Industries / Entertainment & Events

AV for performances,
presentations, and events.

Presentations, performances, and screenings place different demands on a venue. We plan permanent AV systems around the audience, planned events, and the people preparing and operating each event.

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Design for the venue’s
range of events.

A venue may host a panel discussion one day and a performance the next. Its permanent systems need to accommodate the planned uses, audience layouts, and visiting equipment.

We work through those requirements with venue, technical, and project teams. Sound coverage, screen positions, signal paths, and operator locations are considered together, alongside the building and other production systems.

The scope should distinguish routine venue operation from events that need a technical operator. That distinction informs the controls, connections, documentation, and user guidance provided at handover.

Permanent theatre stage viewed from tiered audience seating
Permanent venue systems need to suit the stage, audience, and operating positions.

What matters before
the audience arrives.

01

Audience coverage

Review seating layouts, sightlines, and the room's acoustic conditions. Plan audio and visual presentation around the audience areas and the content being presented.

02

A workable operating position

Agree where operators need to see, hear, and control the event. Plan equipment locations and signal routing around those positions, including any alternative room layouts.

03

Connections for visiting users

Define the interfaces between installed systems and incoming equipment. Label connection points and document the signal paths so visiting teams can plan their requirements.

Permanent systems
for different venue uses.

Performance and presentation spaces

Work through stage positions, microphones, playback, and audience areas. Coordinate the AV scope with the venue's lighting, staging, and technical requirements.

Screenings and large-format content

Consider image size, ambient light, and viewing positions alongside the available content sources. Plan the sound, playback, and screen as one system.

Multi-purpose halls and rooms

Define the common setups and how staff move between them. Routine presentation controls can sit alongside operator access for more involved events.

Technical rooms and infrastructure

Plan rack locations, cable routes, ventilation, and service access early. Installation and testing need to fit the construction schedule and the venue's event calendar.

Event spaces in practice.

Hub Wynyard combines everyday meetings with larger presentations and events. Its shared event and café areas show how installed AV can support several uses within one venue.

Upgrading a venue
or planning a new one?

Discuss your venue systems

Share the room plans, planned events, and technical requirements. Include the existing equipment and operator requirements so we can work through the permanent AV systems your venue needs.