Smart Home | Smart Security | Smart Audio Visual | Home Cinema
Heritage Group
Having visited the Cornflake showroom to experience the many smart home automation, audio and visual solutions that we offer, we were commissioned to develop carefully designed services to enable the property, grounds and outbuildings to be managed as a single entity. Home security was of utmost importance and it was imperative that we deliver an extensive and comprehensive specialist CCTV, access control and fire/intruder package, for which we would provide extensive remote monitoring. In addition, our client required superb smart audio solutions throughout the home, in different rooms and in large entertainment spaces, together with tailor-made smart lighting options for the garage. We were also given a blank canvas to design a bespoke home cinema in the basement of the mansion.
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Due to the size and the extent of this opulent mansion, scale was the main challenge. The property required extensive infrastructure and a careful approach to designing solutions within the limitations of cable-run lengths. We recommended the installation of passive optical fibre cabling for incoming connectivity and distribution throughout the grounds to overcome any issues with copper cables. We created a centralised services location serving the main house and as a distribution point for all other buildings and, together with a large rack system in the main house, we built small-form-factor local racks in the outbuildings so that the entire property could be connected. This is the specialism of Cornflake’s expert technical teams.
We also developed a personalised Cornflake app with an easy-to-use graphic user interface that was custom-designed for this property, where all automated aspects can be controlled and adjusted within the home using fixed or roaming iPads, or remotely via a smartphone or tablet.
Thermal imaging cameras were installed around the perimeter of the entire property, together with site-wide CCTV, for detection and monitoring. Because our client collects cars, ANPR vehicle registration tracking is also included within this bespoke security package along with a specialist oxygen reduction system for fire suppression in the garage, should the worst eventuality happen.
Using Crestron as the control hardware, we created a custom graphic user interface (GUI) on fixed and roaming iPads to enable a variety of interfacing capabilities with specialist sub-systems including a fire alarm, intruder alarm, site-wide CCTV and Building Management System (BMS), all with flexible programming. Using the Cornflake Concierge service, remote monitoring is standard.
Working with the lighting designers, we specified a range of Meljac accessories that were custom-finished to match the visible wall accessories in each room. The lighting can be controlled using the Cornflake user interface where lighting themes and scenes can be created in every room.
Where electronic blinds and curtains were required in bedrooms and bathrooms, we specified Lutron shading as the window solution as they are silent, energy efficient and work seamlessly with on-wall control devices and with the Cornflake user interface with pre-set options.
Cornflake was given free rein to design an eight-seater turnkey home cinema in the basement of the mansion and for this we specified a Meyer Sound Dolby Atmos home cinema. This uses a speaker configuration designed to achieve high quality and immersive audio. Acoustic room treatments were used to optimise performance and audio quality and we installed Barco High-brightness projection to achieve maximum screen size, with a projector by DT Screens, offering uncompromised audio and video. The premium seating solution by Salamander Seating includes motorised recliners throughout with high quality leather finishes and bespoke stitching.
To minimise in-room equipment in this beautifully interior designed home, we installed centralised video distribution available via the Cornflake personalised app to allow easy system management, long-term servicing and aftercare. In every room, the client had high expectations for sound quality, whilst any finishes had to be worked into the interior aesthetic and acoustic characteristics of each room. We included Monitor Audio freestanding speakers with James loudspeaker width-match soundbars and subwoofers to provide improved TV audio. In order to provide quality background audio in other rooms we incorporated a range of Sonance visible and IP-rated audio products along with architectural versions that are concealed within the fabric of the building, and can be heard but not seen.
An additional request was to install a concealed periscope projector in the basement garage, where there is a fully stocked bar and entertainment space, so that films and videos can be played in the background, while party-level audio was also installed. A James Loudspeaker discrete outdoor speaker was designed to match the design of the pergola above the outdoor dining and party space, which combines with a 65” Aquavision waterproof outdoor TV, for a comprehensive outdoor entertainment experience.
“Our large-scale projects require a 360-degree approach, with completely seamless interaction between members of the design team. As Interior Designers, we can introduce Cornflake to our clients with the greatest confidence, knowing that they are in safe hands to deliver a high-end product, and provide the best after service possible. Apart from being hugely knowledgeable, the Cornflake team are so straightforward to work with, and our clients who may have been daunted by the world of AV and security have found the experience both enjoyable and impressive. We would give them our full recommendation.”
Natalie Stephenson
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