Audio-Visual Systems

DeSoto High School Athletics and Performing Arts Facilities

DeSoto High School Athletics and Performing Arts Facilities

AVANT ACOUSTICS assisted the athletic director and facilities team at De Soto High School to upgrade …

DeSoto High School Athletics and Performing Arts Facilities

AVANT ACOUSTICS assisted the athletic director and facilities team at De Soto High School to upgrade the sound systems for football, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, tennis and track and field programs and facilities. Additionally, the AVANT team worked with the music and theater groups to design the acoustics and audio-visual system in the new performing arts theater addition.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Acoustical Consulting
  • Sound and Video System Design
  • Construction Administration
  • System Commissioning

Project Highlights:

The press box and outdoor speaker system was outdated and ineffective for the needs of the fan experience for football and track & field. The relocation of the home team to the new grandstands opposite side of the field and the newly designed press box enabled AVANT to create new systems which are easier to operate and gives the fans a much better experience to hear announcements including remotely from the the field. The Cheer and Dance teams are also very happy with the results, as they can actually hear what they are performing to and so can the fans!


Location: DeSoto, KS
Facilities: Performing Arts / Sports / Education
Client: HTK Architects
Designer: John Hodgson, Andrew VonFeldt, Robert Ledo


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Grain Valley High School Auditorium and Music Rooms

Grain Valley High School Auditorium and Music Rooms

The AVANT ACOUSTICS design team enjoyed the Grain Valley High School Music Campus project, as it crea…

Grain Valley High School Auditorium and Music Rooms

The AVANT ACOUSTICS design team enjoyed the Grain Valley High School Music Campus project, as it created an opportunity for unique acoustical and audio-visual system design.  As part of commissioning services, the team also created a user-friendly system for multiple types rooms, all of which had different challenges.

Large open practice rooms for percussion, instrumental and choral groups, all varied sizes, were all customized for each type of music practice.  The project also included a black box theater and renovation of an existing performance auditorium.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Acoustical Consulting
  • Sound and Video System Design
  • Construction Administration
  • System Commissioning

Project Highlights:

Consultation and recommendations relating to the selection of interior surface shapes, finish materials, seating, and other design considerations, were used to establish proper acoustical characteristics for each of the following spaces. Instrumental, Percussion, and Choral Music Rooms, Black Box Theater, Ancillary Theater Support Spaces, Auditorium. Additionally, all AV room systems are connected with audio and video feeds from the auditorium so that any room can function as a green room for performing groups.


Location: Grain Valley, MO
Facilities: Education / Performing Arts
Client: Hollis+Miller Architects
Designer: John Hodgson, Andrew VonFeldt, Ben Snook


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Independence Schools – William Chrisman and Truman High Schools

Independence Schools – William Chrisman and Truman High Schools

The AVANT ACOUSTICS team worked with Hollis + Miller Architects on multiple projects at several high …

Independence Schools – William Chrisman and Truman High Schools

The AVANT ACOUSTICS team worked with Hollis + Miller Architects on multiple projects at several high school campuses on acoustics and audio-visual designs for the Independence Schools District.

TRUMAN HS; Auditorium (pictured above) Choir Room, Orchestra Room, Practice Rooms and Lecture Hall.

WILLIAM CHRISMAN HS: Auditorium (pictured at right), Choir Room, Band Room, Instrumental, Music Room, Practice Rooms and Little Theatre.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Architectural Noise Control
  • AV Systems
  • Equalization/Commissioning
  • Mechanical/Electrical Noise Control
  • Room Acoustics
  • Sound Reinforcement Systems

Project Highlights:

These were an interesting pair of renovations to aging existing spaces that made drastic improvements to both room acoustics and the audio-visual systems serving the spaces.  New stereo line array systems were installed to provide high-impact audio coverage to all the seats in each auditorium, something that was severely lacking in the old systems.


Location: Independence, MO
Facilities: Education / Performing Arts
Client: Hollis+Miller Architects
Designer: John Hodgson, Andrew VonFeldt, David Wetzel


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Johnson County Library at Lenexa City Center

Johnson County Library at Lenexa City Center

AVANT ACOUSTICS designed the Audio-Visual systems and Acoustical aspects of the Library located …

Johnson County Library at Lenexa City Center

AVANT ACOUSTICS designed the Audio-Visual systems and Acoustical aspects of the Library located in Lenexa City Center. Because the library was part of the overall development of the relocation of downtown Lenexa, it is the center focus which is connected to many other facilities, including City Hall, a great food hall and shopping. There was a lot of excitement for the project in the community since it provides a much-needed resource to people of all ages.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Acoustical Consulting
  • Audio-Visual Consulting and Design
  • Construction Administration
  • System Commissioning

Project Highlights:

AVANT provided room acoustics consultation to establish proper acoustical characteristics for the spaces within the building. This included recommendations relating to the selection of interior surface shapes, finish materials, seating, and other design considerations. AVANT made audio-visual presentation and sound reinforcement systems for all of the common spaces, multiple conference rooms of all sizes as well as staff meeting spaces.


