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30 automated blinds, and heating controls,
all managed from a custom Savant Home
Automation platform. The latter allows for
central control of all the systems from one
seamless interface, accessible via an in-wall
iPad, handheld remotes, and/or an app
To achieve this, the 7-zone distributed audio
system played internally through discreet
in-ceiling speakers with low profile grilles,
with each speaker grill sprayed to match
the ceiling. Externally, the terrace outdoor
speakers were hidden in the flower beds.

to detract from the aesthetic.

Lighting To enhance the interiors, a new lighting
scheme was designed and specified by LLI
Design, including recessed downlight fittings
throughout, and extensive joinery lighting.

Garden lighting added to the feeling of the
terrace being an additional “Outdoor room”.

An Intelligent Rako lighting system was
designed, installed, and commissioned in
order to be able to set scenes, moods, and
timed events, both internally and externally.

The lighting system was controlled from
wall-mounted keypads and also as part of the
Savant Home Automation Platform. The Rako
keypads were plated in the same bronze
finish as the ironmongery and the socket
outlets throughout the property.

In multi-functioning open-plan spaces such
as the Lower Ground Floor kitchen/dining
room/family living area/terrace, the lighting
design becomes an integral feature of the
function of the spaces. Scenes were designed
for “dining”, “cooking”, “entertaining”, “watch
TV” etc as relevant to each room, which
adjusted lights both inside and outside
to create an atmosphere relevant to the
function of the room at that time.

Summary By way of reconfiguration, clever use of
colour, and lighting together with bespoke
joinery elements, this property was
completely transformed from a traditional
layout 5-storey Victorian townhouse into a
contemporary family living space.

The design stayed true to the Victorian
bones and features of the original, but at
the same time was able to offer open plan,
multi-functional spaces - elements so desired
of 21st Century living - with large windows
offering inside / outside living.

As with the majority of LLI Design’s projects,
the construction, joinery, home automation,
and landscaping were carried out by their
in-house vertically integrated teams - Pegasus
Property & Pegasus Automation.

running on iOS / Android devices. Seamless
whole home WiFi coverage was provided
throughout, including in the rear garden.

It was of paramount importance that the
technology did not detract from the aesthetic
of the house, but rather enhanced its use.

The Lower Ground Floor family living area
featured a bespoke soundbar to match the
width of the television that was located
above it in order to minimize any visual bulk
and to make the TV and soundbar appear
as one. All TVs throughout the house were
recessed flush in alcoves or joinery so as not
llidesign.co.uk Photographer: Richard Gooding



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