Fully Integrated Luxury Home

About This Project

This home boasts technology with unparalleled quality and performance throughout. From the Ambisonic outdoor audio system to the McIntosh powered dedicated home theater, enjoying a premium audio video experience can be found in almost every room. These homeowners value convenience and excellence with an appreciation for clean lines and understated technology. Their dedicated home theater is the perfect representation of the clients’ vision and lifestyle – it has everything! A McIntosh system, Bowers & Wilkins speakers, custom Screen Innovations screen, Sony laser projector, floor to ceiling paneling, a customized Gemini constellation ceiling and customized seating combine for the ultimate theater. Although the Fusion team started this project after the home was fully constructed, they accomplished installation and programming of a whole home system despite unforeseen obstacles. This project proves that surpassing client expectations with outstanding, reliable systems is always attainable.

Challenges & Compromises

Undertaking this project mid-construction challenged the Fusion team at every turn. However, flexible clients were key to achieving project deliverables. Without any documentation or schematics on wiring and sheetrock already installed, this project suffered considerable delays. To find speaker installations completed by the contractor, technicians had to tone for each location. Fundamental tasks required significant workarounds. The family room fireplace design dictated an untraditionally high TV mount that involved the use of a mechanical lift and reframing the fireplace to recess the lift. In the theater, rewiring for Atmos layout required reframing studs to install the back boxes for the in-wall and ceiling Bowers & Wilkins speakers. Outside, technicians worked against landscape terrain to bury two subwoofers on an incline to produce the desired audio output. Because the client trusted the Fusion team to cut into their newly constructed home’s sheetrock and slate to accomplish the install, Fusion succeeded in delivering a completed project to client satisfaction.

Project Standouts

This client was committed to excellent quality throughout their home, especially the outdoor AV and home theater. In the theater, combining a full high-end McIntosh surround sound system with Bowers & Wilkins speakers and adding fabric and acoustic panels from floor to ceiling produces an incredible audio experience. The fabric and acoustic panels accentuate the feel of the room along with the customized reclining theater chairs. The Sony laser projector and custom Screen Innovations screen provide outstanding video. However, what truly sets the aesthetic of this theater apart is the custom designed Gemini constellation ceiling, a nod to the homeowners’ twin children. The entire home boasts Control4 automation, integrated with Control4 lighting, the home’s security system, Sony OLED TVs, Origin Acoustic in-ceiling speakers and Sonos Arc soundbars throughout the living spaces and bedrooms. Although overcoming the wiring challenges of this home overshadowed most of this project, achieving the client’s vision in spite of those challenges is a true testament to the Fusion team’s ability to adapt and persevere.