In2Structures is a South African based custom structures design and manufacturing company that is part of the Gearhouse SA Group. The 800sq.m capacity two-bay Dome at the McCartney show was supplied to Tel Aviv-based staging and rigging company Stage Design, provider of most of the overall event's technical infrastructure.
The Dome - launched by Gearhouse In2Structures as a fully flexible, aesthetically pleasing, structurally robust solution for all types of events - offered 12.5m of headroom and was located behind the main stage.
Its interior was fully fitted out and dressed by Market King complete with comfortable seating areas, a large central bar, a buffet area and a chilling one. A full lighting rig was hung on a circular truss above the bar, with a 2.1m diameter MiPix LED mirror ball suspended below. A ring of 14 plasma screens were attached around the lowest roof rail, enabling a good view wherever people were sitting or standing in the Dome and providing additional ambient lighting for the chilling zone.
A team of five crew from Gearhouse SA led by Chris Loejis went to Israel to construct and de-rig the Dome, working alongside a crew from Stage Design, each operation taking approximately three and a half days.
(Jim Evans)
