A leading Milwaukee-based financial-services firm partnered with Automation Arts to renovate their corporate headquarters, creating a high-tech “Power-Hour” think tank space for daily strategy sessions between key executives and producers. The client’s identity remains confidential at their request.
Occupying four floors in a developing area of Downtown Milwaukee, the firm’s renovation included the build-out of a portion of the 7th floor, centred on a boardroom that needed to support daily one-hour strategy sessions with both on-site and remote participants, and videoconferencing capabilities that had to be top-notch.
Prior to the renovation, executives met in a U-shaped configuration in the centre of the 7th floor — a layout poorly suited to videoconferencing or hearing participants clearly. The client’s wish list included state-of-the-art videoconferencing, cameras that followed each speaker automatically, a central control system, and microphones with individual mute/unmute control, all built around a firm priority on impeccable audio quality.
Automation Arts specified a Clockaudio CS1SN-RF boundary-layer microphone at every seat around the conference table and the bar-height tables near the windows, each with an individual mute/unmute switch and clear sightlines to the projector screen. A customised speaker-tracking system used eight cameras that responded to each microphone’s mute status, capturing both audio and video of whoever was speaking in real time.
A Crestron control system tied the room together — from the 15″ touch panel and mic levels through to the motorised shades — with a moderator holding override control to keep the daily sessions running smoothly.
The success of this project was the result of seamless collaboration between specialized partners, each contributing unique expertise to deliver an exceptional outcome.
Automation Arts, a high-level Commercial & Residential AV-Integration firm based in Milwaukee, led the full renovation and technical build-out, working with the client across multiple prior projects in New York, San Francisco, and Milwaukee.
Clockaudio supplied the CS1SN-RF boundary-layer microphones central to the room’s audio design, providing rapid sample turnaround and hands-on technical support throughout installation.
A Biamp Tesira Server DSP, Vaddio cameras, Sony displays, and a Cisco SX80 videoconferencing unit rounded out the room’s equipment alongside Crestron for control and Sonance in-ceiling speakers.
| Quantity | Brand | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biamp | Tesira Server DSP | Digital signal processor unifying audio routing across the boardroom |
| 8 | Vaddio | Speaker-Tracking Camera | PTZ cameras responding to microphone mute/unmute status for automatic framing |
| 9 | Sony | Display Panel | Wall-mounted displays for presentations and videoconferencing |
| 1 | Crestron | Control System | Central control for mic levels, camera switching, and motorised shades |
| 1 | Cisco | SX80 | Videoconferencing codec for remote participant connectivity |
| Multiple | Sonance | In-Ceiling Speakers | Distributed audio reinforcement throughout the boardroom |
| 28 | Clockaudio | CS1SN-RF | Boundary-layer microphone with individual mute/unmute switching at every seat |
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