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An Acoustic Reconstruction of the House of Commons, c. 1820–1834

Published:2023-02-24 Issue:1 Volume:5 Page:193-215
ISSN:2624-599X
Container-title:Acoustics
language:en
Short-container-title:Acoustics

Author:

Foteinou Aglaia¹^ORCID,Murphy Damian¹^ORCID,Cooper J. P. D.²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Physics, Engineering and Technology: Audio Lab, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK

2. Department of History, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK

Abstract

This paper presents an acoustic reconstruction of the UK House of Commons between c. 1820 and 1834. Focusing on a historically important site where political decisions were debated over the centuries, we aim to simulate and present the intangible principles of the acoustic properties and sounds heard within the space. The acoustic model was created based on available historical evidence with the aid of commercial acoustic simulation software. We discuss the decisions made for this reconstruction based on further experimentation with the acoustic characteristics of the constituent materials and settings of the available software. An additional comparison of the achieved acoustic results with spaces of similar historical importance and layout is presented, as a calibration of the model with in situ measurements was not possible in this case study. The values of T30, EDT, C50 and Ts are presented, while auralization examples are also available for a subjective evaluation of the results.

Funder

UK 499 Arts and Humanities Research Council

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Acoustics and Ultrasonics

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-599X/5/1/12/pdf

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