Best Integrated Home ◆ Level IV
Integrated Technologies Australia
Another project that appeared in our coverage of Crestron’s awards, where it won ‘Best Integration using Crestron Partners’, this home combines an existing Heritage-listed property with an extended build which has a focus on comfort, convenience, security, entertainment and efficiency, notably minimising environmental impact through water harvesting into a 114,000-litre underground
tank, and low-energy heating and cooling systems. Data and Wi-Fi coverage was also crucial, as the data network handles delivery of music and movies from around the world into nominated zones, and the streaming of security cameras, while still underpinning essential home office activities.
Entertainment areas cover 15 music zones and eight TVs including two outside which can swivel for viewing from either side (below left), and an X-Golf commercial-grade golf-simulator (below) which doubles as a home theatre; Crestron allows the client to turn on nine separate devices with a single button. Also under automation (and in many cases Alexa voice control) are lighting, HVAC, CCTV, shades, access, the pool and spa, and a neat vehicle detection system using inground induction loops.