Print Email Facebook Twitter A spatial kinetic structure applied to an active acoustic ceiling for a multi-purpose theatre Title A spatial kinetic structure applied to an active acoustic ceiling for a multi-purpose theatre Author Soru, M. Contributor Nijsse, R. (mentor) Schipper, H.R. (mentor) Hoogenboom, P.C.J. (mentor) Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Structural Engineering Programme Structural and Building Engineering Date 2014-06-19 Abstract Conventional buildings and structures are not designed usually for adapting to contextual aspects and needs: an instant adaptation of building systems by different configurations can result in an instant adaptation to these needs. The research is here applied for the design of an adaptive acoustic ceiling for a multi-purpose theatre. High real estate, construction, and maintenance costs frequently preclude the creation of single purpose facilities: moreover, the design and construction of a new theater represents the investment of a large amount of money. The main motivation of the research is to propose an adaptive acoustic ceiling that, by motion, is able to adjust its properties in response to changing sonic conditions, altering the sound of space according to performance needs. By relying on research of kinetic systems and their possible implementation with an optional function based on paneling, a case study is carried out for a multipurpose theatre in the Netherlands. The study on kinetic typology revealed that an innovative motion structure based on the biomechanical behavior of backbone-like assemblies can be applied to such design tasks: a procedure regarding design procedure and motion triggering system for the case study, at a conceptual stage is presented. Subject parametric designacousticsgrasshopperkinematickinetictheatre To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0f2e339a-08cf-46c5-ad37-15e86a39ae6a Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2014 Soru, M. Files PDF 20140612_final_report_pag ... rinted.pdf 20.9 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:0f2e339a-08cf-46c5-ad37-15e86a39ae6a/datastream/OBJ/view