Introduction
is one of the largest FinTech companies based in London and offers a service which allows customers to transfer money around the world at the lowest possible cost. With a brand new office in The Tea Building, Shoreditch, London, they required an integrated AV
The Solution
The new office required a complete re-fit which included 3 large meeting spaces, 7 huddle rooms, a large conference room and a presentation space.
Meeting Rooms
All of the large meeting spaces had 2 Samsung screens installed side by side, with Barco ClickShare for wireless presentation. Chromebox for Meetings was the chosen video conferencing platform, allowing dual-screen Google Hangout calls. ClearOne beamforming microphones were mounted from the ceiling to enable all participants to be picked up clearly. Crestron iPad control offered a simple control interface for all the hardware in these spaces.
Meeting Room Spaces
One of the large meeting rooms opened into a larger space, and in this scenario the Crestron system automatically reconfigured the AV hardware when the partition wall was removed. This larger space displayed the video on further screens, and allowed other beamforming microphones to automatically be connected into the video conferencing system.
Huddle Space
For the huddle spaces, single Samsung screens were installed with webcams fitted, connected to Mac Mini PCs, which in turn allowed communication via the client’s chosen video conferencing solution. Simple control keypads were installed allowing control of the room’s AV hardware.
Presentation Space
The presentation space needed to cater for up to 100 people to join weekly Town Hall meetings via video conferencing. Two large, ceiling-mounted 3-metre-wide projection screens allowing dual-screen Google Hangout calls via Chromebox for Meetings were installed alongside 6000-lumen Optoma projectors. As well as Shure handheld and lapel microphones, a Catchbox was installed allowing all members of the call to easily join in.
Music Systems
This large presentation space also doubles up as the staff chill-out area, and therefore a Bose music system with ceiling speakers and subwoofers was used, enabling the client to use the presentation space for evening events and staff get-togethers. The music system extended through the office onto the rooftop terrace with Bose DS16 ceiling speakers, all centrally controlled from a Yamaha MTX3 DSP.
In the open spaces of the office, screens were installed allowing simple communication with staff via digital signage.
