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CHANGING SPACE AND SOUND:
PARAMETRIC DESIGN AND VARIABLE ACOUSTICS
by
Christopher W. Norton
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE
December 2013
Copyright 2013 Christopher W. Norton
Object Description
| Title | Changing space and sound: parametric design and variable acoustics |
| Author | Norton, Christopher W. |
| Author email | cwnorton@usc.edu;cwnort@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Building Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Building Science |
| School | School of Architecture |
| Date defended/completed | 2013-09-10 |
| Date submitted | 2013-11-26 |
| Date approved | 2013-11-26 |
| Restricted until | 2013-11-26 |
| Date published | 2013-11-26 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Kensek, Karen M. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Carlson, Anders Noble, Douglas Valmont, Elizabeth |
| Abstract | This thesis examines the potential for parametric design software to create performance based design using acoustic metrics as the design criteria. A former soundstage at the University of Southern California used by the Thornton School of Music is used as a case study for a multiuse space for orchestral, percussion, master class and recital use. The criteria used for each programmatic use include reverberation time, bass ratio, and the early energy ratios of the clarity index and objective support. Using a panelized ceiling as a design element to vary the parameters of volume, panel orientation and type of absorptive material, the relationships between these parameters and the design criteria are explored. These relationships and subsequently derived equations are applied to Grasshopper parametric modeling software for Rhino 3D (a NURBS modeling software). Using the target reverberation time and bass ratio for each programmatic use as input for the parametric model, the genomic optimization function of Grasshopper – Galapagos – is run to identify the optimum ceiling geometry and material distribution. |
| Keyword | architecture; acoustics; parametric design |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Norton, Christopher W. |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-NortonChri-2189.pdf |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume3/etd-NortonChri-2189.pdf |
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| Full text | CHANGING SPACE AND SOUND: PARAMETRIC DESIGN AND VARIABLE ACOUSTICS by Christopher W. Norton A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE December 2013 Copyright 2013 Christopher W. Norton |
