New Acoustic Design for the Piscina Mirabilis Located nearby the Port of Misenum
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review on Heritage Acoustics
3. Historical Background and Construction Materials Used in the Piscina Mirabilis
4. Renovation Design Proposal
- The restoration process involves the cleaning of fungi in the construction, which can furthermore damage the original mortar made of cocciopesto and hydraulic cement.
- The creation of a continuous ramp running along the perimeter of the volume is proposed, designed to be supported by thin steel legs fixed onto the ground, along which the paintings can be deployed for exhibition.
4.1. Restoration Process
4.2. Architectural Acoustic Design
4.3. Examples of Restoration for Similar Heritage Buildings
5. Methodology
5.1. Acoustic Measurements
5.2. Digital Model
5.3. Acoustic Simulations
6. Analysis of the Simulated Results
7. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Latin Terminology
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Description | Piscina Mirabilis |
---|---|
Longitudinal axis (m) | 72 |
Transversal axis (m) | 25 |
Height at the center of the vault (m) | 15 |
No. of barreled vaults/arches | 65 |
Net volume (without pillars) (m3) | 16,170 |
Material | Area (m2) | 125 Hz | 250 Hz | 500 Hz | 1 kHz | 2 kHz | 4 kHz | Scattering (@ 1 kHz) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plastered on brick/stone | 9038 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Solid timber–ramp | 803 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
Inflated balloons (ɸ 1.5 m) | 334 | 0.35 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.05 |
Inflated balloons (ɸ 1.0 m) | 825 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
Inflated balloons (ɸ 0.5 m) | 726 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
Water | 801 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Openings | 80 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.01 |
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Bevilacqua, A.; Iannace, G.; Navarra, E.; Manzo, N.; Gomez-Agustina, L. New Acoustic Design for the Piscina Mirabilis Located nearby the Port of Misenum. Heritage 2024, 7, 4423-4439. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7080208
Bevilacqua A, Iannace G, Navarra E, Manzo N, Gomez-Agustina L. New Acoustic Design for the Piscina Mirabilis Located nearby the Port of Misenum. Heritage. 2024; 7(8):4423-4439. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7080208
Chicago/Turabian StyleBevilacqua, Antonella, Gino Iannace, Emanuele Navarra, Nicola Manzo, and Luis Gomez-Agustina. 2024. "New Acoustic Design for the Piscina Mirabilis Located nearby the Port of Misenum" Heritage 7, no. 8: 4423-4439. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7080208