South Carolina based Integration company Advanced Integrated Controls describes the importance of a strong network in a recent project renovation.
Not having much in the way of borders or limitations can be a challenge. When a discerning client came to the design center of TRIPhase Technologies to work on a new build home in Indianapolis, the initial project evolved from a few screens and connected products to a completely automated home. The project was presented to integrator Robert Haecker as…
As advanced and robust as the smart home industry appears, sometimes it feels like more of the same. While this year has been a turning point for companies to build new identities, one business that really exemplifies the energetic, “new kid on the block” spirit is Loxone. Founded in 2009, the Austrian company has made its mark on the European…
A haven, defined as a place of safety or refuge, is an apt description, by Texas-based integration firm and ASID award-winner Echo Workshop’s account, of this magnificent 12,000-square-foot new home in Sugar Land, Texas, just south of Houston – truly a mecca of convenience, aesthetic beauty, and smart security. The Echo Workshop team met with the homeowners, who are in…
The genesis of this project, executed by the Clearwater, Fla.-based integration team at Easy Living with Technology, was a custom integration in a new home in the Georgia golf community of Reynolds Lake Oconee, east of Atlanta and west of Augusta (of Masters Tournament fame), for an existing client who had been over the moon about the integrator’s earlier work…
Vancouver, B.C.-based La Scala Integrated Media is no stranger to award accolades – and this recently completed project won the firm kudos for several CEDIA-designated categories which included “Life Lived Best at Home” and “Technology Meets Design.” These are especially notable awards in that they reflect the judgment of architects and interior designers whose mandate was to recognize the fruits…
This nearly 10,000-square-foot penthouse in Brussels, Belgium, is housed in the building of a former tribunal court and was remastered as a vast, open living space offering impressive acoustic clarity and views of the downtown horizon. The epitome of luxury, it sits beneath a private golf course installed upon the rooftop terrace. The owner, a real estate developer, envisioned a…
A beautiful home being built piece by piece will always present obstacles, but the success of the project is highlighted by which component of the industry tandem takes care of the challenges efficiently. And although the sprawling California home with panoramic views of Lake Sherwood and Italian inspired themes might seem like an effortless picture, it was up to Mike…
InnerSpace Electronics, in the integrated control systems business 29 years, was tasked by this Westport, Conn. resident, for whom the firm had done several projects, to recreate and even surpass the worry-free Savant integrated control system the owner had enjoyed in a beachfront location on Long Island Sound for years. Then came 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, which somehow had wreaked damage…
Woodbury, Tenn.-based integrator Cobb Home Innovations was called upon by a client who was looking to convert the third story of his Greensboro, N.C. home into both a haven for two-channel audio listening as well as a top-of-the-line home theater where listeners and viewers could share the entertainment experience in comfort. Only the ultimate would satisfy this tech-savvy aficionado, said…