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West Ballroom AB at Vancouver Convention Centre

Published dimensions

West Ballroom AB is 53.6 x 51.2 m (176 x 168 ft), 2,744 m² (29,539 sq ft), with a 16.8 m (55 ft) ceiling.

Open in 3D previz

Plan view

53.6 m / 176 ft51.2 m / 168 ft grid 5 m

LED wall that fits

Under a 16.8 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 29 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 53.6 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 85 x 29 (14280 x 4872 px, 24,650 kg, 456 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro1.875 mm71 x 44 = 312442.6 x 14.9 m22720 x 792014,995 kg / 33,058 lb793.5 kW, 3815 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro2.97 mm85 x 29 = 246542.5 x 14.5 m14280 x 487224,650 kg / 54,343 lb456 kW, 2192 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro3.9 mm85 x 29 = 246542.5 x 14.5 m10880 x 371223,418 kg / 51,626 lb394.4 kW, 1896 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, West Ballroom AB holds about 5,911 theater seats, 2,418 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,662 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 46.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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