Taipei Dome (TD) is under construction and located in the heart of Taipei City. It is surrounded by prominent shopping district and popular cultural centers. The capacity of TD is 40,575 seats. Songshan Cultural and Creative Park is within the same block as TD and has retained the remaining green area within the block. Once it is in operation, the impact of the subsequent vehicular and crowd noise to the nearby buildings and green area is inevitable. To understand the nearby soundscape of TD, an itinerary with 8 locations were used. In-situ visual/aural observation with video recording were performed in 4 different time periods during one weekday and one weekend. A list of taxonomy of sounds was derived. While vehicular noise is the dominant sound category, natural sound such as bird chirping and insect calling were also identified. Traffic counts were conducted. Scooters and cars were the two main vehicular types and with peak volumes during weekday evenings. Sound pressure level of each location was measured. Maximum peak sound pressure level of car noise reached as high as 109.5 dB. Mitigating expected vehicular noise and enhancing natural sound around TD should be considered by its design team.

Taipei Dome (TD) is under construction and located in the heart of Taipei City. It is surrounded by prominent shopping district and popular cultural centers. The capacity of TD is 40,575 seats. Songshan Cultural and Creative Park is within the same block as TD and has retained the remaining green area within the block. Once it is in operation, the impact of the subsequent vehicular and crowd noise to the nearby buildings and green area is inevitable. To understand the nearby soundscape of TD, an itinerary with 8 locations were used. In-situ visual/aural observation with video recording were performed in 4 different time periods during one weekday and one weekend. A list of taxonomy of sounds was derived. While vehicular noise is the dominant sound category, natural sound such as bird chirping and insect calling were also identified. Traffic counts were conducted. Scooters and cars were the two main vehicular types and with peak volumes during weekday evenings. Sound pressure level of each location was measured. Maximum peak sound pressure level of car noise reached as high as 109.5 dB. Mitigating expected vehicular noise and enhancing natural sound around TD should be considered by its design team.

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