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20.5 - 9.6 2013
AT MEGARON ATHENS
THEIR FIRST
BUILDINGS
Setaki Foteini
Acoustics by Additive Maufacturing
2012
Postgraduate
TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands
Professor(s): Michela Turrin
Arjan van Timmeren
Martin Tenpierik
Arjan van Timmeren
Martin Tenpierik
This study presents a digital design and fabrication process developed to create a non-standardised sound absorber and one case study which applies this process on the acoustic improvement of a specific room.
The research starts with a set of physical tests that contribute in measuring and understanding the acoustic consequences of different geometrical configurations and material characteristics. From the analysis of the measurements’ results derive the design rules of the sound absorber, which are then incorporated into the design process through para¬metric modelling and allow the design with performance driven criteria. The exploration of the design possibilities of the passive destructive interference absorber continue further with the case study of the Building Technology department of the Faculty of Architecture of TU Delft. The proposed design is targeting in improving the room acoustics of the specific space by a customised solution. The proposed sound absorber is conceived as an organic-looking structure that is floating in space and “grows” where sound absorption is needed. As a result, the generated geometry regulates acoustic performance according to the desired criteria and the acoustic demands of the examined space.
This project was selected for the architectural award "Archiprix 2012" in the Netherlands.
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Foteini Setaki is a Rotterdam-based architect. Her academic background includes an MSc in Building Technology from TU Delft and a Diploma in Architectural Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. Parallel to her academic activities, she practices Architecture both in the Netherlands and Greece as a freelance architect. Her professional experience ranges from work on Museum layouts and small residential commissions to book editing and event design and organization. As a co-founder of the City Index Lab (2006, www.cityindexlab.com), she has organised numerous exhibitions, lectures and workshops, and has authored a design-merit publication, while her work has been exhibited (among others) at the 6th Athens Biennale for young architects. Currently, she operates in a field between architecture, industrial design and building technology while exploring the merging fields of Additive Manufacturing and Acoustics.