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South Barn at Chilhowee Park & Exposition Center

Published dimensions

South Barn is 54.1 x 54.1 m (177 x 177 ft), 2,927 m² (31,504 sq ft), with a 3.1 m (10 ft) ceiling.

Open in 3D previz

Plan view

54.1 m / 177 ft54.1 m / 177 ft grid 5 m

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 54.1 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 86 x 2 (14448 x 336 px, 1,720 kg, 31.8 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro1.875 mm72 x 3 = 21643.2 x 1 m23040 x 5401,037 kg / 2,286 lb54.9 kW, 264 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro2.97 mm86 x 2 = 17243 x 1 m14448 x 3361,720 kg / 3,792 lb31.8 kW, 153 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro3.9 mm86 x 2 = 17243 x 1 m11008 x 2561,634 kg / 3,602 lb27.5 kW, 132 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, South Barn holds about 6,317 theater seats, 2,584 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,776 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 47.1 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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