Adelaide Convention Centre’s (ACC) East Building, set to open in 2017, will feature the world’s largest seating drums and a hinged seating stored in the roof space.
ACC’s chief executive Alec Gilbert said the new East Building is in the final stage of creating Australia’s most flexible convention centre.
“New technologies are the hallmark of the A$400 (US$307) million expansion which will set a new benchmark in convention centre design and functionality,” he added.
The two 18-metre revolving drums, which can accommodate seating for 320 people each, is able to rotate 180 degrees within minutes.
The East Building will also feature a new auditorium with hinged seating stored in the roof space, which can be easily lowered to convert an exhibition space to a lecture-theatre style venue.
The drums and hinged seating will work in tandem with fully operable sliding walls, which can be put into place to enclose conference space, or be retracted to open up the Plenary to full capacity.
The Plenary itself allows for numerous possible configurations to suit the requirements of each event, with options for a tiered or flat floor.
As such, the East Building will be able to be subdivided and configured within minutes regardless of whether it is needed as a pre-function space, ballroom, exhibition or plenary.
