Home is where the Herts is

Having built a stunning 7000 ft², six bedroom oak frame construction house on a beautiful raised position in the Hertfordshire countryside, the owner wanted it to be technologically future proofed, whilst ensuring the technology itself did not interfere with his magnificent interior.

The desire for a traditional exterior complete with formal gardens was to be complimented by a high end contemporary interior including a custom built exposed oak feature staircase and gallery landing. After demolishing the previous property on the site the gardens and basement required the excavation of over 1000 tons of soil and stone before construction of the new home could begin.

The house was completed in 2007 and then at the start of 2011 it was decided to retrofit Amina Invisible Loudspeakers to provide high quality room filling stereo sound in the lounge, dining room and swimming pool spaces.

The Amina Invisible Loudspeaker is designed to be installed in walls or ceilings rendering it totally invisible to viewers. This is possible due to the unique way Amina loudspeakers create sound; unlike a conventional cone loudspeaker, the active panel of the Amina loudspeaker vibrates in a similar way to the body of an acoustic guitar. These vibrations recreate a diffuse source of sound energy which is emitted in a far less directional manner and one capable of filling a space far more evenly than a conventional speaker. This then allows the designer or homeowner to install the unit within a wall or ceiling, plaster over and paint or wallpaper as usual. The result is an invisible sound system with unparalleled sound quality.

The home owner was delighted with the result, “It is amazing, your really can’t see a thing. They sound brilliant and have enabled us to achieve our objective of future proofing our home technologically, without interfering with any of our superb aesthetics”.