FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS -DESIGN STANDARDS

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS · DESIGN STANDARDS
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Main Ballroom Requirements (continued)
Provide windows where possible, yet room must be capable of complete black out.
Minimum clear height of 18' 0" ( 5.5 m)under chandeliers and lowest ceiling level.
All walls, including movable partition walls to have a sound rating of not less than 54
dB (FSTC 54).
Clear automobile access route must be provided to the ballroom together with an 8' 0"
(2.4 m) wide pair of entry doors or removable panel.
Ceiling design must incorporate anchor/suspension points for scenery etc. and power
outlets/suspension bars for special lighting. Align pot lights with structural beams or
special support beams - with the removal of the light can, the beam can be used to
support a lighting truss, scenery anchors etc.
A motorised projection screen is required at each end of the ballroom. The screen
(approximately 14' 0" wide x 14' 0" high – 4.3 x 4.3 m)and the retaining box shall be
mounted above the ceiling so that the screen is completely concealed when not in use.
The switch operating the screen will be mounted on the wall in the adjacent control
niche. The screen shall be without borders and with matt white reflective surface.
Main ballroom to be sub-divisible into halves (double layer of partitioning) and thirds
(single layer of partitioning).
Each ballroom subdivision must be able to function independently i.e. there must be
provision for each to locally control:
a) Background music volume and on/off
b) Sound reproduction through background music speakers in lieu of
background music
c) Head table and runway lighting
d) General lighting dimming
e) Remote control of lighting should also be available to enable light
levels to be controlled by an audio-visual operator running a slide
show.
Each ballroom subdivision must incorporate:
a) Supply air system with local control thermostat
b) Exhaust air system
c) Baseboard electrical requirements as shown on Fairmont Hotels
and Resorts Standard Details.
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