Below is A Comprehensive overview of the AV, IT, and Security Proposal for Project Sanctuary.
Primary Objectives
Accord will provide the agreed upon front-end and back-end systems for network infrastructure, AV, WiFi, security camera, and electrified door access for Liberti River Wards’ new church building. We will consult, design, install, test, and train for all of the solutions we are responsible for. The breakdown of each system is as follows:
NETWORK
We will install a full stack of Unifi network switches, which are easily manageable by the end user, in this case, Liberti’s AV volunteers. We will install Cat6 wire (See Collaboration) throughout the building, terminating at approximately 80 different locations for network access. The local network will serve as the support for the WiFi, security cameras, and electrified door access systems. It will also provide native QoS for multiple AV-over-IP standards, allowing audio and video to be deployed and accessed digitally over the network.
WIFI
Accord will design and install all necessary hardware for WiFi throughout the facility to ensure strong coverage everywhere.
SECURITY CAMERAS
We will install Unifi Protect security cameras in predetermined locations (as decided by client). We will install local drive storage with the capacity for 2 months of footage in 4k resolution. The camera live feeds and footage history will be accesible directly to the client through the Unifi Protect app both locally and remotely.
ELECTRIFIED DOOR ACCESS
We will install Unifi Access electrified door access hardware for card/fob entry on predetermined door locations. Liberti staff will have complete control over custom unlock/lock schedules and individual/group users. During construction, we will pull low voltage and Cat6 wire to the door locations to install the relevant electrified strikes/maglocks on predetermined door locations.
AUDIO
Accord will design and install the entirety of the sanctuary audio system, from the stage inputs, to the mixer, to the PA speakers. The goal of this design will be to streamline as much equipment as possible to minimize the physical footprint of the hardware and keep it out of sight wherever possible. The mixer itself will be stored in the server room rack, while user control will be performed through iPads. We will route mains audio to the speaker amps or powered speakers that we will also design and install.
An in-ear monitor setup will be included for a 6-person band, with the ability to scale up to 10 musicians in the future. In-ear monitor mixes will be controllable by the musicians themselves with an iPad app.
Additionally, we will design and install necessary infrastructure for auxiliary facility audio. We will create a custom app that will live on a touchscreen wall kiosk in the sanctuary, to make sound control more accessible to non-techy congregants. The app will include several intuitive buttons and faders to allow users to play bluetooth music or use the wireless handheld microphones through the house PA speakers, without the need to access the mixer’s interface itself.
VIDEO
For video, we will deploy NDI outputs natively from a Mac running ProPresenter 7 that we will install. The NDI streams can be routed over the network to any endpoints in the building, and will have three unique outputs at the start, to include two main screens, and one rear “confidence monitor” or “stage display.”
Collaboration
As this particular project is uniquely collaborative, we will regularly coordinate with Liberti’s appointed point-person (Beau Rosario) and other contractors to ensure complete systems and architectural cohesion.
Part of what makes this proposal affordable is Liberti’s ability to provide labor assistance for otherwise expensive tasks, like electrical wire-pulling, etc. Accord will utilize whomever Liberti makes available for assistance to keep labor costs down.
Accord will assist Beau regularly with decision-making, project oversight, and vendor relations with other contractors.
Accord will subcontract any necessary additional labor for this project.
Locations
The locations our equipment installations will be focused in are as follows: Server room, AV Booth, Stage, and an additional location near the stage for a small rack (Location TBD).
Exclusions
Accord will not be responsible for any high-voltage electrical provisions. This proposal also excludes any manufacturing or installation of acoustic treatment, as we suggest including that in the GC's scope of work. This proposal does, however, include a fee for an acoustic engineer to analyze the space and suggest a design for the construction company to reference for acoustic treatment solutions.
We’ve prepared a floor plan coverage map for both WiFi and security cameras, so you can be sure every inch gets what it needs.
View the Plans
USW Pro Max 48
Unifi Dream Machine Pro Max
USW Pro Max 48
Midas M32C - Sanctuary Mixer
The server room is the core of the design, with the brains of the facility’s tech. It will host a 32U rack (left) that will hold the majority of the network, AV, security, & server hardware.
Outside of the rack, the hubs and power transformers for the electrified door system will be wall-mounted (below).
Midas M32C - Facilities Mixer (Optional)
Server
UPS
Unifi Access EAH
UNVR Pro
USW Pro Aggregation Switch
2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Upstairs Coverage
5 GHz
Downstairs Coverage
5 GHz
6 GHz
6 GHz
Below is a visualization of the camera coverage planned for Liberti (coverage is identified by blue shading).
Included in this proposal is the hardware necessary to store 2 months of 4k footage locally, without the need for any sort of ongoing paid subscription.
Downstairs & Outdoor Coverage
Upstairs Coverage
DOOR ACCESS HARDWARE
Electrified doors will give Liberti the ability to have as much or as little access as desired– all with a real-time ledger logging information about every single time a door is entered, and by whom.
Throughout the church building, there will be a total of 11 doors with electrified access systems installed. They range from a simple card reader and electrified strike on an interior door, to a video intercom combination system in the vestibule. The system can be configured so that the exterior vestibule door remains unlocked during the workday, while the interior vestibule remains locked at all times, with an intercom-style video doorbell controlling the interior vestibule door. Staff in the office will be able to communicate with visitors/deliverers, as well as unlock the doors remotely.
MIXING
For tech volunteers.
The motivation for Project Sanctuary’s front-of-house AV setup is to keep things streamlined and out-of-sight. The mixer will be rack-mounted in a discrete rack under the sound booth desk, far from public eyes. Instead of a big board with physical faders, the mix will be fully controllable from a designated iPad app. An added bonus is that volunteers can mix while sitting with their families.
Speakers (right)
We’ve designed a unique PA solution for Liberti’s sanctuary, that is tunable to ensure high-depth sound coverage, even with the ceiling height limitations. Since the ceiling is too low for a traditional line array setup, we recommend using EAW AC6 column array speakers with beamforming technology to virtually “steer” sound at the exact listening angles we need throughout the room.
The loudness of the system is on par with standards for modern worship music and would be appropriate for the size and shape of the room.
Coverage (Left)
Here are two models showing sound coverage of the church congregants’ seating area. You’ll notice exceptionally even volume throughout the venue, with relative balance between the front and back rows.
Stage / In-Ear Monitors
For worship musicians.
We will install (with the help of the electricians) recessed audio boxes in the stage that will include XLR ports for mic and instrument input, as well as ethercon ports for network devices, such as in-ear headphone amplifiers. Musicians will be able to plug their headphones into any box, into any port, and be able to mix their personal monitors via a mobile app.
User Control
For everyone else.
We will design and install a touchscreen wall-control system with a bluetooth receiver in the sanctuary, to make it easy for the average church member to use the basic parts of the sound system, without needing to touch the more advanced controls on the mixer. This will give them the ability to play music from their personal device through the house speakers or use the wireless mics for events.
Proposal
Download the Itemized Proposal
At present, the video system design is pretty simple and straightforward. Liberti will have two large main displays (TVs) near the stage, with one display on the back wall of the sanctuary above the sound booth as a confidence monitor.
The rest of the facility will be outfitted with TVs in the agreed-upon spaces, such as the Narthex, Classroms, and Nursing Mothers’ Room.
We will utilize NDI, a video-over-IP solution, to distribute video wherever necessary with low latency and high flexibility. This means less stress on the computers running projection software.
Subsequently, we will install ProPresenter and a Mac Studio for any projection needs.