Bar.Yard

COMPANY: Renkus-Heinz

LOCATION: Bangkok, Thailand

Working with Bangkok-based AV integration firm Vichai Trading 1983 and AV consultant Atkrist Co, Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok recently upgraded the audio, visual and control systems for its rooftop bar, Bar.Yard.

“It was important that the AV equipment blended well with the elegant architecture while also meeting the hotel’s audio requirements,” Mr Wansamkan, AV consultant at Atkrist Co, noted. “Renkus-Heinz provided a weatherised, aesthetic and high-fidelity solution for the rooftop.” Bar.Yard is equipped with eight TX81 Compact Two-Way Complex Conic loudspeakers, eight TX62 Two-Way Complex Conic loudspeakers and two TX112S 12in subwoofers.

“We needed a system that was acoustically strong but also partial to aesthetic appearance. The Renkus-Heinz weatherized T Series loudspeakers were the ideal fit as they didn’t sacrifice power for size or appearance,” detailed Thitikorn Sopchokchai, Assistant Managing Director at Vichai Trading. “The loudspeakers blend in flawlessly with our gardens and create a sound barrier throughout Bar.Yard, reducing the music pollution to the outside while at the same time blocking the noise from the streets below.”

“The combination of power and the low-impact design made the T Series the perfect addition to Bar.Yard,” added Karan Kathuria, Director of Sales and Business Development at Renkus-Heinz. “With this install, Renkus-Heinz gives a new life to the top of the Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok, transforming an already beautiful rooftop to the most desirable bar in the city.” www.renkus-heinz.com upgrade our displays to 4K the QL StiX players can accommodate the higher resolution without any changes.” Moving forward, Matthews expects to leverage QL’s content scheduling capabilities. He also sees QL’s automation and content triggering applications as particularly compelling. “Navori makes it possible to add digital triggers at entryways that will serve different content upon a customer’s entry into the restaurant, based on that customer’s characteristics if we choose to add these types of features,” he commented. “That adds a level of intelligence that, along with audience analytics, will be appealing to our marketing department.” www.navori.com

Moxy Lower East Side

COMPANY: 1 SOUND

LOCATION: New York, USA

Moxy Hotels has expanded its New York footprint with the launch of the Moxy Lower East Side. The 303-room urban retreat is the fifth outpost in Manhattan. Anthem Productions was the integrator for the venues where they installed 1 SOUND loudspeakers. Each venue is a different application from the hotel lobby’s cafe, to the piano lounge, 1 SOUND’s loudspeakers were the right fit for each.

“By providing a stunning variety of venues and concepts under a single roof, the hotel embodies the diversity of the Lower East Side,” said Lightstone President, Mitchell Hochberg.

Located in the lobby is an all-day bar and cafe called The Fix. Here there are distributed Cannon C6s and installed FSUB45 and SUB310s hidden under banquettes and throughout the space.

Tao Group’s restaurant, Sake No Hana, boasts Cannon C4is, C6s and Tower LCC44s, along with 1 SOUND Wall and Floor Subwoofers.

Then there is the piano lounge, Silver Lining (pictured above) which is covered by Cannon C6s and SUB310s.

The system for the glamorous rooftop bar, the Highlight Room, is made up of cardioid Tower LCC44s, which help reduce reflections in the space that consists of floor to ceiling glass windows. WSUB45s and SUB310s are deployed for low frequency. Cannon C6s are used on the DJ booth as monitors as well as outside on the balcony with C-Clamps and L-Brackets. www.1-sound.com