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West Ballroom BC at Vancouver Convention Centre

Published dimensions

West Ballroom BC is 54.9 x 51.2 m (180 x 168 ft), 2,811 m² (30,256 sq ft), with a 15.9 m (52 ft) ceiling.

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Plan view

54.9 m / 180 ft51.2 m / 168 ft grid 5 m

LED wall that fits

Under a 15.9 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 28 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 54.9 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 87 x 28 (14616 x 4704 px, 24,360 kg, 450.7 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro1.875 mm73 x 41 = 299343.8 x 13.8 m23360 x 738014,366 kg / 31,672 lb760.2 kW, 3655 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro2.97 mm87 x 28 = 243643.5 x 14 m14616 x 470424,360 kg / 53,704 lb450.7 kW, 2167 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro3.9 mm87 x 28 = 243643.5 x 14 m11136 x 358423,142 kg / 51,019 lb389.8 kW, 1874 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 BC holds about 6,059 theater seats, 2,479 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,704 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 47.9 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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