This document provides details about the acoustics case study of the Jamshed Bhabha Hall at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai, India. It describes the location, founders, and neighboring sites. It also outlines the layout of the hall, including details about the main theatre space, experimental theatre, green rooms, doors, walls, ceilings, seating, floors, and lighting fixtures. The goal is to analyze the acoustics of the performance spaces through documentation of the physical design and construction features.

1. ACOUSTIC CASE STUDY
NCPA
JBT HALL
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2. LOCATION
LOCATION:
FOUNDER:
ARCHITECT :
NEIGHBOURHOOD
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VINAY SHAH MARG
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SEA FACING
CUFFE PARADE
MARINE
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SITE LAYOUT

4. NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS, MUMBAI
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DR JAMSHED J BHABHA THEATRE
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EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE
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TATA THEATRE

5. Public Entries/Exits
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Door 1 Door 4
Door 2
Door 3
Door 5
Door 6
Foyer entry/exit 1 Foyer entry/exit 2

6. DETAILS OF DOORS
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7. Backstage Entries/Exits Doors
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8. Backstage Entries/Exits
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9. Stage Entries/Exits
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10. Green Rooms
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11. WALLS
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12. WALLS
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13. WALLS
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14. WALLS
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15. WALLS
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16. Treatments: for cieling

17. Treatment : to control echo

18. Treatment: wall shape

19. SEATINGS
10”
35”

20. FLOOR
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Ceiling with panelsSpot lights
Lighting fixtures on ceiling

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View showing the 3 ceilings
Reflected part ceiling plan
CEILING

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Suspended Ceiling
Grid like false ceiling
Lighting fixture at junction

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