Hertfordshire T


he clients bought a plot of land in Hertfordshire three years ago to build a new family home on.


Their previous home did not have an integrated system so the new house gave them an opportunity to explore news ideas and create a truly modern interior with the convenience of an all- encompassing integrated audio visual solution. We designed a system that would


complement the family’s lifestyle, be fun, easy to use and would blend discretely with the rest of the interior. Crestron’s Intercom audio and


video distribution makes light work of the signals received from BPT’s door entry system; guests at the door can be seen and heard on various touch panels


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and display screens around the house – a must have feature for properties of this size! Security is further enhanced by


seven Vandal Resistant colour cameras with dome low lux fixed lenses which have been discretely installed in carefully selected positions around the house. The CCTV images can be viewed (via RF) on all TV’s and selected touch panels. The system also includes a 500GB networked hard drive allowing remote viewing. Lighting scenes can be controlled


either via user interfaces or local keypads. PIR motion sensors were used in three W/C’s and in the garage so the lights automatically switch on when movement is detected. The exterior lights automatically turn on at a preset


time each evening and automatically turn off in the morning, this happens regardless of whether the family is at home or not, adding an additional security feature. Multi-room audio can be heard via


Polk’s RC60i 6.5” in-ceiling speakers through the Gym, Playroom, Breakfast Room, Dining Room, Drawing Room, Study, Master Bedroom, Master en Suite, Bedrooms 2, 3, 4, 5 & corresponding En Suites, Family Bathroom and the Garage. Audio sources include DAB radio, local iPod (via Crestron iPod docking stations in selected rooms), distributed iPod (from the Family Room) and distributed Sky+. Movies come to life in the


effortlessly chic Cinema Room located


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