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Acoustic simulation of the Central Hall in Palau GÜELL by GAUDÍ

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    Identifier: imarina:9230646
    Authors:
    González GSamper AHerrera B
    Abstract:
    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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    Author, as appears in the article.: González G; Samper A; Herrera B
    Department: Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura
    URV's Author/s: González Baixauli, Genaro / Herrera Gómez, Blas / Samper Sosa, Albert
    Keywords: Palau güell Ellipsoidal dome Antoni gaudí Acoustics
    Abstract: 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.
    Thematic Areas: Mechanics of materials Building and construction Architecture
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: albert.samper@urv.cat blas.herrera@urv.cat genaro.gonzalez@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-4795-2127 0000-0003-2924-9195 0000-0002-1301-7210
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://aej.spbgasu.ru/index.php/AE/article/view/389
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Architecture And Engineering. 6 (2): 18-30
    APA: González G; Samper A; Herrera B (2021). Acoustic simulation of the Central Hall in Palau GÜELL by GAUDÍ. Architecture And Engineering, 6(2), 18-30. DOI: 10.23968/2500-0055-2021-6-2-18-30
    Article's DOI: 10.23968/2500-0055-2021-6-2-18-30
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2021
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Architecture,Building and Construction,Mechanics of Materials
    Palau güell
    Ellipsoidal dome
    Antoni gaudí
    Acoustics
    Mechanics of materials
    Building and construction
    Architecture
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