Unusual Rigging and Prolyte at the Convention Centre Dublin

Opening September 2010, the Convention Centre Dublin is Ireland's newest purpose-built, international conference and event venue. In addition to a 2,000 seat auditorium and banqueting facilities for up to 3,000 guests, the venue has two exhibition halls offering a total of 4,500 sq m of exhibition space. Unusual Rigging designed, engineered and installed a particularly sophisticated flying system, using Prolyte truss, in each of the halls.

The systems in the two halls feature a grid of individual square trusses and use a total of 1150m of black powder coated Prolyte S52, plus 190 black powder coated S52 box corners. The grids cover the ceilings of the halls, are fitted with a total of 132 chain hoists and can be controlled from a single point. Mark Priestley, project manager for Unusual Rigging, explains: “Each truss can be set at any height and any angle desired and each has a central sail that can be used to define the ceiling height or as a bounce and diffuser surface for lighting.”

Lee Forde, technical director of the CCD, is delighted with the system: “Using their vast knowledge and experience, Unusual Riggings has helped create fit for purpose flying systems in all three main rooms. It was extremely well planned and thought out.”

Photos by The Fifth Estate Ltd.