Post-treatment analysis of the glare remediation of the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Unrestricted This thesis further develops research undertaken about the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Originally admired for its beautiful, shiny, curved façade, the concert hall was also noteworthy as a source of visual glare and heat. These concerns led to the County of Los Angeles hiring of a consultant to quantify the problems and suggest resolutions. The solution undertaken was to sand key problem areas of the stainless steel façade. After this treatment, complaints stopped, but no one tested the actual resulting levels of thermal and visual glare. This study re-examines these issues after the surface treatment. An infrared thermometer and dataloggers were used to record mid-air temperature and ground temperature in front of the adjoining REDCAT theater. Using photographs of Disney Hall and luminance histograms, visual glare scores were evaluated. The comparison between previous and current research results tells whether or not the remediation was successful to reduce the glare problems.

无限制公开：本论文进一步拓展了围绕华特·迪士尼音乐厅（Walt Disney Concert Hall）开展的相关研究。该音乐厅最初因造型优美、光泽亮丽的曲面外立面而广受赞誉，但同时也因产生视觉眩光与热辐射问题引发关注。鉴于这些顾虑，洛杉矶县聘请了顾问团队对该问题进行量化评估并提出解决方案。最终采取的整改措施为对不锈钢外立面存在问题的关键区域进行打磨处理。该处理完成后，相关投诉虽已停止，但无人对处理后实际的热辐射与视觉眩光水平进行检测。本研究即针对外立面处理后的上述问题展开重新评估。研究人员借助红外测温仪与数据记录仪，对相邻的REDCAT剧院（REDCAT Theater）前方的空中温度与地面温度进行了记录。结合迪士尼音乐厅的实拍照片与亮度直方图，对视觉眩光评分进行了评估。通过对比此前与本次研究的结果，即可验证此次整改是否有效缓解了眩光相关问题。