Desperately seeking...

[Claudia Haack]

Desperately seeking

 

.a solution to a space issue. 
 
Here is the situation:
 
We are planning a one day Open Space event for about 300 people.  
To imagine the setting – imagine classical ballroom, very large oval,
with a terrace going around the edge.  Then divide the room in thirds,
keeping a central almost square area and two fan-shaped edge rooms.  One
of which is ours (with a total capacity of  750 people theatre style)
with these challenges:
It is shaped like a fan.
The “outer” rim of approximately 44 feed across is about 2  feet higher
than the “inner” fan.
The “outer” rim is separated  from the lower space by a metal and glass
railing. 
While the inner space has a very high ceiling, the outer/upper space does
not. 
If an open space of at least 35 to 40 feet is created on the lower part
(the only part where you could create an open space) only about 2
concentric circles can be created accommodating about 120 people.  The
remainder of the rows would be only half-circles or half-ovals, following
the shape of the terrace. 
 
Has anybody ever had a similar situation?  What are your thoughts?  The
space appears to be so awkward and unaccommodating for open space, with
stairs and railings, and limited opportunity to actually create something
that resembles circles.  Maybe I just worry too much about the space and
the right people will come (and stay?!) and make a circle?  Maybe it is
really important to have circles and “fan-shaped” just isn’t going to
work? 
 
Thanks for any suggestions. 
 
Claudia
 
Triune Milagro – Madison

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