Connected home
Audio and video work best when they're part of the broader home system — not isolated products with separate remotes and apps. Music that follows you from room to room, scenes that set the right atmosphere, picture and sound that respond to how the space is being used rather than requiring configuration every time.
What that looks like across the home:
- One source, multiple zones — the same music playing throughout or different tracks in different rooms simultaneously
- Audio and video tied into your home scenes: Arrive, Entertain, Goodnight each have a sound and picture state
- Control from a keypad, phone or voice — whichever is closest and most natural in the moment
The technology disappears. What stays is the experience.
Whole home audio
Whole-home audio means music in any room, at any time, without planning it. The kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom all have the same source available — played together or independently, at the right level for the space, without any of the friction of a Bluetooth speaker.
How we design it:
- Speakers specified for each room's acoustic properties — ceiling, in-wall, bookshelf or architectural depending on what the space needs
- Independent volume control per zone so one room doesn't dictate another
- Sources managed centrally — streaming services, local libraries, radio — accessible from any room in the house
Music in every room feels obvious once you have it. It's difficult to go back.
Outdoor audio
Outdoor audio is a different design problem to indoor. Ambient noise is higher, speakers need to handle weather and UV exposure, and coverage needs to reach across larger, irregular spaces. Getting it right requires specification for the actual outdoor environment — not indoor speakers moved outside.
For outdoor spaces, that typically means:
- Weather-rated speakers positioned and angled for even coverage across the entertainment area, pool surround and garden
- Consistent volume at listening level without needing to push the system hard enough to disturb neighbours
- The same zone control as the rest of the house — outdoor audio is part of the home system, not an add-on
The patio should sound as good as the living room. It usually doesn't. We fix that.
Home cinema
A home cinema is the one room where every element — picture, sound, acoustic treatment, seating position, lighting, control — has to be considered together. Getting one right without the others produces a room that looks impressive and sounds disappointing, or vice versa. We design cinema rooms as a complete system from the start.
The elements we bring together:
- Display or projection specified for the room's dimensions, ambient light and viewing distance
- Surround sound calibrated to the room's actual acoustic properties after installation
- Lighting, shading and scene control integrated so the cinema experience starts before the film does
A properly designed cinema room changes how you watch everything — not just films.
Distributed video
Distributed video means the right content on the right screen, in any room, without running separate subscriptions or duplicate hardware. A single source — whether that's a streaming platform, a satellite decoder or a media server — available across multiple displays throughout the home, each independently controlled.
In a well-designed system:
- Any source to any screen — live TV, streaming, security camera feeds or a media library available wherever you need it
- Each room controls its own display independently without affecting other rooms
- No duplicate hardware cluttering every TV cabinet — equipment lives in a single, managed location
Every screen in the home should feel like the main one.
How a Space Atelier project works.
Every system is designed around your home, your habits and your plans — then installed and supported by the same team throughout. We don't quote from a catalogue.
Client Interview & Technology Education
We meet in person or virtually, walk through your brief
Initial Design Study
Before anything is specified or priced, we map the full system around your home and how you use it.
Design Engineering & Construction Drawings
Full technical documentation your architect and contractors can build from — coordinated across trades so nothing gets missed on site.
Client Services & Support
After handover we stay close. Adjustments, expansions, or just a question — we're reachable.
Audio & Video — questions worth asking.
A properly designed multi-room system uses fixed, architectural speakers connected to a central source — giving you consistent quality, room-by-room control and integration with the rest of the home. Bluetooth speakers are portable and convenient, but they don’t scale, don’t integrate with home scenes, and the audio quality ceiling is significantly lower.
For the best result, yes. Speaker positions, cable routes and equipment locations are far easier to design in at construction stage than to retrofit into a finished home. That said, retrofits are possible and we do them regularly — the approach just changes depending on what’s already in place.
Scale, integration and calibration. A home cinema is a dedicated room designed from the ground up — acoustic treatment, display, surround sound and control all considered together. A home theatre setup is typically a good TV and soundbar in a living room. Both have their place; the difference is in what the room is optimised for.
Yes, with the right specification. The key is choosing speakers designed for outdoor use — weather-rated, with drivers suited to open-air environments — and positioning them for even coverage rather than just proximity to the entertainment area. Done properly, outdoor audio rivals indoor quality.
In a dedicated rack location — typically a cupboard, utility room or purpose-built rack room. Centralising the equipment keeps it properly ventilated, maintained and out of sight. Each room has only the screen or speaker it needs, with nothing else cluttering the space.
Build Your Brief — it takes a few minutes and gives us enough to come back with a clear next step, whether that’s a call, a site visit or a plan review for your specific project.