A hillside home gets revamped into an extreme entertainment escape.
By Lisa Montgomery
Photography by Jim Doyle
It's usually the location that makes a home what it is. And if the private 1.5-acre lot purchased a few years ago by Paul and Nancy Harod was any indication, the decade-old domicile would be just perfect for their fun-loving family. "It was a terrific piece of property?hard to find in Southern California," says Paul. "Unfortunately, we weren't crazy about the house that sat on the land."
The property's existing Spanish-style abode didn't quite fit into the family's plans for a place where they would be able to entertain hundreds of guests at a time. Nor did it offer all the fantastic, high-tech features that Paul had been pining for. Still, the 4,000-square-foot home did have good bones. So rather than start completely fresh, the Harods decided to remodel the existing structure. It would be a major undertaking that would extend the floor plan by more than 1,000 square feet and would put the residence on the cutting edge of high-tech living.
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EQUIPMENT LIST
Whole-house control system:
Crestron Pro 2 system
Crestron TPS-2000L Isys 5-inch touch panels (3)
Crestron TPS-1700 Isys 6-inch touch panels
Crestron STX-1700C two-way wireless touch panels (3)
Crestron TPS-4500L touch panel
Crestron 12-button wall panels (8)
Crestron WPR-48 waterproof handheld remote
Whole-house music system:
Crestron CNAMPX 12 x 60 intelligent amplifiers (2)
Crestron CNX-PAD8A eight-room, eight-source distribution processors (2)
Crestron ST-TUNE Cresnet AM/FM/XM tuner
Escient Fireball-120 music server
Sony 400-disc CD changer
Sony satellite receiver
Monster Cable power conditioner
Sonance Symphony interior speakers (15)
Sonance outdoor Mariner 300 speakers (9)
Sonance Soundhenge III Outdoor Rock speakers (9)
Sonance Symphony Extreme XTR outdoor speakers (4)
Rockustics Subrock outdoor subwoofers (2)
Bonus room home theater:
Stewart Filmscreen 110-inch Firehawk screen
Panasonic PT-D7600U SXGA DLP projector
Mitsubishi S-VHS VCR
Sony high-def satellite receiver
Marantz MAR-DV-8400 THX Select SACD/CD/DVD/DVD-A/MP3 universal audio/video player
JBL Synthesis IV 7.1 surround-sound system
Monster Cable Power home-theatre power centers (2)
Monster Cable voltage stabilizer
Elan cooling modules (4)
Family room media system:
Marantz 61-inch HDTV plasma TV
Monster Cable power conditioner
Elan cooling modules (3)
Escient MP-100 Fireball music server
Pioneer five-disc progressive-scan DVD player
Mitsubishi S-VHS VCR
B&K Dolby Digital DTS/THX surround-sound receiver
Sony high-def satellite receivers (2)
Triad in-ceiling speakers (5)
Triad in-wall speakers (2)
Triad in-wall subwoofer
Master bedroom media system:
Pioneer 50-inch plasma TV
Solar Shading Systems VisionArt motorized canvas
Sony high-def satellite receiver
Monster Cable power conditioner
Mitsubishi progressive-scan DVD player
Mitsubishi hi-fi VCR
Sonance in-wall speakers (2)
Cabana media system:
Samsung 17-inch LCD TVs (3)
Crestron 16x60-watt-per-channel amplifier
Crestron CNX-PAD8A eight-source/eight-room audio distribution processor
Motorola digital cable boxes (2)
Networking System
OnQ/Legrand structured wiring hub and modules
Security system:
GE Advent Home Navigator
ChannelVision surveillance cameras (2)
Lighting control system:
Lutron HomeWorks Interactive processor
Lutron lighting control keypads (32)
Communications system:
Panasonic digital super hybrid system
Panasonic doorphone/intercom
HoloVision intercom faceplate
Additional electronics:
Panasonic 42-inch plasma TV
Sharp 14-inch flat TV
Crestron communicating thermostats (2)
Channel Master DirecTV multisatellite dish antenna
Winegard preamp
Terk UHF antenna
Contact:
System design and installation
Audio Video Design
Mission Viejo, California
www.avdinc.com
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