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Donostia Arena

Donostia-San Sebastián

The arena has a capacity of 11,000 spectators and is equipped with a mobile roof that protects the interior from the elements.It was originally intended for sporting events where poor acoustics were annoying, but not intolerable.The reverberation was instead prohibitive for musical performances, so ...
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... the City Council of San Sebastián commissioned an acoustic engineering study to solve the problem.The study produced the project for the intervention illustrated in the plan at the bottom right, which involved the installation of 68 Acoustic ceilings ...
... made of ARI - Reps Ignitex, a fabric with the required properties.The permanently flame-retardant polyester composition and, above all, the sound absorption characteristics, made it an ideal choice for engineers.The 340 cm width of the fabric ...

... also allowed to minimize the making up costs.Of the 68 Acoustic ceilings with flat making, 56 are rectangular and measure 25 x 3 m.12 ceilings were instead shaped with a triangular shape to connect the corners of the roof.
The wide range of colours of the ARI - Reps Ignitex allowed the most suitable aesthetic choice to match the blue of the seats.The ceilings were hung from the existing structures, also optimizing installation costs.The intervention therefore allowed ...
... to modify the acoustics of the arena and make it suitable for musical performances.One side of the sound-absorbing ceilings can be unhooked, thus allowing, if necessary, to make them fall vertically and to vary the acoustic configuration of the space.
Donostia Arena
Donostia-San Sebastián
Improvement of the acoustics by means of 68 Acoustic ceilings made of ARI - Reps Ignitex fabric.
Project
Javier Moreno (Peroni)
Preparation
Luis Ortega Tapiceros
Installation
Sector Vertical

Materials used in this production

Acoustic ceilings

Acoustic curtains

Acoustic curtains

Acoustic curtains

ARI - Reps Ignitex

Muslin and canvas

Flat making

Fabric: tailoring types

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