Location: Lenexa, KS
Facilities: Libraries
Client: Hollis + Miller
Designer: Jill Elmers, Emily Jaumard, David Wetzel, Andrew VonFeldt


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Liberty High School Performing Arts Center

Liberty High School Performing Arts Center

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided acoustical consultation and audio-visual system design and the Performing Ar…

Liberty High School Performing Arts Center

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided acoustical consultation and audio-visual system design and the Performing Arts Center expansion to Liberty High School.

This was an extensive design project encompassing the 800 seat Auditorium, Scene Shop, divisible Band Room, Orchestra Classroom, Vocal Classroom, Debate Classroom and Dressing Room, Forensics Classroom and Green Room, two Large Practice Rooms, four Medium Practice Rooms, 4 Small Practice Rooms, the Performing Arts Center Offices, Administration Offices, Lobby and the Public Restrooms.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Acoustical Consulting
  • Audio-Visual System Design
  • Construction Administration
  • System Commissioning

Project Highlights:

State-of the art audio system in the auditorium, including Left/Center/Right arrangement of loudspeakers arrays and a Dante digital audio system. Multiple pan-tilt-zoom cameras for video distribution to the classrooms and the lobby.


Location: Liberty, MO
Facilities: Education
Client: Hollis+Miller Architects
Designer: Edouard Charland, John Hodgson


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Liberty Schools Renovation and High School Auditorium

Liberty Schools Renovation and High School Auditorium

AVANT ACOUSTICS designed acoustical and audio-visual aspects of a recent Liberty High School renovati…

Liberty Schools Renovation and High School Auditorium

AVANT ACOUSTICS designed acoustical and audio-visual aspects of a recent Liberty High School renovation project. This included room acoustical consultation for various interior surfaces, final furnishings selection and placement while teaming up with interior designers and architects. The variety of spaces included the Central Lab, Flex Labs, various sized Meeting Rooms, and multiple Classrooms.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Acoustical Consulting
  • Sound and Video System Design
  • Construction Administration
  • System Commissioning

Project Highlights:

Extra emphasis was placed on designs for architectural, mechanical and electrical noise control. Consultation and recommendations relating to the construction of walls, floors, ceilings, glazing, and roof that pertain to the establishment of suitable noise reduction between adjacent spaces.

There were several quiet study and sitting areas and larger gathering areas throughout the school that created challenges for room acoustics and noise control.


Location: Liberty, MO
Facilities: Education
Client: Hollis+Miller Architects
Designer: John Hodgson, David Wetzel


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Stormont Vail Events Center

Stormont Vail Events Center

The AVANT ACOUSTICS team worked with HTK Architects to plan and design the major renovation for multi…

Stormont Vail Events Center

The AVANT ACOUSTICS team worked with HTK Architects to plan and design the major renovation for multiple use and multiple space events center. The former Topeka Expocenter was transformed into the newly renovated Stormont Vail Events Center. The three main areas were the Arena, Expo Hall and Domer Livestock Arena.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Acoustical Consulting
  • Sound and Video System Design
  • Construction Administration
  • System Commissioning

Project Highlights:

Impressive audio and video systems were added to the arena to create a high-impact experience for the audience.  The arena and expo hall systems were integrated and can act as a single large system for major exhibitions and shows that space both venues.


Location: Topeka, KS
Facilities: Sports / Events
Client: HTK Architects
Designer: Robert Ledo, John Hodgson, David Wetzel


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Mayo Civic Center Expansion

Mayo Civic Center Expansion

This 200,000-square-foot expansion to the Mayo Civic Center included a new 40,000-square-foot divisib…

Mayo Civic Center Expansion

This 200,000-square-foot expansion to the Mayo Civic Center included a new 40,000-square-foot divisible ballroom, 16 meeting rooms, and 2 boardrooms, all served by a grand lobby and associated pre-function areas.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Audio-visual and sound reinforcement systems design
  • Room acoustics and noise control consultation
  • On-site system commissioning

Project Highlights:

For a cutting-edge convention center AV system that would meet the high expectations of today’s event-goers, AVANT’s design included:

  • 20K HD projectors with 28 x 16 ft projection screens for the Ballroom.
  • Low-maintenance laser phosphor HD projection for the Meeting Rooms.
  • SMART Board interactive HD displays and advanced audio/video conferencing capabilities for the Boardrooms.
  • Intuitive in-room touchpanel controls supported by facility-wide remote monitoring and control applications

For additional specifications and a 360-degree view of the ballroom, click here.

