The client required a substantial array of specialist future-proof technology, with the Welsh Government supporting the fit-out as well as the rental cost for the first five years as part of its £100m Life Sciences Investment Fund. Occupying an entire 12,000 sq. ft. floor, state-of-the-art solutions were needed across areas including a presentation space, boardroom, four meeting rooms, CEO office, and multimedia pod.
Integral to the £2.2m fit-out works, Vaughan Sound was tasked with specifying and installing a range of audio, display, projection, centralised video recording, live streaming and video conferencing systems, along with all dedicated cabling and infrastructure, to deliver a full turnkey solution.
Bosch HD cameras, Crestron control systems, EVOKO Room Manager systems, Phillips desktop monitors, Polycom HDX7000 video conference units, a Samsung SUR40" multi touch display, Sharp LCD TVs, Trantec radio microphones, and Yamaha mixers and audio amplifiers, were just some of the products integrated into this first class business space.
Vaughan Sound were appointed by Paramount Interiors, following two previous successful collaboration projects at 3 Assembly Square for KPMG and ITV Cymru Wales respectively. This latest scheme completes a trio of projects at the grade A waterfront office space, as the company - which is celebrating 50 years in the AV industry this year - adds to its impressive public sector portfolio.
The venue was officially opened yesterday by Economy Minister Edwina Hart, life sciences entrepreneur and investor Sir Chris Evans, and Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis. It is hoped that it will become a central pillar in the vision to create a thriving Life Sciences eco-system in Wales - bringing activity, knowledge, people and policy together.
(Jim Evans)
