Style by Toyota in major Mahajak upgrade
Published: ASIA
THAILAND: Mahajak Developments has upgraded the A/V and IT infrastructure of Bangkok’s Style by Toyota education and entertainment complex six years after it installed the original system. The upgrade includes JBL, BSS SoundWeb London and Crown.
In the six years since the four storey Style by Toyota was opened in Bangkok’s Siam Square, Toyota sales have continued to rocket. The 1,000 sq-m complex was developed in partnership with Chulalongkorn University, and is filled with multimedia presentations on fashion trends, music and art. Its aim is to encourage creativity and talent amongst teenagers, successfully blending entertainment and education in its three distinctive zones.
Harman distributor Mahajak Developments was behind the original design, supply and install of the complex’s A/V and IT equipment, and a recent upgrade to some of infrastructure saw the company return to the project, working in conjuncture with the interior designer Design Wizard.
The audio system retains its original BSS SoundWeb London architecture, which operates over the IT network. A BSS BLU-80 8x8 DSP processor and a BLU-32 8x8 break-in/out box combine to provide volume control to the various zones via BLU-3 panels and a BLU-10 touch screen. The same Crown CTS1200, CTS600 and CTS4200 amplifiers now supply new ergonomically designed JBL CRV Control loudspeakers on the various floors of Style. Some of these have been united in sets of four to create 360-degree dispersion, but most are wall mounted to butt on the ceilings. JBL CBT 70J and 70JE line array columns have also been installed. Finally, the DJ booth on the Mezzanine level is equipped with two Denon D4000 CD players, a DN-X400 mixer and two Vestax PDX-2300 Mk II turntables.
Meanwhile, the new look within the building includes technologically refreshed touchscreen visual displays, a 1m(H) x 3m(W) multi-touch table, a glassless 3D visual display and an array of iPads. The existing IT network has been used to connect and network all of the complex’s visual displays.
Finally, a three-projector edge-blending projection system shooting onto a curved screen was originally planned for the auditorium level, but the practicality of achieving the desired result came into question as the end-users realised how much time was required to prepare for most presentations. Instead, Mahajak created a flexible dual-function projection system. Depending on the requirements of a given presentation, a ‘Watchout’ dual projector multimedia system is available for professional use, while a standalone single projector system is also available for ad-hoc purposes.