Intare Conference Arena

SectorConference venue
LocationKigali, Rwanda
Main hallUp to 2,500 seated
Our roleMain AV consultant

Intare Conference Arena is one of the largest conference venues in Rwanda and East Africa, with a main hall that seats up to 2,500 people plus meeting, training and board rooms. PRO AV Africa was the main AV consultant on the project, responsible for the audio and video design across the whole building, from the main hall to the smallest meeting room.

What we delivered

Main hall sound

Line array speakers flown each side of the stage, with a digital mixing console in the control booth. The system was designed for clear speech in every seat across the floor and the raked seating.

Speech intelligibility tested

The hall is acoustically treated, and we measured speech intelligibility on site with calibrated test equipment, then tuned the system until every seating area met the target.

Projection and screens

Large-venue projectors firing from the rear booths onto two big screens beside the stage, with video routing through a central matrix so any source can go to any screen.

Interpretation booths

Interpretation booths overlooking the hall, with a digital multi-channel interpretation system so delegates can listen in their own language.

Dante audio network

Audio carried over a Dante network between the hall, the control rooms and the meeting rooms, keeping the signal digital end to end.

Meeting and training rooms

Every meeting, training and board room has its own projector or display, ceiling speakers, microphones, video conferencing and wireless presentation, so guests can share from their own laptop or phone.

Control and automation

A simple wall panel in each room switches sources, sets volume and powers the system on and off, so no technician is needed for everyday meetings.

Digital signage

Screens outside each room show the room name and the event of the day, managed centrally.

From the installation

Intare Conference Arena in Kigali
Intare Conference Arena, Kigali
Main hall with line arrays and two projection screens
Main hall: line arrays and twin screens
Main hall seen from above showing flown line array speakers
Flown line arrays seen from above
Main hall screens showing the wireless presentation home page
Wireless presentation on both screens
Projectors firing from the rear booths into the main hall
Projectors running from the rear booths
Interpretation and control booths overlooking the main hall
Interpretation and control booths
Raked and floor seating in the main hall
Floor and raked seating
Sound level and speech intelligibility meter in front of the stage
Speech intelligibility test at the stage
Acoustic measurement on the hall floor
Measuring coverage across the floor
Soundcraft Vi1 digital mixing console in the control booth
Digital mixing console in the booth
Equipment rack with interpretation system and video matrix
Interpretation system and video matrix rack
Equipment rack with public address controller and converters
Public address and video conversion rack
Floor box connection plates with HDMI, VGA and audio inputs
Presenter connection plates
Training room with projector, screen and wireless presentation
Training room
Meeting room with projector and lectern microphones
Meeting room set for a presentation
Boardroom with wall display and control panel
Boardroom with display and wall control
Meeting room rack with switcher, amplifier, wireless presentation and audio processor
Meeting room equipment rack
Room control panel for sources, audio and video
One-touch room control panel
Digital sign outside a meeting room
Digital signage outside each room

Our role

System designSpecification and BOQInstallation supervisionCommissioningTraining

Installed by an integrator working to our approved design.

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