Full Control: From TVs to Tiki Torches
An intricate control system manages every aspect of this 25,000 square foot Hawaiian estate.
It takes a good imagination, close collaboration and strong determination to pile a mountain of electronics into a home without disrupting any of its natural beauty and tranquility. The electronics design team at Art and Automation in Wailuku, HI, demonstrated those qualities by infusing this 25,000-square-foot Hawaiian rendezvous with miles of cabling, dozens of speakers, several flat-panel TVs, and one control system intelligent enough to manage the operation of everything from a music server that can hold as many as 250,000 songs to an assortment of gas-powered tiki torches by the infinity-edge swimming pool.
It would be a job some professionals would have a tough time pulling off, but Art and Automation lead designers Paul Bailey and Mike Ruger were up for the challenge. Former Walt Disney Imagineers, they had acquired years of experience designing shows, displays, exhibits and rides for Disney's theme parks. At Disney, the objective was always to blend technology and art, says Ruger. That philosophy was obviously carried through to the design and electronics integration of this custom-designed home.
Brimming with elegance, sophistication and an open design that blurs the line between indoor and outdoor living, you'd never guess the resort-inspired paradise holds enough electronics to make it a worthy winner of our Wow Factor category.
For more info on this home, as well as a peek at the equipment list and interior, check out http://www.electronichouse.com/artic..._torches/C154/
An intricate control system manages every aspect of this 25,000 square foot Hawaiian estate.
It takes a good imagination, close collaboration and strong determination to pile a mountain of electronics into a home without disrupting any of its natural beauty and tranquility. The electronics design team at Art and Automation in Wailuku, HI, demonstrated those qualities by infusing this 25,000-square-foot Hawaiian rendezvous with miles of cabling, dozens of speakers, several flat-panel TVs, and one control system intelligent enough to manage the operation of everything from a music server that can hold as many as 250,000 songs to an assortment of gas-powered tiki torches by the infinity-edge swimming pool.
It would be a job some professionals would have a tough time pulling off, but Art and Automation lead designers Paul Bailey and Mike Ruger were up for the challenge. Former Walt Disney Imagineers, they had acquired years of experience designing shows, displays, exhibits and rides for Disney's theme parks. At Disney, the objective was always to blend technology and art, says Ruger. That philosophy was obviously carried through to the design and electronics integration of this custom-designed home.
Brimming with elegance, sophistication and an open design that blurs the line between indoor and outdoor living, you'd never guess the resort-inspired paradise holds enough electronics to make it a worthy winner of our Wow Factor category.
For more info on this home, as well as a peek at the equipment list and interior, check out http://www.electronichouse.com/artic..._torches/C154/
