The AV integration company successfully integrated technology into an oceanfront property, overcoming challenges of extreme weather and strict adherence to architecture.
This new home in the desert environs of La Quinta, Calif., was designed as a vacation retreat for the residents. The El Segundo, Calif. integration firm Signals Audio/Video was originally called upon to install only televisions and speakers everywhere, but Jesse Howe, Signals A/V president, explained how that quickly changed. After the owners visited his showroom and a nearby home…
This Boston Back Bay mansion, first built and occupied in 1889 by the prominent descendant of a Revolutionary-era merchant family, was prepped for a 21st-Century technology overhaul for a new set of owners who wanted to harmoniously amalgamate top-shelf automation in this 4,000-square-foot property with their love of Classicism and Art Deco interior design. So Cambridge, Mass.-based technology integrator Tech…
The integration team at Salem, Ore.-based Northside Homeworks was brought into this project near the end of the electrical rough-in, to automate a 1,600-square-foot condominium – a residence being readied for clients who were transitioning from a large, multi-level home to a contemporary space that would afford them a lifestyle of simplicity and convenience for when family and grandchildren came…
This duplex in the New York City SoHo district was a project that was taken over by Manhasset, N.Y.-based Home Theater of Long Island from the original installer, who had shut its doors, leaving the homeowner in the lurch. “We stepped in as an act of good faith and worked out logistics” with the client, who had already invested money…
This Carefree, Ariz. property is a new second home for a Canadian couple who would be living there intermittently, and so, wanted to use technology to make coming and going as easy as possible for them, said Joe Valcik, CEO of Innovative Integrations. One of the owners is better versed in technology than the other, but the latter, Valcik said,…
New Gretna, N.J.-based Atlantic Marine Electronics (AME) is a master at picking just the right spots in luxury yachts to place the latest in connected-home electronics and technology. As John Krug, senior technician, Engineering & Support for AME, a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking Yachts, explained it, that knack is a necessary skill, when you need to fit electronics designed…
Today’s households depend on reliable, stable, and speedy Wi-Fi connectivity to communicate, entertain, work, and learn. Too many, it’s become a utility as important as running water and electricity. But unlike these services, Wi-Fi is a lot more finicky. One day videos stream at lightning speed, the next, Internet-enabled devices struggle to connect. Commands from remotes fail to reach light…
Gaming, like any sport, can be very individual. Some people prefer one console over another, or like to use multiple consoles for different games. What any gamer can agree on though is that a legitimate game room should be comfortable, immersive and offer the fastest, clearest technology available. That’s where professionals like Paul Bochner, owner of Electronic Concepts, come into…
This winner of a CEDIA Life Lived Best at Home Award was part of a complete remodel of a mid-century home that was built for a young couple who felt technology integration was absolutely key to their living experience. One of the systems that most impressed the CEDIA judging panel in this home was the distributed audio. The client wanted…