CASE STUDY

PRESENTED BY- KASAR SADAF PARVEEN ABID KHAN

TY. B. ARCH

ACCOUSTICS

GUIDED BY- AR. BHAVNA MA’AM.

 OPEN AIR THEATRE

AN AMPHITHEATRE OR AMPHITHEATER  OR OPEN AIR THEATRE IS AN

OPEN-AIR VENUE USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT, PERFORMANCES, AND
SPORTS. THE TERM DERIVES FROM THE ANCIENT GREEK
AMPHITHEATRON, FROM AMPHI, MEANING "ON BOTH SIDES" OR
"AROUND" AND (THÉĀTRON), MEANING "PLACE FOR VIEWING"
 HOLLYWOOD BOWL
LOCATION- LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

CAPACITY-17,500

ARCHITECT-Allied Architects group.

Lloyd Wright.

OPENED- JULY 11, 1922

The Hollywood Bowl is known for its band shell, a distinctive set of concentric 
arches that graced the site from 1929 through 2003,.

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.
PROMENADE GARDEN BOX

TERRACE SEATS POOL

 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY
THE ALLIED ARCHITECTS BUILT THE SHELL THAT STOOD UNTIL 2003, USING
A TRANSITE SKIN OVER A METAL FRAME. ITS ACOUSTICS, THOUGH NOT
NEARLY AS GOOD AS THOSE OF THE LLOYD WRIGHT SHELLS, WERE DEEMED
SATISFACTORY AT FIRST, AND ITS CLEAN LINES AND WHITE, SEMICIRCULAR
ARCHES WERE COPIED FOR MUSIC SHELLS ELSEWHERE. 

 DURING THE 2004 SEASON, BECAUSE THE BACK WALL WAS

NOT YET FINISHED, A WHITE CURTAIN WAS HUNG AT THE
BACK; BEGINNING WITH THE 2005 SEASON,

 THE CURTAIN WAS REMOVED TO REVEAL A FINISHED BACK

WALL. 
 ACCOUSTIC SYSTEM
SUFFICIENT EMERGENCE OF DIRECTLY PROPOGATED SOUND

 THE RING-SHAPED STRUCTURE HUNG WITHIN THE SHELL, SUPPORTING LIGHTS AND
ACOUSTIC CLOUDS, ECHOES A SOMEWHAT SIMILAR STRUCTURE HUNG WITHIN THE 1927
SHELL.
THE STAGE CANOPY IS COMPOSED OF ALUMINIUM AND FIBER GLASS RING
SPANNED BY FOLDING POLYCARBONATE PANELS

THE PANEL LIE 10 DEGREE ABOVE HORIZONTAL CURVE SURFACE TO DISPERSE

SOUND FROM INSTRUMENTS BELOW.
THE CURRENT SOUND REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM IS A LINE-ARRAY CONFIGURATION
OF MULTIPLE LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURES HUNG VERTICALLY IN A CURVED MANNER,
WITH THE LOWER ENCLOSURES FACING THE FRONT SECTIONS, AND THE UPPER
ENCLOSURES ANGLED TOWARDS THE REAR SECTIONS. 

THE NEW SHELL WAS BEING CONSTRUCTED THE BOWL

RECEIVED FOUR NEW VIDEO SCREENS AND TOWERS.
DURING MOST CONCERTS, THREE REMOTELY OPERATED
CAMERAS IN THE SHELL, AND A FOURTH, MANUALLY
OPERATED CAMERA AMONG THE BOX SEATS, PROVIDE
THE AUDIENCE WITH CLOSE-UP VIEWS OF THE MUSICIANS.
 Red Rocks Amphitheatre
LOCATION-MORRISON, COLORADO.

CAPACITY-9,525

ARCHITECT-  BURNHAM HOYT

.

OPENED- 1906

RED ROCK AMPHITHEATRE IS A NATURAL, GEOLOGICALLY FORMED OPEN

AIR AMPHITHEATRE.

IT IS THE ONLY NATURALLY OCCURING ACCOUSTICALLY PERFECT

AMPHITHEATRE IN THE WORLD.
UPPER PLAZA OF THE AMPHITHEATRE 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.

THE RECTILINEAR LAYOUT IS NESTELED

BETWEEN THREE MONOLITH STONES.
LOCATION-ARLES,  FRANCE

LENGTH-136 M (446 FT)

WIDTH-109 M (358 FT)

HEIGHT-21 M (69 FT)

CAPITY- 20000

FOUNDED-90 AD

ARCHITECT-T CRISPIUS
REBURRUS
 HISTORY
WITH THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE IN THE 5TH
CENTURY, THE AMPHITHEATRE BECAME A
SHELTER FOR THE POPULATION AND WAS
TRANSFORMED INTO A FORTRESS

THE STRUCTURE ENCIRCLED MORE THAN

200 HOUSES, BECOMING A REAL TOWN

BETWEEN 1286 AND 1830/ YHE HOUSES

WERE REMOVED TO CLEAR PLACE OUT TO
MAKE IT AN AMPHITHEATRE AGAIN.
 DESIGN
IT HAS AN OVAL ARENA SURROUNDED BY
TERRACES, ARCADES ON TWO LEVELS (60
IN ALL), BLEACHERS, A SYSTEM
OF GALLERIES, DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN
MANY CORRIDORS OF ACCESS AND
STAIRCASES FOR A QUICK EXIT FROM THE
CROWD.

IT WAS INSPIRED BY

THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME (IN 72-80 AD).
BUILT ON BEDROCK ON WITH A WOODEN
FLOOR OFTEN PROVIDED ON THE ROCK

LOWER LEVEL GALLERY COMPRISED OF 60

ARCHES ALTERNATING WITH DORIC PIERS

WOODEN JOIST ON WHICH IT WAS BUILT

HELP TO ABSORB THE SOUND

SEATINGS AND ARRANGEMENT EASILY

PROVIDED GOOD ACCESS AND SOUND TO
THE PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE TWO
TIERS.

HOWEVER AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM I.E ECO

OCCURS DUE TO OVAL SHAPE.
 SEATINGS

SEATING SPACE DIVIDED INTO THREE TIERS OF SEATINGS STEPS

DOUBLE ROWS OF ARCADES EACH ADORNED WITH 60 ARCHWAYS

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