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CASE STUDY
(1) HOLLYWOOD BOWL
Location : Hollywood, California.
Capacity : 18000
The Hollywood Bowl is known for its band shell, a
distinctive set of concentric arches
The shell is set against the backdrop of the Hollywood
Hills and the famous Hollywood Sign to the Northeast.
The "bowl" refers to the shape of the concave hillside
the amphitheater is carved into.
PLAN
HISTORY
Sufficient emergence of directly propagated sound and its reinforcement through early positive sound reflections
(from the amphitheatre gradient and natural loudspeaker response of the space),
Control of late sound reflections (limitations of the reverberation time, eliminations of echoes)
• The ring-shaped structure hung within
the shell, supporting lights and
acoustic clouds
• Grand acoustic canopy that floats as
an elliptical ring above stage and
reflects the sound waves to all parts of
the stage
• A series of computerized translucent
louvers extends across the ring which
programmed to shift into place
according to the music performed
The stage canopy is composed of
aluminium and fibre glass ring spanned
by folding polycarbonate panels
The panels lie 10 degree above
horizontal curved surface to disperse
sound from instruments below
SOUND SYSTEM
CAPACITY:9500
STRUCTURE: Open air amphi theatre with covered
stage
Red Rocks Amphitheater is a natural, geologically-
formed, open-air amphitheater located in Morrison
Red Rocks Amphitheater is the only naturally-
occurring acoustically perfect amphitheater in the
world
Upper plaza of the amphitheater sits at 6,200 feet
above sea level and offers views over the top of
Stage Rock and down across the landscape into the
city of Denver
DESIGN
Because of its steep slope, every seat at Red Rocks is a good seat.
The seating area consists of 70-tiered rows with a capacity of 9,450.
The seats are wooden planks with no backs that are fastened to a cement
foundation.
The seats provide an optimal seating that the audience helps to create a ‘back
wall’ to the amphitheater
The main attraction to Red Rocks is the gigantic 300-foot sandstone monoliths
flanking the stage on either side, creating not only a beautiful natural setting for a
performance, but offering the closest thing to acoustic perfection
ACOUSTIC ATTRIBUTES
The main attraction to Red Rocks is the gigantic 300-foot sandstone monoliths flanking the
stage on either side, creating not only a beautiful natural setting for a performance, but
offering the closest thing to acoustic perfection
Monolith stones provide edges on three sides of the stage
Monoliths lining the venue provide a surface for reflections of sound to bounce off
The intricate and complex faces of the stones
create all sorts of possibilities for reflections of
sound. Reflections can go to the back of front of
the venue, but due to their unparalleled faces,
never directly back and forth between surfaces,
thus avoiding a detrimental ‘fluttering’ of sound
between the two stones
• Multi faced surfaces contribute to longer reverberation times
• 30% slope of amphitheatre is best for sound projection and acts as a back wall
There are only a couple dozen trees within the venue, all about 20 feet in height.
These contribute to some attenuation of sound, but because of their small size
and low number, have a very minimal affect on the sound of the space itself