Luxury Family Home—Hampstead

Cyberhomes’ lighting designer created sensational smart lighting for the home—inside and out.

We installed a Lutron lighting control system, with 36 custom-engraved wall plates. By integrating this into the Savant Pro control system, the family can switch on or off (or dim) any light in the house or garden, with just one touch of a screen.

Lights turn on automatically whenever somebody enters a bathroom. Atmospheric lighting is triggered as people pass through certain areas of the house. And when it’s time for bed, a tap of the app creates soft, gentle lighting in the corridors and stairwells to guide the family to their rooms. Outdoor lighting is tuned to an astronomic schedule, switching on as dusk approaches, and off again in the early hours when everyone is likely to be in bed.

The biggest, comfiest sofa sits invitingly in the middle of the family’s dedicated home cinema.

But locating the cinema off to the side of a large, open-plan basement presented some audio-visual and lighting challenges. Cyberhomes’ experts overcame these issues to create the ultimate home cinema experience for the whole family to enjoy. External light is blocked out with a heavyweight blackout curtain. 

Crystal-clear visuals are achieved through a high-brightness Runco projector, with a long-throw lens. And cinematic sound is generated through the intelligent configuration of a multi-speaker system: two B&W speakers are positioned in the ceiling for surround effects, and three in the wall behind the acoustically transparent, 150” projection screen.

Through the Savant Pro app, anyone in the family can control the home’s smart technology via an iPad or smartphone.

To make life even easier, Cyberhomes installed wall-mounted iPad minis on each floor. These are easily removed from their magnetic docks, which also serve as wireless chargers. The family can also use the iPads to check home security footage. Cyberhomes installed eight IC Realtime CCTV cameras to cover every part of the property’s exterior.

The system even allows the family to monitor the property remotely from their smartphones while away.