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Sample Installations - New Homes.
 The house that thinks it is a family member
An
expertly scored movie. A perfectly lit stage. Imagine living in the midst of
both throughout your day-to-day home life. In this 8,000-square-foot home, secluded
deep in the Pennsylvania woods, both accomplishments and much more are realized,
setting the ideal backdrop for the family's lives and routines. And thanks to
foresight, planning and intelligent programming, the automation as natural as
the sunrise and sunset.
Technology for
technophobes
For his private
family of four, the client wanted whole-house control, but without having to
control it himself. An admitted technophobe, he desired almost complete automation
... from the first step out of bed to the last goodnight kiss. He expected
the system to be seamless, easy-to-operate and unobtrusive. Set it and forget
it.
Listen first,
design second
First,
we listened to the client and his family to understand their needs ... how
did they live their lives? What parts of their daily routine could be enhanced
by lighting, music and communications? Then we selected subsystems that could
be integrated into one cohesive system. A structured wiring system extends throughout
the house and functions as the system's nervous center. At the brain are an
AMX controller and Lutron HomeWorks Interactive lighting control system. All
audio/video equipment and the dedicated PC for programming changes are located
in a rack that is tucked into a closet near the study -- accessible yet discreet.
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Functions like
a workaholic butler with ESP
More than 150 different
components were integrated into the custom home. The most compelling include:
1. Lighting control: Intelligent, coordinated lighting using Lutron's HomeWorks system creates, a
perfect visual setting for their daily activities, a feature that's especially
important considering the dense tree cover that surrounds the house and blocks
much of the sun's natural light. (Lutron HomeWorks system.)
2. Communications/Digital telephone system: Allows the client to conduct business
from many areas of his home. Messaging, conference calling, speakerphone capabilities
- together they turn every room with a phone into a virtual office.
3. Music: Music makes the mood. It fills the house with calm, soothing sounds.
SpeakerCraft in-wall and in-ceiling speakers were mounted throughout the house,
and in the dinng room, and a pair of SoundAdvance "invisible speakers were
mounted in the soffits, covered with spackle and painted, to totally disappear
from sight.
4. AMX interface: The phobia-buster. Easy-to-use AMX touch-pad interfaces eliminate
wall clutter and allow simple control of the home's music, lighting, security
and HVAC systems from several locations.
5. Security: Offer peace of mind, protect the family's privacy. Cameras are
mounted at the front door and throughout the grounds. Both cameras are accessible
from any of the 10 monitors in the house. Sensors in the ½-mile driveway
trigger different activities depending on the time of day, from welcoming lights
to and audible alarm and lights at full on. |
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