Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the
European Acoustics Association
Forum Acusticum 2023


Politecnico di Torino
Torino, Italy
September 11 - 15, 2023





Session: A14-06: Indoor soundscaping - Part II
Date: Wednesday 13 September 2023
Time: 11:40 - 12:00
Title: Where does indoor soundscaping stand in architectural practice? Opinions of the built environment experts
Author(s): U.B. Erçakmak Osma, Çankaya University, Department of Interior Architecture, Eskişehir Yolu 29. Km. Yukarıyurtçu Mahallesi, Mimar Sinan Caddesi No:4, Etimesgut, 06790 Ankara, Turkey
P.N. Dokmeci Yorukoglu, Cankaya University, Department of Interior Architecture, Eskişehir Yolu 29.Km. Yukarıyurtçu Mah., No:4, Etimesgut, 06790 Ankara, Turkey
Pages: 2627-2634
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.1119
PDF: https://dael.euracoustics.org/confs/fa2023/data/articles/001119.pdf
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Abstract

Noise regulations and acoustics standards have been increasingly in operation to manage noise exposures in built environment fields. On the other hand, with its positive attitude towards sounds and addressing sounds as a resource, the rather recent field of soundscaping has not been much considered by experts in the built environment. Accordingly, this study aims to address this gap and collect opinions and feedback from built environment experts on the role of indoor soundscaping during architectural practice. Interviews with field experts such as architects and interior architects are carried out through structured and semi-structured questionnaires to gather data on; (1) noise and soundscape-related considerations and applications, (2) awareness of indoor soundscape terminology, (3) integration of indoor soundscaping principles in architectural design and application. Within the scope of this study, the data gathered from the field experts are used to drive evaluations on awareness, expectation, and importance regarding the role of indoor soundscaping during architectural practice and more specifically, sound in spatial design. As a result, this study is expected to be an initial step to increase awareness regarding the importance of including indoor soundscaping during architectural design and application by revealing the overlooked points obtained from field experts.