Like many event spaces today, the Mayo Center has a retractable airwall system that allows customization and flexibility of its rooms. Few people think about the acoustical challenges this creates. For Mayo, AVANT conducted extensive field testing of the operable partition installation to ensure the spaces would properly support concurrent uses.


Location: Rochester, MN
Facilities: Multipurpose Event Center
Client: TSP Architects & Betsch Associates
Designer: Robert G. Ledo


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Hy-Vee Conference Center

Hy-Vee Conference Center

This $15 million project at Hy-Vee’s Corporate Headquarters included a conference hall that subdivi…

  • Hy-Vee Conference Center

  • Hy-Vee Conference Center

  • Ron Pearson Conference Center Exterior

Hy-Vee Conference Center

This $15 million project at Hy-Vee’s Corporate Headquarters included a conference hall that subdivides into multiple configurations, a pre-function lobby, standalone conference/training rooms, a kitchen, and a cafeteria. 

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Acoustical consultation
  • Audio-visual system design, construction administration, and system commissioning

Project Highlights:

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided consultation and design for an extremely flexible video routing and production system for the conference hall and surrounding spaces.  The system is capable of routing video from any of the spaces to any of the four large projection screens in the hall and any of the many flat panel displays located throughout the lobby and ancillary spaces.  The projectors and screens in the conference hall were designed to retract into the gaps between the ceiling clouds so that they disappear entirely when not in use.  The loudspeaker distribution for the hall is also hidden in the gaps in the ceiling clouds and provides high-quality audio reinforcement to the entire hall.

AVANT also provided commissioning services that included the configuration of a fully-redundant audio network, as well as the creation of intuitive, user-friendly graphical interfaces for controlling the system.  The control system allows the conference hall to be divided into multiple smaller spaces for smaller events.


Location: West Des Moines, IA
Facilities: Conference Hall, Lobby, Conference & Training Rooms
Client: SVPA Architects, Inc.
Designer: Robert G. Ledo


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County Commissioners Broadcast System

County Commissioners Broadcast System

The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners meets in the county’s Administration Building. The…

  • JOCO Board of County Commissioners Hearing

  • Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room AV system

  • county commissioners hearing room av system monitors

  • Broadcast system equipment close-up

  • Tech running broadcast system

County Commissioners Broadcast System

The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners meets in the county’s Administration Building. The county recently converted this space into a television broadcast facility so that board meetings and other events could be live broadcast.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Broadcast system design
  • Audio-visual system design
  • Sound reinforcement system design
  • On-site system commissioning, including operator training and assistance during the first use

Project Highlights:

The broadcast system includes five high-definition pan-tilt-zoom cameras. The new production video switcher has live streaming capabilities and a control surface that provides both video switching and camera control. A digital video recording device allows for the archival recording of proceedings.

The audio-visual system includes 80-inch displays at the front of the room and personal monitors on the dais. The entire system is controlled by touchpanels with intuitive AVANT-designed interfaces. One touchpanel is located at the clerk’s desk on the dais, and the other, which includes more advanced functions is located in the control room.


Location: Olathe, KS
Facilities: Hearing Room/Television Broadcast Facility
Client: Johnson County, Kansas
Designer: Jill C. Elmers


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CCC Distance Learning System

CCC Distance Learning System

Central Community College has campuses in Grand Island, Columbus, and Hastings, Nebraska; and learnin…

  • Central Community College

  • Central Community College

CCC Distance Learning System

Central Community College has campuses in Grand Island, Columbus, and Hastings, Nebraska; and learning centers in Holdrege, Kearney, and Lexington.

The purpose of this project was to create audio-video systems that enable distance learning between classrooms and select conference rooms at the three main campuses and at the learning centers.

AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:

  • Audio-visual systems design
  • On-site system commissioning, including instructor and technical staff training and assistance during the initial uses

Project Highlights:

AVANT ACOUSTICS designed distance learning and conferencing systems that allowed automated functionality and ease-of-management with remote access control over the college network.  All in-room functions were set up to work automatically with automatic microphone mixing and automatic camera tracking. This enables instructors to walk into the classroom and begin teaching without worrying about the AV technology.

The process of recording classes was also streamlined through implementation of an automated process.  Video archiving and playback included both the speaker and presentation at full resolution with searchable metadata tags and user comments.


Location: Grand Island, NE
Facilities: Classrooms & Conference Rooms
Client: KRS Engineering
Designer: Robert G. Ledo


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