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West Ballroom AB at Vancouver Convention Centre

Published dimensions

West Ballroom AB is 53.6 x 51.2 m (176 x 168 ft), 2,744 m² (29,539 sq ft), with a 16.8 m (55 ft) ceiling.

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Plan view

53.6 m / 176 ft51.2 m / 168 ft grid 5 m

LED wall that fits

Under a 16.8 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 29 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 53.6 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 85 x 29 (17000 x 5800 px, 19,227 kg, 394.4 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.780.78 mm71 x 44 = 312442.6 x 14.9 m54528 x 1900814,058 kg / 30,992 lb276.4 kW, 1329 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V22.5 mm85 x 29 = 246542.5 x 14.5 m17000 x 580019,227 kg / 42,388 lb394.4 kW, 1896 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V23.9 mm85 x 29 = 246542.5 x 14.5 m10880 x 371219,227 kg / 42,388 lb345.1 kW, 1659 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, West Ballroom AB holds about 5,911 theater seats, 2,418 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,662 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 46.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Vancouver Convention Centre

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Vancouver Convention Centre · Venues in Vancouver

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