House of the Month

Introduction

A recent (2008) winner of the MBA (Master Builders Association) award for Home Unit Construction 1M & over, the design and implement of an automation, security and audio visual package to each individual apartment 'provided an exceptional level of integration for the owner with an emphasis on 'ease of use' and concealment of technology that complemented the clean and minimalist design and finishes", according to the main installer, Smart Home Solutions and its Operations Manager and Projects Coordinator, Frank Gergelifi.

Along with this, the client required a comprehensive access control system covering vehicular and pedestrian access from both street front and waterfront and the automation of lighting to common areas both internally and externally that would ensure a minimum of user intervention to operate and maintain.

"All this had to be achieved at realistic cost whilst maintaining the integrity of the design and the quality of the inclusions,? says Gergelifi. Gergelifi notes that this particular client brief was satisfied though a "carefully engineered design where the features of each individual system were maximised to their fullest giving the client the maximum 'bang for their bucks' - at the end of the day it was paramount that the new purchaser would easily derive the immediate full benefit of the automation and audiovisual systems contained within the development, as well as the provision for future upgrades and add-ons as new technology becomes available," he says.