Naslov
Acoustical Suitability of Historic Spaces as Venues for Modern-Day Events

Autori
Jambrošić, Kristian ; Horvat, Marko ; Domitrović, Hrvoje ; Petošić, Antonio

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
E-book of reviewed papers - ATF 2014 - 3rd Conference on Building Physics and Applied Technology in Architecture and Building Structures / Muellner, Herbert ; Rychtarikova, Monika ; Frey, Anna ; Chmelik, Vojtech - Beč : TGM - Federal Institute of Technology, Beč, Austrija, 2014, 16-22

ISBN
978-3-200-03644-4

Skup
ATF 2014 - 3rd Conference on Building Physics and Applied Technology in Architecture and Building Structures

Mjesto i datum
Beč, Austrija, 06.05.2014. - 07.05.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
acoustical suitability; historic spaces

Sažetak
Historic spaces with great architectural significance are often used as venues for different kinds of events that tend to enrich the cultural life of a modern city. Built in old city cores, often with considerable restrictions on space, they performed different functions throughout the history of a city, none of which can be connected with their current use in any reasonable way. Therefore, the question is raised about the suitability of such spaces in the acoustical sense for the events they host today. To investigate this, a case study was made in four public spaces located in the city of Dubrovnik, with its old city as a crown jewel of Croatian coast with shining examples of civil and military architecture, and also as a centre of rich cultural life that comes to its peak during high season in the summer. The four selected spaces include a historic municipal headquarters, a fortress, a historic theatre and an improvised concert hall. The assessment of their acoustical suitability was carried out through measurements of their impulse responses and calculation of the usual objective parameters: reverberation time, early decay time, binaural quality index, strength, clarity, initial time delay gap, speech transmission index and specific volume per person. Several different criteria were then applied to determine the extent to which individual spaces were suitable not only for their primary purpose, but also for other potential uses. Based on the results, recommendations were given for possible improvements of acoustic situation in specific spaces, but such improvements are not likely to be implemented due to the strict rules on preservation of historical buildings.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Elektrotehnika

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