
They want to feel safe and secure in their massive new home they need help to manage such a large property and they usually have a big family and like to entertain. While upscale clients often seem to have wildly different expectations, up front budgets, and aesthetic demands, their needs and desires are actually almost always very similar. It rings all the touch panels in the house, as well as the music systems speakers. The front door station is Control4’s new DS2, complete with intercom, camera, and keypad for access control. Pool and spa integration are through a Jandy Aqualink 2, coordinated with the pool installer. This eliminates wall clutter and allows for ease of operation and maintenance. Remote temperature sensors are wired to thermostats and located at their respective HVAC units.

26 motorized shades are located in recessed pockets or inside mounts with fascias to match the client’s dark, metal clad floor to ceiling windows. QMotion shades were selected for their native integration to the robust Control4 Zigbee pro mesh network without any third-party RF interface. The remaining loads in each room run to two centralized panels with 8-zone dimming modules, one located at each end of the house. This efficient design doesn’t require additional low voltage wiring, and allows for local lighting control as a backup if the control system goes down. A side 55” display is mounted to the right above the simulators 19” touch screen.Ĭontrol4 lighting control consists of single-gang keypad/dimmers located throughout, connected to the primary lighting load in each room. The upgraded Sony projector and 7.1 surround sound complete a true multi-media system connected to the whole house distribution. The Full Swing golf simulator was selected for its uncompromising ball flight tracking, producing the most realistic golf experience.

Dual in-wall 12” subwoofers flank the glass doors to the lower patio, utilizing the only wall space in the room. A 75” display was carefully crafted into a reclaimed wood wall, with faux painted Sonance speaker grills that disappear. The lower family room serves as the primary entertaining space with an adjacent wet bar overlooking the golf room.

Dual 12” in-wall subs from Sonance fit discretely into drywall columns and anchor the entire main floor with high quality sound. The living room has an LG 85” display flanked by custom Leon LCR Loudspeakers set into a beautiful stone and metal wall above a 10’W contemporary linear fireplace. The audio matrix is time delayed to accurately sync each stereo zone with the three surround systems. Audio sources native to the Control4 system are Tune-In Radio, Pandora, and Napster. Video sources include 3 Tivo Bolts, Sony Bluray, Apple TV, and Roku. A 10-Zone/10-Source Control4 4K Video Matrix provides a stereo downmix of all sources to a 16x16 Audio Matrix.
