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Wimberly
Recital Hall |
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Location: |
Randolph Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg,
Virginia. |
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Program: |
Renovation and acoustical improvements to an
existing 250-seat recital hall. |
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Budget: |
$950,000.00. |
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Schedule: |
Design completed 2003. Construction
completed 2004. |
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Acoustical Design Collaborative, Ltd
provided room acoustics, sound isolation,
and HVAC noise control design for renovating
an existing 250-seat recital hall. The space
serves as a performance venue for faculty,
student, and visiting artists. The design
challenges were to eliminate sound focusing
from the barrel-vaulted ceiling and to
provide reverberance suitable for chamber
music. Thin acoustical plaster on the center
ceiling and an aisle carpet eliminated sound
focusing. These materials, and new fabric
upholstered seats and velour drapes, provide
sufficient sound absorption to meet the
target reverberation goal. New HVAC
equipment installed in the attic required
architectural and mechanical equipment noise
control. Backstage improvements include new
dressing and green rooms. Wimberly Recital
Hall is now a restored jewel on this largely
Georgian-style campus. |
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