Conference_programme: 18.5 - Acoustics in large gathering spaces
Lecture: Acoustic comfort in restaurant II. Impact of late sound reflections on acoustic conditions in a restaurant integrated in a large shopping mall
Author(s): Zelem Lukáš, Kritly Léopold, Chemlík Vojtech , Muellner Herbert , Rychtáriková Monika
Summary:
The background noise in large shopping malls or atria covered by glass is typically and dominantly generated by the people present. The combination of a large hall volume with the presence of many hard surfaces is responsible for audible late sound reflections. Although the total sound level in shopping malls is not extremely high, background noise can have a substantial impact on acoustic comfort in restaurants integrated in such spaces, and thus on the behavior of their visitors. Results are presented on the impact of the background noise level produced in large shopping malls on the vocal output of the visitors. The investigation was performed by means of controlled laboratory perception tests, in which listeners were exposed to an auralized atrium soundscape.
Corresponding author
Name: Mr Lukáš Zelem
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Country: Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
