Hi Elias,
We have a 14,000 square foot ballroom that can comfortable seat 1,600 lecture or 800 banquet. Our space is 6 years old and we were very fortunate to get to design it to include most of our wish list/requirements.
Layout:
- We have 3 airwalls capable of dividing the space into 4 sections that seat 360 each.
- Other than the airwalls, the room is a large empty space with no obstructions.
AV:
- There are four built-in screens and projectors across the "front" of the room.
- House sound system consists of distributed ceiling speakers for full coverage of the space.
- House lights are also distributed and are dimmable.
- Stage lighting points are distributed to allow for hanging theatrical fixtures in a number of configurations.
- There is a main tech booth that houses all of the controls and equipment as well as a smaller tech booth/storage room in each of the other sections. This is one of the best feature of the ballroom and allows staff to work from each booth without being in the room. Each booth has some controls and an operable window to the room.
- Rigging points are distributed throughout the room to allow for flying truss.
- 3-phase power disconnects are in two locations to provide power for large productions or touring shows.
- PTZ cameras are mounted on back wall that can be used for recording/IMAG. We typically add a camera or two as well but the PTZs get used a lot.
Other:
- Much of our wall space and ceiling has decorative acoustic panels that help keep the room acoustically dead.
- We did not include a built-in stage or "concert" sound system. Our clients appreciate the flexibility of the space but if there was a built-in stage, I would want a PA system to go along with it.
- All of our built-in AV systems are Crestron and BSS. Both have been great and we designed the system to allow us to tap into it when adding audio or lighting consoles for large events.
- Given all of the flexibility and complexity, we do require an AV technician to work most events and charge clients for the labor. We could set the projector and a couple of mics and walk away but most of our clients appreciate having a student work their events and having a person always present for support.
I have attached our spec sheet and am happy to provide more information!
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Jason Rogien
Assistant Director, Event Services
Colorado State University
Fort Collins CO
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-05-2021 16:47
From: Elias Gallegos
Subject: Ballroom/ Large Event Space Layouts
Hello everyone,
We are looking to build a large ballroom event space that could hold upwards of 1000 people and were curious to hear from others who currently have a large space like this.1. What are things that have worked and what hasn't worked?
- Any built-in AV equipment, air walls, specific layouts or set ups that work best?
Any input on this would be appreciated!
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Elias Gallegos
Operations Supervisor
California State University Northridge
Northridge CA
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