Daktronics and Beijing Indigo have partnered for a new freeform LED video display in the location's winter garden atrium. The display forms a curtain across six arc-arranged steel columns to form the largest display in the Beijing region.

The display is comprised of freeform stick LED elements featuring 25-mm line spacing and measuring 9 meters high by 52 meters wide. It is a transparent display that faces inward to create an engaging atmosphere for visitors while people outside can see through the display.

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"It was challenging to ensure the surface of the enclosure was flat and the advertising sheet was flat as well," said Larry Liu, Daktronics project manager. "The large-scale enclosure around the mesh was necessary to meet safety requirements. We were able to customize the enclosure, scaffolding pipes and boards to fit these requirements and finish a successful installation."

The design is light-weight and innovative using thin cables from the loadbearing supports to fasten the horizontal LED stick elements. These LED elements fit the curve of the atrium to form an aesthetically pleasing, inward-curved display that matches the building's architecture.

This installation ensures a wide variety of content from live and recorded video to pre-created animations and graphics can connect with visitors.