and atria serve more and more functions: gathering area, presentation area, music and event space, study area, and dining, among other uses. Since variable acoustics in lobby spaces are not typically feasible or desirable, the acoustical design of lobby spaces must strike a balance for the variety of events planned for the space. Working with design teams and owners to understand the needs of each space, acoustical design criteria evolve based on project-specific needs and previous experience. In this presentation, lobbies are considered for various building types, including education facilities, student commons, museums, and performing arts buildings. In addition to studies of existing spaces and modeling of buildings in design, this presentation expands on the authors' previous efforts by documenting the measured reverberation and background noise in several lobbies and atria after the completion of design and construction.

Silence and Attunement in Legal Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Mulcahy
Keyword(s):  
Performance Studies ◽  
Background Noise ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Theatrical Performance ◽  
Right To Silence ◽  
The Law

AbstractWhilst the law maintains a right to silence, the sensorial and performative dimensions of that silence are seldom considered. This paper adopts an interdisciplinary approach, informed by legal theory and scholarship in the performing arts, such as theatre, performance studies, and music, as a way of understanding how silence plays in the court. The paper offers a typology to navigate the interpretation of silence in legal performance—both verbal and environmental—and to frame discussion of silence’s impact on the legal audience. The author concludes that silence is used and experienced in a similar way in legal and theatrical performance, namely as a means of attunement. The paper contributes new insights into the existing scholarship on acoustic jurisprudence and invites listening to the gaps in speech, the pauses, the background noise, and the silence in the court.

Recreating a Database for Consumer Product Design

1984 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 441-445
Author(s):  
Daniel Formosa
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Product Evolution ◽  
Product Improvement ◽  
Limited Base ◽  
Time Frames

Product evolution can often lead to degradation of product integrity rather than product improvement. This situation is the result of design programs run under unrealistic time schedules as consumer products are rushed to market, or of programs in which the potentials of product research efforts are underestimated. Design teams redesigning standard consumer products often are asked to work with less than sufficient information, and companies rely heavily on existing products for examples. A limited base of information leads to consumer products developed with incomplete or faulty design criteria, including criteria generated with arbitrary prioritization. Product research programs can be executed in reasonable time frames. Research can provide design teams with a product database, redirecting design efforts towards product improvement that accomodate a larger market share, or accomodate an identified market subgroup. Market advantages and increased sales can result. A methodology for formulating a product database is described.

scholarly journals Study on Application of Design Criteria on the Openstage of Latest Rooms and Displays in Gianyar, Bali

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Ida Bagus Gde Wira Krisnha ◽  
Syamsul Alam Paturusi ◽  
Anak Agung Gde Djaja Bharuna
Keyword(s):  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Final Outcome ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Index Terms

The purpose of Open Stage Anyar in Gianyar is to provide a facility or facilitate activities associated with Balinese tradi-tional performing arts, modern performing arts and various types of performances related to the elements of preserva-tion, development of interests and talents to Balinese arts. Criteria of design to help determine the final outcome of a desired design to match the function of the building. Some things in the review of the Criteria of design which includes layout and appearance of the building. the spatial arrangement shows the results of macro and micro-based analysis of the site and and the activities in it. In terms of appearance the building gives an impression or atmosphere that re-flects local knowledge of an area and can also make people become interested when looking at the view of the build-ing. Index Terms— open stage, arts, performances.

scholarly journals Dynamics of bamboo design and build collaborations

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Helen Norrie ◽  
Harriet Georgina Elliott ◽  
Philippa Grainger ◽  
Nici Long ◽  
Jed Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
Event Space ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Teaching Interaction ◽  
New Process ◽  
Arts Festival ◽  
The University ◽  
Design And Construction

<p>Design and construction of a temporary bamboo structure provided the vehicle to explore live and interactive design-led research, extending collaborative partnerships and forging new relationships. Designed for two events of contrasting scale as part of the Dark Mofo annual arts festival hosted by the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania, the project drew on an extensive portfolio of research into traditional and contemporary bamboo structures complied by Sydney-based architecture practice, Cave Urban. It extended Cave Urban’s previous partnerships with Taiwanese artist, Wang Wen Chih, and involved collaboration between Cave Urban and students from the University of Tasmania (UTAS) School of Architecture &amp; Design and Tasmanian College of the Arts (TCotA), and on-site assistance from the MONA events construction team.<br />Construction over a three-week process involved design research that provided new knowledge into bamboo structures and developed new process of Learning By Making as a form of collaborative research-based teaching.  Interaction between the team of 25 people shifted between modes of open/closed and flat/hierarchical collaboration, in a dynamic process that lent new definition to the idea of ‘live’ projects.  Design-led research provided the opportunity for an equal number of students and expert collaborators, facilitating an opportunity to explore a master/apprentice model, to expanded practical and theoretical knowledge and expertise through the design and construction of a temporary civic event space.</p>

An exploration into design criteria for affordable housing in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
AbdulLateef Olanrewaju ◽  
Seong Yeow Tan
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Design Management ◽  
Large Sample Size ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Maintenance Costs ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe establishment of design criteria is an important activity in the initial phase of housing development. A lack of adequate information regarding design criteria will result in poor satisfaction of homebuyers, pre-occupancy obsolescence, high maintenance costs, property overhang and the abandonment of houses. In Malaysia, many of these consequences are prevalent. However, while information on homeowners’ requirements is inconclusive, paper aims to investigate the criteria upon which design teams/developers base their decisions in the design of affordable housing.Design/methodology/approachThe present research conducted a cross-sectional survey questionnaire comprising 25 design criteria administered to 200 stakeholders in the housing industry. The design criteria were determined through a weighted mean. The associations between the criteria were analysed through a principal component analysis.FindingsThe results found that safety and security of home occupants and property, maintenance costs, noise and nuisance minimisation, extent of future modifications and waste disposal were the five major design criteria. Factor analysis narrowed down the 25 criteria to six factors, which explained 77 per cent of the total variance. The six underlying factors named of significance were operating costs, sustainability, comfort, neighbourhood, transportation and spatial. The findings also indicated that the design teams/developers paid little attention to a few critical design criteria.Research limitations/implicationsFuture studies should involve a large sample size and increase the design criteria.Practical implicationsThe study is important for improving homebuyers’ satisfactions because it provides information design team and developers decision-making factors.Originality/valueThis study is the first to address design criteria of affordable housing in Malaysia and elsewhere. This research provides fresh information on design management of affordable housing. The findings will be useful to policymakers, urban planners, place managers, design consultants and developers.

scholarly journals Filling and Recycling Apparatus of a Cyclotron Target with Enriched Krypton for Production of Radiopharmaceuticals

10.14311/202 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Vognar ◽  
M. Fišer ◽  
Č. Šimáně ◽  
D. Chvátil
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Nuclear Reaction ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
End User ◽  
Storage Containers ◽  
Gas Targets ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Cyclotron Target ◽  
Design And Construction

An apparatus for multiple filling of a cyclotron target with enriched Kr gas is described. The system is based on recycling pressurized gas by cryogenic pumping between the target tube and storage containers. The design and construction makes use of previous experience in the construction and operation of two analogue apparatuses for Xe124 high pressure gas targets, but major modifications have been incorporated, evoked by the different physical properties of Kr, by the character of the nuclear reaction, and by the demand for automation from the side of the end user.

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