User Interfaces

With such vast space in the home, utilizing standard light switches that present in rows and rows of switch banks would’ve been a nightmare. Consequently, our fundamental priority was to plan a centralized lighting system that accommodates its’ user with backlit, engraved, buttons that group the most common light loads into a single button press. Additionally, by incorporating multi-media features into the same UI, we were able to reduce redundancies and keep a clean aesthetic.

Regardless of the systems sophistication, accessing media and television content, held to the same “as simple as possible” as the rest of the system. Although control system remotes are rather intuitive, from a distance, they can seem intimidating for inexperienced users. As such, we decided to specify the factory equipment remotes and designed the back-end to operate seamlessly without any additional equipment.

As a bare minimum, the client needed to be able to have complete control over the expansive property without traversing back and forth for hours a week. The result was a few strategically placed “command centers” that gave them complete control. By planning specialized “scenes” the client was able to guide unfamiliar guests to key areas of the home without the necessity to accompany them (in the middle of the night).