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Investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in Malaysia: Simulation experiment

Two significant spaces define the soundscape of worship in a church: chancel and nave. The chancel is a space with the primary function of a sound source, where the preachers and choir are often seated during church services. Church design and layout have changed throughout history based on the func...

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Main Authors: Shyh-Qi, Cheryl Yew, Abd Jalil, Nurul Amira, Nazli, Che Din, Pradeepa, Chandramouli, Putra, Azma, Azeem, Waqar
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Published: MDPI 2023
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spelling my.um.eprints.383692024-05-16T04:45:05Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/38369/ Investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in Malaysia: Simulation experiment Shyh-Qi, Cheryl Yew Abd Jalil, Nurul Amira Nazli, Che Din Pradeepa, Chandramouli Putra, Azma Azeem, Waqar N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR NA Architecture Two significant spaces define the soundscape of worship in a church: chancel and nave. The chancel is a space with the primary function of a sound source, where the preachers and choir are often seated during church services. Church design and layout have changed throughout history based on the functional needs of its target congregation. Some modern churches have omitted the chancel to fit contemporary design aesthetics. The main aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the chancel and the acoustics performance of a church. Four churches with varying geometries of circular, polygonal, and rectangular chancels were selected for this study. Two simulations of varying chancel characteristics of chancel availability and chancel geometry were conducted. The recorded speech intelligibility index (STI) and reverberation time (RT) results indicate that chancel availability and geometry significantly affect churches' acoustic performance. The simulation of the chancel availability mainly affected speech intelligibility, where the models with chancels recorded a higher STI than the models without chancels. In terms of chancel geometry, the results of the STI of the circular chancels were more encouraging than the polygonal and rectangular chancels. MDPI 2023-04 Article PeerReviewed Shyh-Qi, Cheryl Yew and Abd Jalil, Nurul Amira and Nazli, Che Din and Pradeepa, Chandramouli and Putra, Azma and Azeem, Waqar (2023) Investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in Malaysia: Simulation experiment. Buildings, 13 (4). ISSN 2075-5309, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13041061 <https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13041061>. 10.3390/buildings13041061
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topic N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
NA Architecture
spellingShingle N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
NA Architecture
Shyh-Qi, Cheryl Yew
Abd Jalil, Nurul Amira
Nazli, Che Din
Pradeepa, Chandramouli
Putra, Azma
Azeem, Waqar
Investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in Malaysia: Simulation experiment
description Two significant spaces define the soundscape of worship in a church: chancel and nave. The chancel is a space with the primary function of a sound source, where the preachers and choir are often seated during church services. Church design and layout have changed throughout history based on the functional needs of its target congregation. Some modern churches have omitted the chancel to fit contemporary design aesthetics. The main aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the chancel and the acoustics performance of a church. Four churches with varying geometries of circular, polygonal, and rectangular chancels were selected for this study. Two simulations of varying chancel characteristics of chancel availability and chancel geometry were conducted. The recorded speech intelligibility index (STI) and reverberation time (RT) results indicate that chancel availability and geometry significantly affect churches' acoustic performance. The simulation of the chancel availability mainly affected speech intelligibility, where the models with chancels recorded a higher STI than the models without chancels. In terms of chancel geometry, the results of the STI of the circular chancels were more encouraging than the polygonal and rectangular chancels.
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author Shyh-Qi, Cheryl Yew
Abd Jalil, Nurul Amira
Nazli, Che Din
Pradeepa, Chandramouli
Putra, Azma
Azeem, Waqar
author_facet Shyh-Qi, Cheryl Yew
Abd Jalil, Nurul Amira
Nazli, Che Din
Pradeepa, Chandramouli
Putra, Azma
Azeem, Waqar
author_sort Shyh-Qi, Cheryl Yew
title Investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in Malaysia: Simulation experiment
title_short Investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in Malaysia: Simulation experiment
title_full Investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in Malaysia: Simulation experiment
title_fullStr Investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in Malaysia: Simulation experiment
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in Malaysia: Simulation experiment
title_sort investigation of the effectiveness of the chancel availability and geometry of four traditional churches in malaysia: simulation experiment
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2023
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