ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF THE CENTRAL HALL IN PALAU GÜELL BY GAUDÍ
Introduction: Quadric surfaces are commonly used in buildings due to their geometric ability to distribute and focus sound waves. The Central Hall in Palau Güell — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is topped by an ellipsoidal dome. Antoni Gaudí envisaged this room as a concert hall where the organ and...
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| description | Introduction: Quadric surfaces are commonly used in buildings due to their geometric ability to distribute and focus sound waves. The Central Hall in Palau Güell — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is topped by an ellipsoidal dome. Antoni Gaudí envisaged this room as a concert hall where the organ and the dome play a lead role. Methods: The two previously mentioned elements are the main subject of our paper, which serves two purposes: 1) determining the values of the acoustic parameters of the hall through onsite measurement and also through simulation, and 2) using the geometric parameters of the quadric surface, which best fits the dome, in order to check whether it is possible to improve the acoustics of the hall by placing a new emission source at the focus of the dome’s ellipsoid. Results and Discussion: Contrary to
the authors’ expectations, due to the focal reflection properties of the quadric surface, some acoustic parameters on the listening plane do not improve significantly. Therefore, we conclude that Gaudí took the acoustical impact into account when designing this hall. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c1fa6b6491246f29ab76a5c8c2333672022-12-21T19:55:35ZengSaint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil EngineeringArchitecture and Engineering2500-00552500-00552021-06-0162183010.23968/2500-0055-2021-6-2-18-30ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF THE CENTRAL HALL IN PALAU GÜELL BY GAUDÍGenaro González0Albert Samper1Blas Herrera2Universitat Rovira i VirgiliUniversitat Rovira i VirgiliUniversitat Rovira i VirgiliIntroduction: Quadric surfaces are commonly used in buildings due to their geometric ability to distribute and focus sound waves. The Central Hall in Palau Güell — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is topped by an ellipsoidal dome. Antoni Gaudí envisaged this room as a concert hall where the organ and the dome play a lead role. Methods: The two previously mentioned elements are the main subject of our paper, which serves two purposes: 1) determining the values of the acoustic parameters of the hall through onsite measurement and also through simulation, and 2) using the geometric parameters of the quadric surface, which best fits the dome, in order to check whether it is possible to improve the acoustics of the hall by placing a new emission source at the focus of the dome’s ellipsoid. Results and Discussion: Contrary to the authors’ expectations, due to the focal reflection properties of the quadric surface, some acoustic parameters on the listening plane do not improve significantly. Therefore, we conclude that Gaudí took the acoustical impact into account when designing this hall.https://aej.spbgasu.ru/index.php/AE/article/view/389/194ellipsoidal domeacousticspalau güellantoni gaudí. |
| spellingShingle | Genaro González Albert Samper Blas Herrera ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF THE CENTRAL HALL IN PALAU GÜELL BY GAUDÍ Architecture and Engineering ellipsoidal dome acoustics palau güell antoni gaudí. |
| title | ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF THE CENTRAL HALL IN PALAU GÜELL BY GAUDÍ |
| title_full | ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF THE CENTRAL HALL IN PALAU GÜELL BY GAUDÍ |
| title_fullStr | ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF THE CENTRAL HALL IN PALAU GÜELL BY GAUDÍ |
| title_full_unstemmed | ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF THE CENTRAL HALL IN PALAU GÜELL BY GAUDÍ |
| title_short | ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF THE CENTRAL HALL IN PALAU GÜELL BY GAUDÍ |
| title_sort | acoustic simulation of the central hall in palau guell by gaudi |
| topic | ellipsoidal dome acoustics palau güell antoni gaudí. |
| url | https://aej.spbgasu.ru/index.php/AE/article/view/389/194 |
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