The Acoustic Design and Requalification of an Auditorium in a Church and of a Historical Theater

Virtual acoustic reconstruction of the Miners’ Theatre in Idrija (Slovenia)

“…To obtain a complete description of spatial sound propagation in these historical places, acoustic impulse responses are measured by setting sound sources and receivers in some relevant positions [6,7], including the effects of resonant wood [8], and extracting the room parameters. Unfortunately, a lot of historical theatres were damaged or destroyed during past wars, natural disasters or fires so survived ancient theatres need periodic refurbishments [9,10,11]. Moreover, intensive usage, loss of the original function, and previous uncontrolled restorations are often causes of damage to this cultural heritage, which often appears significantly different from the original structure as well as from the original acoustics [12], causing a different psychoacoustic impression [13].…”