The Challenge...

The client had seen a previous cinema we had completed on this site and wanted something similar for her own home. She was particularly taken by the star ceiling.

Her family love watching movies and sport, particularly football. Her son is also a keen gamer and it was important met all their needs.

A suitable room on the ground floor was being redecorated in the villa. This featured many original features. Some such as the fireplace were to be retained whilst others like the ceiling rose needed to be covered without damaging them. So we designed a dropped ceiling which allowed us to fit the fibre optics before raising the ceiling into place.

Due to the construction of the room it wasn't possible to recess the front speakers behind the screen but the surround speakers were all exactly colour matched to the wall colour.

The screen itself is 110" wide and is permanently fixed to the wall. This is the ideal solution in a room which is to be solely used as a cinema.

Control is via a Control4 system. This provides a simple on-screen menu system and a handy backlit remote control.

This also allows control of the Rako lighting system. This is used to alter the colour of the cove lighting around the perimiter of the star ceiling.

All the equipment is neatly stored in a ventillated rack in one corner of the room. Sufficient space has been allowed as the system is to be extended to the rest of the house over the next year or so.

We worked closely with the interior designer on the project. Alison took on board our advice in terms of soft furnishings and thick carpets and we were able to help the aesthetics with the colour matched speakers.

The family are delighted with the system; the client hosts film evenings for her book club, and her husband uses it to watch the big game each weekend. This is if they can get their son to stop playing his PS3 in the cinema first!

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Specification

• Projector
  JVC DLA-HD100 1080p projector
  
• Cinema Screen
  Screen Excellence 110" fixed screen
  
• Speakers
  Triad On-wall Bronze LCR
  Triad On-wall Bronze surrounds
  Sunfire subwoofer
  
• Low Frequency Transducer
  Buttkickers built into sofas
  
• Lighting
  LED star ceiling system
  Colour changing LED strips
  Rako lighting control
  
• Control System
  Control4 HC300
  SR250 Remote
  
• Electronics
  Marantz SR7002 Cinema Amp
  Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray
  Apple TV
  Sky HD
  
• Enclosure & Protection
  Middle Atlantic Rack
  APC Smart UPS
  
• Interior Designer
  Alison Taylor/JB Interiors
  www.jbinterior.co.uk