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Understanding of building acoustics in relation to building design and construction through acoustic history, practical measurements, sound insulation, reverberation and noise.

 

ARC 3413 - Building Science 2

Project 1 Lighting & Acoustic Performance Evaluation and Design

Project Duration: 8 weeks

In a group of 5 students per group, students are required to evaluate their environment in terms of lighting and acoustics performances. Each group is required to choose a case study eg. gallery, visitor’s centre, showrooms, restaurants with ambiance and design and etc. Students should obtain a measured drawing with appropriate scale of the case study and show all the necessary features which has effect on the lighting and acoustics conditions of the case study.

 

An appraisal of day-lighting artificial lighting, noise and sound condition(quality and quantity) in the selected case study should be carried out and subsequently objectiely identify the adequacy of the quantity of light and sound/noise for the case study. 

 

To carry out this project, the following needs to be analysed and evaluated:

Lighting

  • The site conditions (sky condition, building orientation, etc)

  • Take readings of daylight level, lighting level and photos (digital images) in the chosen case study at different times of day (morning, noon, afternoon and at night).

  • Present the analysis in a lighting contour diagram.

  • Quantitative analysis is required in order to present your findings in conclusions.

  • Daylighting and lighting condition (identify the problems)

  • Present all your findings graphically as much as possible

  • Provide the calculation for the existing design

 

Acoustic

  • The general site conditions (eg. Highway, main roads adjacent to your case study)

  • Take readings of sound level indoor and outdoor and photos (digital images) in the chosen case study at different times of day (morning, noon, afternoon and at night).

  • Present the analysis in a noise contour diagram.

  • Quantitative analysis is required in order to present your findings in conclusions.

  • Indoor and outdoor noise (identify the problems)

  • Present all your findings graphically as much as possible

  • Provide the calculation for the existing design.

Report

Presentation Boards

Project 2 Integration with Design Studio 5

Project Duration: 6 weeks

This is an integration project with Design Studio 5 - Urban Infill Market. For Lighting, each student is required to identify spaces which require artificial lighting and day-lighting; for acoustic, students are required to identify spaces to integrate external noises and internal noises. Integration must be solution based. Visuals, diagrams and renderings should be incorporated using Ecotect or any other environmental design analysis tools in the presentation boards with supports of Lumen Method, reverberation time, sound intensity level and transmission loss calculations. 2 A2 presentation boards should incorporate analysis of the lighting and acoustic with a report with supportive calculations.

Presentation Boards

Report

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