Corporate reception area with a large-format display integrated into the wall finish

01 / Capability · Audio Visual Systems

Video Walls & Large-Format Displays

LED and LCD walls for lobbies, control rooms and boardrooms — mounted, sourced and serviceable.

LED and LCD video walls for corporate lobbies, control rooms and retail environments.

02 / The brief

A video wall or large-format display is an architectural element as much as a technical one. The size, mounting, viewing distance and content strategy all belong to the room they sit in.

Zentrum designs displays with the interior designer and the wider technology team so screens, content sources, control and cabling belong to the space rather than sit on top of it.

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03 / Signal and space

From source to the room itself.

Displays and video walls are large objects that carry cabling, power, control and heat. Bringing them into the interior and MEP coordination early is what allows the display to live inside the design rather than compete with it.

  1. 01 /

    Sources

    Streaming, broadcast, laptops, media servers and room devices, kept in a rack rather than on show.

    • Streaming
    • Laptops
    • Media
  2. 02 /

    Rack and processing

    Amplification, switching, processing and control in a ventilated, serviceable equipment position.

  3. 03 /

    Distribution

    Cabling and network paths carrying audio and video to each zone with the bandwidth the format needs.

    • Cabling
    • Network
  4. 04 /

    Zones

    Rooms and areas treated individually — a cinema, a lounge, a meeting room and a terrace are different problems.

    • Interior
    • Meeting
    • Outdoor
  5. 05 /

    Room treatment

    Speaker positions, screen geometry, sightlines and acoustic detail resolved with the interior design.

  6. 06 /

    Control

    One way to operate the room that a guest, a resident or a meeting host can use without being taught.

Outcome /

The equipment disappears; the experience does not.

Sound and image belong to the architecture rather than sitting on top of it.

Conceptual audio visual diagram: sources feed a rack holding processing and amplification, distribution carries signal to individual zones, room treatment resolves speaker and screen positions with the interior, and one control surface operates the result.

04 / Design principles

What makes the room work.

  • Display selection

    Screen type, size and resolution chosen for the viewing distance and content.

  • Mounting and integration

    Bezel treatment, mounting and joinery coordinated with the interior design.

  • Content sources

    Source devices, media players and control chosen for the operating model.

  • Processing and control

    Video processing and control interfaces the operating team can actually use.

  • Cabling and equipment location

    Cable routes and equipment locations coordinated with the interior and MEP.

01 /

Viewing distance and pitch selection

02 /

Ambient light and colour temperature of the space

03 /

Long-life brightness rating and spare-tile strategy

05 / Where it is used

Where this is installed.

Workplaces and headquarters

Offices where the systems are judged on how little attention they need day to day.

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Hotels and resorts

Guest-facing and operational systems planned together, and commissioned around opening.

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Also delivered in: Corporate lobbies and boardrooms · Control rooms and monitoring positions · Retail and hospitality.

06 / Coordination and delivery

How the package runs.

  1. 01 /Understand what the display is for, and how it will be operated.
  2. 02 /Design size, mounting, sources and control against that.
  3. 03 /Coordinate with the interior designer on finishes, joinery and lighting.
  4. 04 /Install, calibrate and commission with the client in the room.
  5. 05 /Hand over a display the operating team can run confidently.
  • 01Fine-pitch LED, LCD tile or projection blend depending on brief
  • 02Content management and processor selection
  • 03Serviceable mounting frames and calibration for uniformity
  • 04Integration with control rooms and BMS overlays
Turnkey delivery →Assessment and support for existing systems →

07 / Related systems

What this depends on.

Data & IT Infrastructure
IP-based content sources and control ride the building network.
Seamless Wi-Fi Networking
Wireless presentation and casting depend on the wireless network.
Building Automation
Displays participate in scenes that combine lighting, shading and sources.
Connected Communication
Video conferencing and messaging can share the same display estate.

Technology ecosystem /

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Next step /

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