W176a at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

W176a is 9.8 x 17.1 m (32 x 56 ft), 168 m² (1,804 sq ft), with a 6.1 m (20 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 6.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 8 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 17.1 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 27 x 8 (5400 x 1600 px, 1,685 kg, 34.6 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	22 x 12 = 264	13.2 x 4.1 m	16896 x 5184	1,188 kg / 2,619 lb	23.4 kW, 112 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	27 x 8 = 216	13.5 x 4 m	5400 x 1600	1,685 kg / 3,714 lb	34.6 kW, 166 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	27 x 8 = 216	13.5 x 4 m	3456 x 1024	1,685 kg / 3,714 lb	30.2 kW, 145 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, W176a holds about 185 theater seats, 75 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 52 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 10.1 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at McCormick Place

W375/Skyline146.6 x 63.6 m (481 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100/Grand45.4 x 71.9 m (149 x 236 ft) · 7 m ceiling
E354/Lakeside91.3 x 33.2 m (300 x 109 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
W375e42.2 x 60.1 m (138 x 197 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
E354a54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
E354b54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
S406/Vista45.4 x 47.3 m (149 x 155 ft) · 10.6 m ceiling
W375c27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375d27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375b27.3 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100bc45.5 x 36 m (149 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling
S100a45.1 x 35.9 m (148 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at McCormick Place · Venues in Chicago