BGL carried out the AV deployment of the Arab Emirates Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020

A total of 284 speakers, aroma machines, more than 30 racks, 73 projectors, large format displays and interactive cameras have integrated the AV infrastructure that provided BGL and which aimed to show the culture and history of the United Arab Emirates.

He United Arab Emirates Pavilion in the Expo Dubai 2020, that just closed its doors, trusted BGL Engineering to deploy AV equipment.

During the Dubai Expo, The United Arab Emirates Pavilion has been a benchmark within its route for the seven million visitors who have come to the venue. Its structure in the shape of a falcon in flight, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, has captured the attention of visitors and tells the story of the United Arab Emirates as an international hub, as well as the vision of its leaders to create a peaceful and progressive society.

BGL Audiovisual Engineering, company integrated into Sequoia Communication Group, has been in charge of providing and integrating the AV content in the various rooms of the pavilion, through the joint venture of Action y Empty, filling its spaces with light, color and sound. Project that has given visitors a trip to know, discover and bring the United Arab Emirates closer to the world.

On a surface of 15.000 square meters, spread over four levels, AV systems communicated with each other through more than 11.000 fiber optic meters.

The rooms formed a route that began in the Oasis, a fresh introduction to the culture of the United Arab Emirates; and continued in Paralysis, a moment of connection and anticipation; Desert of dreams, a multi-sensory journey through a changing landscape; Generations, a celebration of traditions and collective progress; Dreaming together, an immersive film about values, y Dreamers Who Do, where the dreamers who have created a better future for all were shown.

The main control room (B3-AV-MCR.01), located on the basement floor of the pavilion, was composed of 12 42U racks, where all the systems were installed. The core of this system was also in this plant, an AV3 processor and control system Creston.

BGL Audiovisual Engineering has made use of a total of 284 speakers to generate surround sound, aroma machines to create an olfactory immersion in space, more than 30 racks, 73 projectors with which it has been possible to carry out projections on glass and sand with equipment Panasonic PT-RCQ10 BEIGE (WUXGA resolution and 10.000 lumens), large format screens and projections that changed, thanks to the use of interactive cameras, when someone crossed through them. An entire AV infrastructure focused on showcasing the culture and achievements of the Emirates.

In addition, inside the Pavilion has stood out The Pearl, a semicircular shaped space where a large projection has been created with a mobile platform, to bring viewers closer to the large screen that extended along the walls of this semicircle with a width of 7,368×5.526 pixels.

Another of the great attractions of the Pavilion have been its Dessert Roses (dreamers who do), 12 audiovisual structures composed of 8 screens LG 65EJ5E (400 cd/m²), two media players Brightsign XD234, two display controllers Datapath FX4, an amplifier Powersoft Medium 602A and a tectonic speaker DML-500R.

BGL Audiovisual Engineering has not only provided the interior with AV content but also, besides, has integrated the AV signaling systems for the exterior of the pavilion and its main entrance, creating totems and biographs, with backlit images that told stories to those who chose to look through their lenses.