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Room Design and Layout
Reprinted from the Basics of Audio and Visual Systems Design: Revised Edition,
Chapter 12, “Videoconferencing” written by Scott Sharer, CTS, and Jim Smith, CVE,
CTS, copyright 2003, with permission of InfoComm International®
www.infocomm.org
For clarity of discussion, we have divided this section into the following
sub-sections:
• Room construction, including wall construction, windows and window
treatments, ceilings and HVAC;
• Interior design and finishes;
• Furniture design, including placement and layout;
• Room acoustics and acoustic treatment; and
• Room lighting.
The initial layout and construction of the space affects all the elements that are
discussed in other sections of this book [ Basics of Audio and Visual Systems
Design ], including acoustic characteristics and performance, general and
ambient light control, and overall comfort.
Room Requirements
We begin with general room requirements. The total floor space required for
VC is much greater than we have become used to for general local presentation
and meeting. In architectural terms it is not uncommon to find a rule-of-thumb
applied that allows for up to 15 square feet of floor space per participant in a
traditional presentation or meeting room. If there is a front-of-room presenter
position at a podium, and if there is some use of in-room technology
(projection devices, whiteboards, etc.), then this figure may increase to as
much as 20 square feet of floor space per participant, but rarely any more than
that.