No one ever said a home theater had to be inside the home. These New Jersey homeowners solved a dilemma that many four-season households face: how to enjoy the warm-weather months without giving up the comforts of home. Here in this upscale loggia, the family enjoys al fresco entertainment at any time of the year courtesy of a well-apportioned kitchen, fireplace and full 5.1-channel home theater system.
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You don't need to build a new house to gain a home theater. The owners of this New Jersey home tapped into unused space in the basement, and now they're enjoying the big screen/big sound experience of the cinema without having to leave the comforts of home. You do, however, need professional help to carry out a project like this the right way.
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With a limited number of warm-weather months on the calendar, Garden State residents take their backyard time seriously. This weatherproof family decided to extend their outdoor time. Thanks to an outdoor TV, a patio heater, a hot tub and a kitchen that's the envy of every armchair top chef, this Jersey family enjoys an all-season al fresco life.
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Some clients just don't want to give up their trusted treasures, no matter how enticing the latest technology might be. This New Jersey homeowner clung faithfully to his audio- and videophile roots with a stash of cassette tapes and a high-end tape deck, a reference-level FM tuner and even a workhouse laserdisc player and supporting library of 12-inch videodiscs.
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Most families have at least one techie. But how does the rest of the family cope with sophisticated electronics? Here in this chic 47th floor high-rise on Manhattan's East Side, everybody gets an electronics solution just to their liking. Flexible remote controls programmed by Electronic Design Group let the techie owner tweak settings to his heart's content while keeping operation idiotproof for anyone else.
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An 18,000-square-foot home is a lot to manage. When designers at Electronic Design Group first met with the homeowners on this Northern New Jersey project, they knew that managing eight subsystems in a home of this scope would require an overhaul of the EDG control model.
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They call it custom electronics for a reason. Here in this high-rise suite along Manhattan's Central Park South, the couple had precise requirements that didn't exactly fit a cookie-cutter design for music, video and home control. But that's nothing new to the designers at EDG, who pride themselves in tweaking tried-and-true electronics to meet the unique needs of its clients. Here, audiophile-grade music quality came first...
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...when this Connecticut family designated the lower level of their new house a home entertainment space, they signed on to EDG's prescription for an acoustic overhaul as well. After all, their home theater wasn't the conventional four-walled room with carefully selected dimensions. The back of the theater opens into an entertainment area with a table, bar and mingling room--hardly the most accommodating space for home theater sound...
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It's called an amenity space, and it's the hot new perk many luxury condominiums are offering to differentiate their residences from the pack. Think of it as home theater for the condo crowd, and this New Jersey high-rise on the Hudson, with views of the Manhattan skyline, has a theater that's sure to wow residents and guests alike...
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Our client had long been enjoying the dedicated theater room our company had done 14 years ago in their summer beach retreat. Right from the start, the modest 15 x 20 feet room was intended for one purpose only: complete immersion in a great movie experience. Fancy trim work and art-deco details were spared in favor of high performance gear, straightforward acoustical design, and dark room décor that would maximize image contrast...
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