The Ministry’s new six-storey members club is equipped with class-leading, fully-integrated AV technology.
Bigabox Productions designed and specified all AV equipment solutions, including a 36-seat Dolby Atmos screening room. Also within the space are 2 soundproofed mastering studios, as well as a host of meeting spaces within its 50,000 sq. ft. facility. Bigabox Productions were chosen to carry out the technical element of the installation, having worked extensively with the Ministry over the years. Set in a former diary factory, just two minutes walk from the Ministry of Sound nightclub and record label at Elephant & Castle, the new concept is the first in a series of planned operations, combining the attributes of a private members club with co-working offices, and is geared towards the media and music industries.
The centrepiece of the operation is the main event theatre — an all-white multi purpose space. Audio for the space was provided by JBL CBT70J-1 Constant Beamwidth line array columns, and a pair of JBL CBT50LA-1 speakers in the break-out space, while a separate PRX818 subwoofer is powered by a Crown CDi DriveCore 4|600 amplifier. This theatre also contains full video facilities, while control includes a touchscreen PC with HiQnet Architect and a pair of Soundweb EC-4BV HiQnet wall controllers. In fact local room control is provided throughout by Soundweb EC-8BV/EC-4BV wall controllers. One coveted space is the Dolby Atmos 7.2.4 screening room. This is equipped with JBL 705p 7-Series and JBL 305 3-Series reference monitors, with PRX815 subs providing LF extension and JBL Control 23-1 speakers for infills.
The soundproofed listening rooms incorporate the same 7 Series reference monitors and include a pair of 708I – 7 Series 8” enclosures and JBL PRX818 sub as well as AMX Ascendo Vibe video conference soundbar.
The Cafe/Bar is again highly specified, with eight JBL CBT50LA-1 and four PRX815XL subs, with input points have allocated for DJ set up. The largest meeting rooms include a 20-seat format (divisible into two rooms of 10) and 16-capacity space combined with private dining. Here Bigabox provided further BSS Soundweb control, and AMX Ascendo Vibe video conference soundbar surrounded by an array of 4K Philips commercial displays.
All meeting rooms further up the venue are equipped with scaled-down versions of the same technology, with independent control and video conferencing. Both here and in the ancillary areas (Reception, Toilets, Lift and Corridors etc) various Control 23-1, JBL Control 64, Control 25-1 and CBT50LA-1 are distributed, while the small terrace is also populated with four of JBL’s ‘Mushroom-style’ Control 85M speakers. Crown DriveCore 4|300BL and 4|600BL multi-channel amplifiers provide an efficient power solution for the passive loudspeakers
Bigabox Productions are one of the UK’s leading independent, full event production companies, fusing the gap between creativity and technology.
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