The University of Bristol’s Wills Memorial Building is an iconic, historic venue. Bombed during the Bristol Blitz in 1940, it was later restored in the 1960’s to Oatley’s original design. The impressive interiors feature a sweeping double stone staircase and carved stone vaulted ceilings. The Great Hall itself compromises of carefully carved oak interiors and panelled walls, the impressive and flexible interior makes it an exceptional event space, perfectly suited to host Graduation awards ceremonies, conferences and exhibitions.

GVAV were tasked with implementing updated audio-visual solutions for the University of Bristol in the Grade 1 listed building, the Great Hall. The previous AV set up proved out of date and difficult to use, consisting of a 4m wide projection screen that was wheeled onto the stage when required and an inconveniently placed projector on the balcony at the back of the hall. Due to building restrictions, the project required an extensive surveying process to analyse the possibilities for an improved AV set up. Drilling in to any of the historic wood was understandably forbidden, as such, to minimise work on the building interior, all existing cables were retained and connected to the new AV systems.