Lafayette at Best Western Plus Chicago Hillside
Lafayette is 22.3 x 10.4 m (73 x 34 ft), 232 m² (2,496 sq ft), with a 3 m (10 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 22.3 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 35 x 2 (7000 x 400 px, 546 kg, 11.2 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 29 x 3 = 87 | 17.4 x 1 m | 22272 x 1296 | 392 kg / 863 lb | 7.7 kW, 37 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 35 x 2 = 70 | 17.5 x 1 m | 7000 x 400 | 546 kg / 1,204 lb | 11.2 kW, 54 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 35 x 2 = 70 | 17.5 x 1 m | 4480 x 256 | 546 kg / 1,204 lb | 9.8 kW, 47 A @ 208 V |
Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.
Seating estimate
After a 12 x 7 m stage, Lafayette holds about 328 theater seats, 134 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 92 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 15.3 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at Best Western Plus Chicago Hillside
- Churchill25.6 x 21.9 m (84 x 72 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Churchill I, II, III & IV25.6 x 11 m (84 x 36 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Churchill II & III, or III &IV17.1 x 11 m (56 x 36 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Jefferson17.4 x 8.5 m (57 x 28 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Lafayette I or II11 x 10.4 m (36 x 34 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Jefferson I, II, or III11.6 x 8.5 m (38 x 28 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Jefferson I & II or II & III11.6 x 8.5 m (38 x 28 ft) · 3 m ceiling
- Churchill II, III or IV8.5 x 11 m (28 x 36 ft) · 3.7 m ceiling
- Mark Twain5.8 x 8.5 m (19 x 28 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Best Western Plus Chicago Hillside · Venues in Chicago