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Blake High
School Auditorium |
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Location: |
Norwood, Maryland. |
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Program: |
New multipurpose auditorium for music,
drama, and assemblies. |
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Budget: |
$1,750,000.00. |
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Schedule: |
Design completed 1996. Construction
completed 1998. |
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Acoustical Design Collaborative, Ltd
provided room acoustics and sound system
design for a new 850-seat high school
auditorium to serve a variety of school and
local community programs. Of concern was to
improve the strength and timing of side wall
early sound reflections necessary for
acoustical “spaciousness” and clarity. A
series of trapezoidal sound reflecting
panels were designed to decrease the time
difference between direct sound from the
stage and side wall reflected sound. Sound
diffusive and absorptive panels reduce the
strength of long-delayed reflections from
the concave rear wall to avoid sound
focusing. A shaped ceiling provides sound
diffusion, increases the strength of early
sound reflections, and provides useful
specular reflections to increase unamplified
sound levels. Ceiling-distributed
loudspeakers in delay zones and a stage
localizer loudspeaker amplify speech
programs. The new Blake High School
Auditorium provides an acoustical
environment that meets a variety of program
needs while conforming to local school
district design guidelines. |
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