Gates Chili Field House & Natatorium

Completed in 2008, the Gates Chili Sports Complex is an award-winning facility replete with high-end design and technology. The 1,628,000 cubic foot field house seats 3,000 for events. Acoustical design and sound design were both challenging in this venue, which needed to be able to be separated into multiple sound system zones for varying room uses. AVL provided acoustical, audio, rigging, and noise control design for this flexible space. Reverberation has been controlled to a midband RT60 of 1.25 seconds, which allows excellent intelligibility for events. Digitally controlled matrix mixers control audio, with program changes controlled remotely by the users for each configuration with ease. In the attached natatorium complex, AVL provided similar design elements, as well as underwater audio systems for synchronized swimming. Equipment and controls were treated for environmental stability.

Gates Chili Field House & Natatorium

Completed in 2008, the Gates Chili Sports Complex is an award-winning facility replete with high-end design and technology. The 1,628,000 cubic foot field house seats 3,000 for events. Acoustical design and sound design were both challenging in this venue, which needed to be able to be separated into multiple sound system zones for varying room uses. AVL provided acoustical, audio, rigging, and noise control design for this flexible space. Reverberation has been controlled to a midband RT60 of 1.25 seconds, which allows excellent intelligibility for events. Digitally controlled matrix mixers control audio, with program changes controlled remotely by the users for each configuration with ease. In the attached natatorium complex, AVL provided similar design elements, as well as underwater audio systems for synchronized swimming. Equipment and controls were treated for environmental stability.