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About the consultancy

Independent by design

The ELV Designer is a design-centric consultancy for extra-low-voltage systems. We plan lighting, audio and video, security, controls and networks as one design, at the stage when it costs least to get right, and we never sell the equipment we specify.

A design studio desk with a colour-coded technical floor plan on a monitor, drawing sheets pinned to the wall and material and fitting samples on a shelf.
Fig. 01 A design studio at workIllustrative visualisation

01Why we exist

Good consultants, separate fees, and nobody planning the systems together

There are good lighting, AV, ELV and electrical consultants in the market. What I kept seeing was that they come at different costs and nobody plans the systems together at the design stage. Meanwhile vendors hand out free designs to sell their own brands. We started The ELV Designer to give clients one independent design for every system, made early enough to get it right.

AkhileshFounder, The ELV Designer

Mission

To deliver the exact fit of ELV components for the lifestyle planned for the space.

Vision

To serve clients globally and become a leading consultancy for ELV systems.

02Where we sit in a project

One point of coordination for every touch-and-feel technology

We work alongside the client and the architect from the first conversation, and coordinate with the other consultants on the project: interiors, landscape, HVAC, electrical and more. Vendors and contractors work from our documents, and we check their work on site through to handover.

Client Architect Interior designer Landscape Vendors HVAC Electrical Site team The ELVDesigner Design stage Execution
Coordination Who we work with One consultant Six systems Illustrative Diagram

03How we work

Six principles behind every drawing

  1. Never tied to a brand

    We do not sell equipment. Systems are specified by what they must do, and vendors compete on the same specification.

  2. Every system, one design

    Lighting, audio and video, security, controls and networks share one set of drawings, one ceiling and one budget.

  3. At the design stage

    We join while the architecture is still on paper, so nothing is chiselled in later and the client keeps what they asked for.

  4. Lifestyle-centric

    Each system is sized to the people who will use the space, in proportion to the budget and the way they live or work.

  5. Through to handover

    Tender documents, fair comparison of proposals, and quality checks on site until the systems are handed over.

  6. Ready for AI

    Cameras, sensors, controllers and networks placed so the space can use AI now, or adopt it later without opening walls.

A drafting table with coloured layer overlays on a floor plan, a scale ruler, pens and a tablet.
Fig. 02 Layers over the architect’s planIllustrative visualisation

04The team

A design-centric consultancy

Our team follows current and upcoming technologies, technical standards, products, brands and vendors, so the systems we specify fit the space and the requirement at the right price.

Our designers and engineers bring collective experience across many fields and technologies. That breadth is the point: the person drawing the lighting knows where the speakers, the cameras and the access points need to go, and the budget is weighed across all of them at once.

We work for

  • Owners and clients
  • Architects
  • Interior designers
  • Developers and builders

Next step

The earlier we join, the more we can save.

Tell us about the space and where the design stands. We will come back to you to arrange a first conversation.

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