Understanding the Legendary Sound Environment in the Lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo
The main lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo has a good reputation for its sound environment, which affects the conversations of its users. We assumed that the lobby’s reputation was related to its speech intelligibility. In this study, first, the sound during hotel operations was measured to see if there wa...
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| author | Ryoko Nojima Natsuko Sugie Akira Taguchi Jun Kokubo |
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| description | The main lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo has a good reputation for its sound environment, which affects the conversations of its users. We assumed that the lobby’s reputation was related to its speech intelligibility. In this study, first, the sound during hotel operations was measured to see if there was a difference in the sound environment between the lobby and the entrance hall. As a result, we clarified that the difference in noise levels affected by the degree of crowdedness of the room was smaller in the lobby than in the other rooms. Subsequently, the indoor noise and speech intelligibility were measured to clarify the correspondence of intelligibility with the lobby’s reputation. As a result, the indoor noise was found to be at a level suitable for hotel lobbies and the intelligibility was good. A comprehensive evaluation that included the results of other acoustical surveys revealed that the lobby of Okura is a space that is suitable for conversations, corresponding to the opinions of users. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8eb9b1cfc2ea461c98b2f60de8ccc2282023-11-20T05:25:36ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-06-011013455210.3390/app10134552Understanding the Legendary Sound Environment in the Lobby of Hotel Okura TokyoRyoko Nojima0Natsuko Sugie1Akira Taguchi2Jun Kokubo3Urban Planning & Architectural Planning Section, Design Division, TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers, Tokyo 163-0606, JapanTraditional, Conservation & Advanced Wood Architecture Section, TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers, Tokyo 163-0606, JapanDesign Division, TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers, Tokyo 163-0606, JapanDesign Division, TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers, Tokyo 163-0606, JapanThe main lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo has a good reputation for its sound environment, which affects the conversations of its users. We assumed that the lobby’s reputation was related to its speech intelligibility. In this study, first, the sound during hotel operations was measured to see if there was a difference in the sound environment between the lobby and the entrance hall. As a result, we clarified that the difference in noise levels affected by the degree of crowdedness of the room was smaller in the lobby than in the other rooms. Subsequently, the indoor noise and speech intelligibility were measured to clarify the correspondence of intelligibility with the lobby’s reputation. As a result, the indoor noise was found to be at a level suitable for hotel lobbies and the intelligibility was good. A comprehensive evaluation that included the results of other acoustical surveys revealed that the lobby of Okura is a space that is suitable for conversations, corresponding to the opinions of users.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/13/4552sound environmentintelligibilityRASTIreverberation timeindoor noise levelsound pressure distribution |
| spellingShingle | Ryoko Nojima Natsuko Sugie Akira Taguchi Jun Kokubo Understanding the Legendary Sound Environment in the Lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo Applied Sciences sound environment intelligibility RASTI reverberation time indoor noise level sound pressure distribution |
| title | Understanding the Legendary Sound Environment in the Lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo |
| title_full | Understanding the Legendary Sound Environment in the Lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the Legendary Sound Environment in the Lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the Legendary Sound Environment in the Lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo |
| title_short | Understanding the Legendary Sound Environment in the Lobby of Hotel Okura Tokyo |
| title_sort | understanding the legendary sound environment in the lobby of hotel okura tokyo |
| topic | sound environment intelligibility RASTI reverberation time indoor noise level sound pressure distribution |
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