INSTALL STORY - AUDITORIUM
INSTALL STORY - AUDITORIUM
Comprehensive AV Architecture by Effectron at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam College Auditorium The 2000-seat multipurpose auditorium at the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Government College in Daman, in August 2020 was installed with an impressive audio architecture from Adamson with the aim of hosting conferences, screenings, concerts, and theatre. Executed by the team at Effectron New Delhi, the system was sourced through Sonotone and LBT, Adamson’s official distributors in India and Barco and Creston directly. PT spoke to Anuj Darbari, Director, Effectron to get insights on the installation.
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he college is affiliated with Gujarat University and runs eight bachelor programs i.e. B. A. in Gujarati Literature, Economics and English Literature, B.Com. and B. Sc. in Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Botany.
Layout The auditorium is part of the APJ Abdul Kalam College premises located at the outskirts of Silvasa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli close to the academic block of the college. This new building has break out spaces and
Interior view of the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam College Auditorium
wide corridors that enable large gatherings and a multi-utility space which aims to enhance the overall academic development of students. The auditorium is designed and equipped to deliver seminars, conventions, cultural evenings, debates, quizzes, dance and drama
Conceptualization
Interior view of the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam College Auditorium
Er. Anuj Darbari , Director, Effectron Luminex Ltd. New Delhi performances. The layout of the building consists of a stage and two levels of seating. The stage approximately 20 mts wide with a depth of 7 mts, is ideal for ballets and choirs. For stage lighting the auditorium originally had halogen lights which needed multiple fixtures. AV-ICNx TECHNOLOGY
The project was conceptualized by Chief Engineer B.C. Warli of Omnibus Industrial Development Corporation of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Limited and Architect Arun Bij, Principal Architect and Founder of Design Plus, Gurgaon. Together they optimized the space and designed the auditorium into a fan shape to accommodate 2000 students/audience with spacious aisles and a perfect line of sight. “It was a pleasure and delight to work in a space which has been tailor-made for a perfect auditorium,” said Er. Anuj Darbari, Director – Effectron. The professional commitment of Anuj Darbari and his team, made Effectron the preferred choice as SI for the project, commented Mr. Sandeep Gupta who has built over 100 auditoriums. Elaborating on how Effectron was formed in 1988 as part of an expansion of the Darbari Group and now evolved into a turnkey project execution company for auditoriums and studios, across the globe, bagged this prestigious project, Anuj Darbari says, “The BoQ (Bill of Quantity) was framed and the tender was floated. The tender was on a AV-ICN TECHNOLOGY
turnkey basis comprising - Acoustics, CCTV, Lifts, Seating, Stage Lighting and Furnishing, and Multimedia Presentation System. The tender was bagged by Turnkey Contractor M/s Srishti Enterprise headed by Er. Sandeep Gupta. Er. Gupta made multiple presentations and submitted designs within the scope of BoQ to suit the acoustics and
Er Sandeep Gupta- Founder and owner of Srishti Enterprises, Chandigarh JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2021
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