Room Acoustic Treatment for Multifunctional Hall Case Study: Yayasan Sinar Pelangi, Jatibening, Bekasi

Abstract

Designing a multifunction hall must pay attention to all aspects, one of the aspects is room acoustic. Acoustic in a performance hall must be perfectly designed so that the event can run well and a maximum performance also audience satisfaction can be achieved. Moreover, the hall on Yayasan Sinar Pelangi will be used for ballet performance. An optimal room acoustic design can avoid acoustic defects which include echo, prolonged reflection, reverberation, etc. To avoid those things, room acoustic treatment must be used on every interior element and the materials should absorb, reflect, and diffuse sound. The shape of the room is also very important to create acoustic comfort such as rectangular, hexagonal, horseshoe, and fan, each of the shape has its advantages and disadvantages. The method used in this journal is qualitative, while collecting data by using literature studies, interviews and observations. This journal determines to find the best room shape for multifunctional hall, acoustic materials and creating the interior elements in order to improve the acoustic quality of the room. By determining those things, the acoustic design of multifunctional hall will give comfort to the audiences.