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 iMacs which Interior Technologies set up in each bedroom.Ĭonsolidating all of these controls could have equated to an unruly number of buttons and commands to hunt through just to do something simple like activate the whole-house music system. 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 technology 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. Throw in an automation system and everyone involved in the design and construction 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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