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Six systems, one design

Lighting, audio and video, security, controls and automation, networking, and the AI that runs on them. We plan all six together at the design stage, as one independent consultant, so the cables, the ceiling, the wall space and the budget are shared out once.

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Exploded axonometric · six layers 00Architect’s plan 01Light 02Media 03Secure 04Control 05Connected 06AI Six layers,one drawing
Sample residence Ground floor Exploded axonometric Six layers over the plan Illustrative Not to scale

Hover or tap a layer to lift it out of the stack. Assemble them to see every system on one drawing.

01What we design

Six services, drawn on one set of plans

Each layer is planned against the others, so the cables, the ceiling, the wall space and the budget are shared out once. Every service is independent of any brand or vendor.

  1. Layer01
    A living room in the evening, lit by a warm ceiling cove, downlights and a picture light.
    Fig. 01 Living room, layered lightIllustrative visualisation

    Light

    Lighting design

    Architecture, interiors and landscape seen at their best, and every light chosen for how the space should look and how people should feel in it.

    • General, task, accent and decorative light, layered
    • Scenes, dimming and controls planned with the circuits
    • Facade and landscape lighting
  2. Layer02
    A private cinema room with acoustic wall panels, reclining seats and a large screen.
    Fig. 02 Home cinemaIllustrative visualisation

    Media

    Audio and video

    Audio and video have to be watched, heard, shared and stored. We plan the infrastructure from the beginning, and the room is built around the equipment.

    • Home theatres and media rooms
    • Music in every room, background music by zone
    • Meeting rooms, classrooms and digital signage
  3. Layer03
    The gate of a modern residence at night, with a video door station and a discreet camera on the compound wall.
    Fig. 03 Residence gate at nightIllustrative visualisation

    Secure

    Security

    Protecting the property, the space and the things in it, so the people inside can have their cup of tea without worry.

    • Surveillance cameras and recording
    • Access control and door locks
    • Intrusion detection and anti-theft, from the compound wall inwards
  4. Layer04
    A wall-mounted touch panel and keypad beside a bedroom doorway.
    Fig. 04 Touch panel and keypadIllustrative visualisation

    Control

    Controls, automation and BMS

    From a timer on the compound lights to a building that runs itself, planned for the experience of using it, for energy saving and for future upgrades.

    • Keypads, sensors, timers and touch panels
    • Home and building automation
    • Building management systems for plant and energy
  5. Layer05
    A neatly dressed network rack with patch panels and switches.
    Fig. 05 Network rackIllustrative visualisation

    Connected

    Networking

    Every device in every system has to talk to the others. We design the wired and wireless backbone for reliable connectivity throughout the space, with room to grow.

    • Structured cabling and the network rack
    • Wi-Fi coverage indoors and outdoors
    • Separate networks where systems need them
  6. Layer06
    A glass-walled meeting room at dusk with a conferencing camera under a wall display and a ceiling microphone.
    Fig. 06 Meeting roomIllustrative visualisation

    AI

    AI-ready design

    AI is not a separate system you buy at the end. We design every layer so it can use AI now, or adopt it later without opening walls.

    • Camera positions planned for analytics
    • Sensors, network and processing sized for AI
    • Privacy planned before any camera goes up

02Why one consultant

Why one consultant for all six

ELV systems are the touch-and-feel technology of a building: what you see, hear, control and trust. They usually get designed last, and by the people who sell the equipment.

  1. Free designs that sell products

    Vendors give the design away to win the order, built around the brands they carry. Three vendors mean three designs that contradict each other, and the client is left to decide between them.

  2. Detail that arrives too late

    A basic ELV plan at the design stage, with the detail left for execution, brings civil work nobody budgeted for. Sometimes the client gives up what they wanted because the money ran out at the end.

  3. Specialists who never meet

    Lighting, AV, ELV and electrical consultants each do good work, at separate fees, and rarely plan the systems as one.

Reflected ceiling plan · living room EQEQEQEQ EQEQEQ Clashes found on site Coordinated before the ceiling is built
RCP-01 Living room ceiling Five systems One setting-out grid Illustrative Not to scale

Designed separately. Each vendor places its own equipment. A speaker lands on a downlight, an access point sits where a light should be, and a camera looks straight into a lamp. The clashes surface on site, when changing them costs the most.

  • Downlight
  • Speaker
  • Camera, sensor
  • Occupancy sensor
  • Access point

One consultant, every system, from the start

Our consultants take a holistic view of lighting, audio and video, security, controls, BMS and automation, and networking, during the early stages of the architectural design. Every touch-and-feel technology in the space is accounted for before construction starts.

03Our approach

Lifestyle-centric design

We plan each system around the people who will use the space. The result is the right technology for the room, in proportion to the budget and the lifestyle of the client.

Requirements Budget Feasibility The exact fit
Our missionTo deliver the exact fit of ELV components for the lifestyle planned for the space.

  1. Requirements

    How the space will be lived in, worked in or visited, captured from the client and the architect.

  2. Budget

    An estimate made at the design stage, so the plan fits the money before anything is bought.

  3. Feasibility

    What the space, the structure and the other services can actually accommodate.

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.

How a project runs

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