1. Presented By: Andrea Delgado
Acoustics
Presented By:
Andrea Delgado

2. Daedlus Winery
For my studio project, I designed a winery based on the labyrinth of Daedlus.

4. Entrance View

5. Plan of First Floor

6. Section through Tasting Room

7. Interior Render of Tasting Room:
(No Artificial Lighting)

8. Starting the Analysis
I first started by importing my Revit model into Ecotect to analyze the acoustic of the Tasting Room. Once I had imported my model, it was difficult to place the speaker and visualize the animated rays.

9. Instead, I recreated only the first floor in Ecotect in order to have a clearer visual of the animated rays through out the space.

10. I made different simulations to see if by changing the position of the speaker, I could improve the acoustic. I chose the best option and proceeded with the simulation.

17. Simulation in Section

22. It was difficult to differentiate between the colors, but it appears to be mainly useful (yellow) sound that will move through out the spaces. I changes the setting to see the rays as arrows.
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28. Acoustic Evaluation
(1) How do you know whether the acoustic performance is good or bad? Judging by the colored scale generated by Ecotect, my speaker system gives off acoustic sound in the range of useful. The magnet color should be the initial path of the sound rays in the model space. The acoustic performance is good because most of the useful sound is located in the tasting room, the main visitor space, which then flows into the reception, shop, and office space. Since the spaces are mainly composed of wood, the material of the walls, celling, and floor help the sound maintain in the useful range throughout the space. (2) What are important elements/components in your acoustic design? The important elements is the wood material of the walls, floor, and celling. As wood is a naturally porous material, it helps the sound travel through the space without creating uncomfortable or unpleasant echo. (3) What are the specifications of your loud speaker system? The speaker I used to simulate the acoustics in the tasting room is one column speaker of 500Hz located in the celling of the NW corner of the tasting room. (4) What kinds of material were used in the space to improve acoustic performance? The material used in the first floor is cross-laminated timber and curtain walls.