The Importance of Acoustic Design in the Mosques towards the Worshipers’ Comfort
Date Added
08/07/2019
Content Type
Documentary
Category
Researches
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Subject Area
Architecture - Acoustics
Author
Ahmad Ridzwan Othman
Che Muhammad Harith
Norhati Ibrahim
and Sabarinah Sh Ahmad
Publisher Name
Elsevier Ltd.
Year of Publication
2016
1. Introduction 1.1. Statement of the problem 1.2. Purpose of the study 1.3. Aim and objectives of research 2. Literature review 2.1. Introduction of building acoustic 2.1.1. Speech 2.1.2. Music 2.2. Importance of acoustic design within mosques 2.3. Effect of reverberation time on mosque 2.4. Integration of acoustic design 2.5. Spaces 2.6. Shape 2.7. Material 3. Research methodology 3.1. Case study, Masjid Al-Hussain 3.2. Instruments 3.3. Observation 3.4. Interviews 3.5. Procedure 4. Data analysis and finding 4.1. The case study 4.2. Acoustic design 4.3. Comfort of worshipers 5. Conclusion and recommendation 5.1. Conclusion 5.2. Recommendation
Description
A good acoustic design will provide a better and comfortable environment in the mosque in term of sound audibility and speech intelligibility. Unfortunately, architects nowadays often focus more on designing a building based on its looks or form, and the main function of space most often neglected.
The research has taken place at Masjid Al-Hussain Kuala Perlis. The research approach includes interviews and observations guided by the theory of affordance employed. Although the acoustic design was not that perfect, the acoustic design is still acceptable.
There is a correlation
between the acoustic designs of the mosque and the worshipers’ comfort.