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INTRODUCTION : MAIN OBJECTIVES OF AN AUDITORIUM DESIGN:

Auditorium is an enclosed indoor space , which has been
developed from the classical open-air theaters . In an auditorium there are 2 aims :
An auditorium includes any room intended for :
-Listening to music or theaters .
-Class rooms
Arranging
- churches Supplying PROPER
ADEQUATE VISUAL
-Meeting halls . SONIC
FACILITIES FOR
The design of various types of auditoriums has become a ENVIRONMENT.
THE AUDIENCE.
complex problem, because in addition to its various, sometimes
conflicting, aesthetics, functional, technical, artistic and This includes:
This includes:
economical requirements, an auditorium often has to
accommodate an unprecedentedly large audience. environment of wanted sound
- Must have a low ambient noise level from internal and external
sources of the speakers quality.
- Provide a reasonable level of acoustic gain
measurements for seats.
- Provide appropriate reverberation time every members of the audience.
- Avoid artifacts such as echoes.
ROOM SHAPE

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by purely architectural considerations like:
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SHAPE :- Layout of boundary surfaces from the stage.

DIMENSIONS :- Seating arrangements
VOLUME :- Audience capacity close to the stage.

of the hall.
TYPE OF AUDITORIUM :
considered a maximum angle, given the directionality of speech.
Generally, fan-shaped halls are not used for music
performance.
FOR SPEECH: FOR MUSIC: MULTI-PURPOSE HALL:
-Conference Hall -Concert Hall -School Assembly Hall
-Lecture hall -Music practice -Town Hall
-Law Court room

visitor's
FAN SHAPE
washroom,
fire exit and Exit
other storage lobby
facilities The talker-to-audience distance can be minimized by
carefully considering the room geometry.
A rectangular shoebox-type hall, with the stage across one
waiting space
narrow end, may be excellent for music where an audience DIAMOND
& connecting
lobbies to AUDITORIUM can be seated farther away and a greater ratio of SHAPE
other facilities reverberant sound is desirable.
However, a rectangular geometry is only suitable for a
relatively small speech hall.
Stair & Exit
secondary lobby & SHOE BOX HORSESHOE
lobby VIP entry SHAPE SHAPE
recep.
lobby
ENTRY

AUDITORIUM
UNIVERSITY
YASHWANTRAO CHAVAN
MAHARASTRA OPEN
UNIVERSITY, NASHIK.
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