A retrofit, brought right up to date.
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Hove
A retrofit, brought right up to date.
A complete retrofit of an existing smart home, bringing an older system up to date with the latest lighting, shading, climate, audio and video control. The result was a fully multi-room controllable house that works seamlessly with the client's Apple setup.
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Project requirements.
We originally installed the systems in this house when it was first built. Since then it has had several owners, and the latest bought the property and set about a complete renovation and extension, with all new joinery and curtains throughout. Our brief was to bring the existing system up to date with the very latest equipment and technology, creating a fully multi-room controllable house covering lighting, shading, heating, audio-video and a dedicated media room. Two things mattered most to the client: the kitchen had to work as both an everyday family space and a proper party room for his home DJ setup, and the whole house had to be controllable through Apple.
Solution.
Wherever possible we retained the original wiring, which let us install entirely new systems as part of the renovation. Lutron and Control4 systems were installed to manage the lighting, shading, heating and audio-video, working alongside a professional lighting design that runs throughout the house. All of the shading is high-end and motorised. The kitchen is the standout. Its speaker system provides background audio for the family kitchen, dining area and TV snug, but with the flick of a switch it goes into DJ mode, with the client's decks fully integrated and nightclub-quality sound. The client also wanted the whole house to run on Siri, so we opened up and programmed the Lutron and Control4 systems to align completely with his Apple setup, meaning the lighting, shading, audio and more can all be controlled by voice.
Outcome.
The client is delighted with both the process and the result. The technology is of the highest quality but deliberately subtle, sitting quietly in the background so the house works as a calm, day-to-day home, and then transforms whenever it needs to. For us, this project is a great example of what a retrofit can achieve: building on an existing installation to bring a house fully up to date with the latest technology.
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