Balcony Floor Foyer at Barbican Centre
Balcony Floor Foyer is 55 x 33 m (180 x 108 ft), 1,815 m² (19,536 sq ft), with a 2.6 m (9 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 2.6 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 1 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 55 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 88 x 1 (17600 x 200 px, 686 kg, 14.1 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 73 x 2 = 146 | 43.8 x 0.7 m | 56064 x 864 | 657 kg / 1,448 lb | 12.9 kW, 62 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 88 x 1 = 88 | 44 x 0.5 m | 17600 x 200 | 686 kg / 1,513 lb | 14.1 kW, 68 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 88 x 1 = 88 | 44 x 0.5 m | 11264 x 128 | 686 kg / 1,513 lb | 12.3 kW, 59 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, Balcony Floor Foyer holds about 3,846 theater seats, 1,573 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,081 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 48 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at Barbican Centre
- Ground Floor Foyer74.3 x 30 m (244 x 98 ft) · 5.9 m ceiling
- Exhibition Hall 144.4 x 44.4 m (146 x 146 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- Exhibition Hall 242.7 x 42.7 m (140 x 140 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
- The Curve24.9 x 24.9 m (82 x 82 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
- Garden Room24 x 16.6 m (79 x 54 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
- Conservatory Terrace33.5 x 10.5 m (110 x 34 ft) · 2 m ceiling
- Stalls Floor Foyer40.2 x 4.8 m (132 x 16 ft) · 4.8 m ceiling
- Conservatory14.5 x 6.7 m (48 x 22 ft) · 15 m ceiling
- Frobisher Suites x 6 - combinable rooms8.5 x 8.5 m (28 x 28 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Boardroom8.2 x 8.2 m (27 x 27 ft) · 4 m ceiling
- Cinema 1 & Pit Foyer3.6 x 10.2 m (12 x 33 ft) · 8 m ceiling
- Auditorium 11 x 1 m (3 x 3 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Barbican Centre · Venues in London