Caruth Indoor-Outdoor Oasis

       The homeowners envisioned two outdoor living spaces, with each space visible from the interior of the home. The first space is a loggia separating the family room and the outdoors only by a wall of glass doors and windows, creating a virtual extension of the family room into the outdoor spaces.

For audio in the loggia, we installed 6” round Origin Acoustic speakers into the white boarded ceiling. A sleek, flat-mounted Samsung 65” Ultra 4K TV above the white brick fireplace can be enjoyed while entertaining friends and family in the loggia at the fireplace seating area, from the adjacent outdoor dining area, and can also be seen from inside the family room. The exterior lighting, pool lights and ceiling fans are all controlled by Lutron Radio Ra system; in addition to the quick control via the keypad just inside the loggia doors, just as easily the homeowner can work the whole house system from his RTI app on his iPad or iPhone.

The second outdoor space is a cabana beckoning from the far end of the pool. The homeowners and their guests can relax under cover while watching the Sunday afternoon game on the 65” Samsung TV, and with a Sonos Playbar mounted under the TV, the homeowner enjoys surround sound for the game as well as an enhanced quality of sound for streaming music in the cabana. A Sony Blu-ray player, an Apple TV, and two cable boxes are shared sources through an Atlona switch in the main home system.

Combining the ease of control with RTI remotes throughout the house in addition to in-wall iPads, Lutron light switches, and keypads, the homeowners enjoy the ease of entertaining throughout this outdoor paradise.

       We installed a pair of Origin Acoustics 6 1/2” in-ceiling speakers in a total of 10 zones throughout the home, including the Foyer, Study, Dining, Loggia, Keeping Area, Kitchen, Bar, Playroom (D83 in-ceiling speakers), Master Bedroom, and Master Bathroom.

In the Entry, we installed the Ring Video Doorbell and Chime that can be controlled easily via an app on our clients’ smart phone.

On the main level in the Great Room, we mounted a 65” TV which is connected to a Marantz SR6011 located in the remote equipment closet to provide surround sound in the room. This room flows into the Loggia where we mounted a 65” TV. In the pool area, Proficient Granite Rock speakers are powered by a Sonance amplifier which is also located in the equipment room. In the Cabana area, we mounted a 65” TV with a Sonos Playbar underneath it to enhance the sound throughout this area and create the ultimate outdoor experience with the ease of an RTI remote to control the AV.

On the second level is an “adult” Playroom where we mounted two 55” 4K TV’s and in the center a 75” 4K TV, using an Atlona balun. We installed seven Origin Acoustics D82 in-ceiling speakers, along with an Origin Acoustics SUB10 subwoofer, creating a 7.1 surround sound system and we are controlling the room with an RTI remote.
In the Master Bedroom, we mounted a 60” TV and a 24” on the wall in the Master Bath. We located the equipment in the equipment rack and the AV is controlled with another RTI remote.

For Surveillance, we installed a full digital camera system with 4 Hikvision high definition cameras and a network video recorder, so that our clients can view their system from anywhere in the world with internet connection.

       Our clients’ envisioned an indoor-outdoor living, with the uttermost quality of sound to entertain family and guests. They wanted top-notch technology solutions to make the perfect entertaining home that they can enjoy watching their favorite football team in the Loggia or Playroom that features 3 TV’s. The integrated systems include:
-Whole Home Audio & Video
-Outdoor Audio & Video
-Security & Camera System
-Networking

This was a fun project for us to engineer with this family and see the collaboration of design brought to life.