Summary
After years in houses, school halls and tents, 3Ci moved into a new 2,500-seat auditorium in Pretoria. We joined the project at the start, working with the architects and acousticians.
A new 2,500-seat build, plus a 300-seat hall.
The setting
Capital City Church International (3Ci) is a church in Pretoria. Its new build has a 2,500-seat auditorium and a smaller hall that holds 300.
The challenge
For years 3Ci's congregations met in houses, school halls and tents. The new building ended that, and it had to work as a room for hearing, seeing and gathering, not only as a shell.
A building of this size raises the questions early: how the room sounds, how the lighting supports it, and how music and control reach every space. Those answers are hard to change after the walls are up.
What we did
We were part of the project from the outset and worked with the architects and acousticians. For the 2,500-seat auditorium we delivered a PA system based on a d&b Y-Series line array (a column of loudspeakers that covers a big room evenly), plus a turnkey house lighting system.
Building-wide background music is distributed by Audac and QSC loudspeakers. A Q-SYS backbone (a network audio and control platform) runs the system, with our own Windows POE touch panels for control.
In the second phase we were called back to equip the smaller 300-capacity hall with a reliable system for everyday use. We chose a Plus Audio system for it.
The outcome
3Ci now has a purpose-built building with sound, lighting and background music designed with the architects and acousticians. We were called back for the second phase.
Plus Audio, the brand we introduced in 2021, lists Capital City Church International among its house of worship installations.
The 2,500-seat auditorium won the House of Worship category at the 2022 InAVation Awards, which cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
In figures
- seats in the main auditorium
- 2,500
- Source: SAW project records
- capacity of the second-phase hall
- 300
- Source: SAW project records
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The quality of the holistic product delivered is simply amazing. The sound, the lighting and the acoustics all combine to create a truly intimate worship experience.
Equipment used
- d&b Y-Series line array
- Turnkey house lighting system
- Audac and QSC loudspeakers for building-wide background music
- Q-SYS control backbone
- Windows POE touch panels
- Plus Audio system in the 300-capacity hall
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