Gold Coast Room- at The Drake
Gold Coast Room- is 39.6 x 16.2 m (130 x 53 ft), 642 m² (6,905 sq ft), with a 6.1 m (20 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 6.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 8 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 39.6 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 63 x 8 (10584 x 1344 px, 5,040 kg, 93.2 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro | 1.875 mm | 52 x 12 = 624 | 31.2 x 4.1 m | 16640 x 2160 | 2,995 kg / 6,603 lb | 158.5 kW, 762 A @ 208 V |
| Absen A2 Pro | 2.97 mm | 63 x 8 = 504 | 31.5 x 4 m | 10584 x 1344 | 5,040 kg / 11,111 lb | 93.2 kW, 448 A @ 208 V |
| Absen A3 Pro | 3.9 mm | 63 x 8 = 504 | 31.5 x 4 m | 8064 x 1024 | 4,788 kg / 10,556 lb | 80.6 kW, 388 A @ 208 V |
Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.
Seating estimate
After a 12 x 7 m stage, Gold Coast Room- holds about 1,238 theater seats, 506 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 348 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 32.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at The Drake
- Camellia Room-28.7 x 17.4 m (94 x 57 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Grand Ballroom-28.3 x 17.1 m (93 x 56 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
- French--22.3 x 16.8 m (73 x 55 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Walton-35.7 x 7.9 m (117 x 26 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
- Club International-17.1 x 10.7 m (56 x 35 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
- Drake-16.5 x 10.7 m (54 x 35 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Walton North-20.1 x 7.9 m (66 x 26 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
- Parkside-16.8 x 7.6 m (55 x 25 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
- Walton South-15.2 x 7.9 m (50 x 26 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
- Georgian-17.7 x 5.2 m (58 x 17 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
- Venetian-17.1 x 5.2 m (56 x 17 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
- Huron-13.1 x 5.2 m (43 x 17 ft) · 2.4 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at The Drake · Venues in Chicago