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THE TRANSPARENT ACOUSTIC SHELL FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR

Padua (Italy) in the forefront for Acoustics in symphonic music
Not only opera-houses but also, and above all, churches have acoustic problems that make listening to performances of classical music very difficult: dispersion, distortion, echo and reverberation are unfortunately very common phenomena in churches.

SUONOVIVO Srl of Padua, the first and only Natural Acoustics Service for classical music in Italy and Europe, has created a large Acoustic Shell in Lexan transparent polycarbonate, surmounted by a special canopy: an absolute novelty, given that wooden panels are normally used in opera-houses.

This project respects both the sonority of the music and the sacredness of the place because special structures and materials that are visually unobtrusive or inspired by traditional liturgical elements, have been studied.

The results are impressive, both in technical/acoustic and aesthetic terms: the transparent walls effectively convey the sound towards the audience, focusing it, without the use of inopportune visual barriers; a large sail canopy in special blue-grey high-density velvet rises above the orchestra, creating an attractive sky effect and, above all, softening the din of brass instruments and timpani as well as the excess sound.
And all this while protecting the players at the same time.

The project, which is highly innovative as a specific acoustic solution for concerts in churches, was also prepared thanks to the attentive awareness and availability of organisations and institutions towards the problems and needs of classical music, for everyone.
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The outdoor transparent acoustic shell
The indoor transparent acoustic shell

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