User:Lb34/Dining room noise

people have (not) asked me (yet): why is there a bookshelf above my head?

defining the problem

• dining room is one of the noisier rooms at the moment
  • especially when having dinner with kids
• noise seems to be a unhealthy
• room may exclude people who are in a sensitive state
• difficult to calm down and/or have a calm conversation

solutions that don't need any construction work

ask people to be more quiet

• pros: it’s good to articulate what you want
• cons: feels bad to hold ppl back, doesn’t work for long, doesn't work with kids
• probably needs to be done from time to time

not joining dinner when feeling sensitive

• pros: no changes needed
• cons: passively excluding, could lead to frustration, sickness

About reducing sound reflection

Problems

• people make quite a science out of it and only spend time with reading about different options (it’s a science though)
• making changes to crucial rooms feels like a very sensitive operation
• hanging stuff on the wall over head height might annoy people
  • (sub)conscious fear of things falling down
  • room could seem more cluttered

basic technical knowledge

• there's sound reflection and sound transmission
• hthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_control
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_quieting
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundproofing

inital approach/copy from come

• [Liou] “I’d like to attach more bookshelves there in order to establish noise reduction and free up space in piano room. Please share your thoughts.[…]”
  • Desire to have less clutter in dining room, Larissa seems she may start doing stuff
    • [Liou] could someone elaborate more on the clutter part?
  • Desire to keep Piano room as main book room
  • (Book sorting as a parallel issue mentioned, Marynia mentioned interest)
  • Desire for there to be a clearer concept
  • Doug find is a bit claustrophobic, and enjoys rooms without stuff above head heigh, but not opposing