Evaluation of the Audial Comfort of the Mosque on the Cross-City Route: Al-Ghani Mosque Ciamis

Abstract

Mosques are places of worship for Muslims, there are various factors for mosques so that worship activities can run smoothly and solemnly, one of which is audial comfort which is very important in a place of worship. Some mosques are located in environments with high noise levels which affect the quality of the audial comfort in the mosque. This case study examines the audial comfort problem in the mosque which is on the edge of a cross-city road. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the audial comfort of the Al-Ghani Mosque which is located on the edge of the city lane and find solutions to reduce the noise impact by high traffic of vehicles. This study uses a case study method with a quantitative descriptive approach that aims to evaluate the audial comfort of a mosque. This study conducted data through field measurement. Noisetools.net and IBANA Calc-Software were used to analyse noise level of surrounding and indoor buildings. Indonesian National Standard (SNI) was used to judge the noise level quality. The results of this study indicate a high level of noise in the mosque and not reach the standard. Barrier and building material design intervened to achieve the standard target through simulation. This study provides an overview of how the mosque should be built by considering various factors, especially audial comfort.