Costing 380m, The CCD is Ireland's first purpose-built convention centre. It features 22 multi-functional spaces and can host up to 8,000 people at a time.
The three biggest single spaces are the 2000-seat Auditorium, a theatre which encompasses the top three floors of the building; The Forum, a 2721sq.m exhibition hall which can house over 3000 delegates for a conference or up to 2000 for a banquet and The Liffey, a 1650sq.m space which can hold 1800 conference delegates or 1200 banqueting guests. The latter can be divided into two separate rooms by the lowering of a soundproof wall from the ceiling.
The technical specification was agreed between developers The Convention Centre Dublin and consultant Theatre Projects, with a DiGiCo SD7 and SD8 chosen for the Auditorium and further SD8s for the Forum and the Liffey respectively.
All three spaces feature large d&b Front of House and monitor systems and, with the building's comprehensive fibre and data distribution network, the DiGiCo consoles allow for flexible use of the spaces.
"We are delighted with the Digico desks," said Lee Forde, head of technical, The Convention Centre Dublin. "Not only is it cutting edge technology but the Digico equipment has also been easy to use and incredibly flexible. This makes it a perfect fit for The CCD as we aim to provide our clients with the latest technology to deliver world-class and successful events every time no matter what size or type of event they are hosting."
"Seamless integration and flexibility was a key factor. Being able to run on MADI over coax cabling and via the fibre infrastructure was a must-have feature," says Ian Thomas, project engineer for installers LSI Projects of Woking, Surrey.
"In addition, the consoles are extremely compact with great DSP. Not only do they sound great but, by removing the need for external processing, the mix positions take up even less room."
(Jim Evans)
