![]() ![]() Instead of interacting with the Savant automation system via traditional wall-mounted touchpanels, the owners are able to use their iPads. ![]() Thanks to the Savant system’s Apple friendliness, the controls for every bit of this technology can be accessed from the screen of the owners’ existing iPhones and iPads, as well as from the iMac computers that Interior Technologies set up in each bedroom.Īlthough this California home is automated to the hilt, it looks remarkably low-tech. Managed and controlled by the Savant system would be the home’s Lutron light switches and motorized draperies, Aprilaire heating and cooling equipment, GE Networx alarm system, Wirepath surveillance cameras, as well as a host of audio and video components. “When we heard they were Mac people, we naturally suggested that they use a Savant system as their automation platform,” says custom electronics (CE) professional Kirk Attoian, CEO of Interior Technologies, El Segundo, Calif. It was this shared affinity of a particular brand that would ultimately shape the direction of the project. Fortunately, the mother, daughter and grandmother who would share this newly constructed 4,000-square-foot home in Manhattan Beach, Calif., were all big fans of Apple products. ![]() Throw in an automation system, and pleasing everyone may seem like a lost cause. BUILDING A HOME that will suit the tastes of three generations is a tough enough challenge.
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