An Audio/Video Sanctuary
The fusion of interior design and technology can create amazing spaces that showcase not only the home but the beauty of technology. SAV Digital Environments collaborated with Montana Expressions Interior Design and Journey & Sons Contractors to create a home theater and lounge space for the homeowners that accomplished all of the above. We were also fortunate to take home the 2021 Home of the Year Award from CE Pro.
Overlooking the beautiful vast landscapes of South-Central Montana, tucked away in the Rocky Mountains between Bozeman and Big Sky, lies a sweeping hilly paradise. The design reflects the homeowners’ present-day style while keeping the traditional "ranch feel" design elements and build intact.
“It was a highly collaborative effort and could not have turned out any better.” says Scott Abel, director of quality and customer satisfaction of SAV Digital Environments.
This theater is a sanctuary for all of your senses, watching movies, listening to music, drinking wine, reading a book, or taking in rustic smells of reclaimed lumber and paperback books. It's a gathering place where people can come together and enjoy each other's company, lounging together, vinyl playing in the background, or watching the latest blockbuster. Or it can be a hiding place that one can lay back and indulge themselves in a glass of wine and a novel. This rustic and refined multi-purpose home theater is the heart of the home.
Technology & Design
Design was the driving force behind the creation of this stunning home theater; naturally, the designer wanted the AV equipment to fuse seamlessly with the modern rustic aesthetic. The homeowners, meanwhile, requested that the screen be fixed, noting its rigidity as a selling point. For its part of the puzzle, SAV knew that screen material engineered to maintain the picture quality of 4K and 8K images was imperative, as were its design-friendly attributes. Collaboration between the three parties— amidst the COVID-19 pandemic—to settle on a screen that would meet everyone’s objective turned out to be the biggest hurdle of this project.
This lower-level remodel would function as the heart of the home, making the proper appointment, calibration, and placement of AV gear even more important. As people gathered to watch movies, listen to music, lounge, enjoy a glass of wine, get lost in a novel from a well-stocked bookshelf, the entertainment needed to look and feel as natural as the reclaimed lumber and rustic touches in this sanctuary for the senses.
To satisfy both the design and performance demands of the project, SAV specified a 5 Series fixed projection screen frame from Screen Innovations. As a permanent fixture, it defined clearly the intent of the theater portion of the multipurpose room from the lounging, reading, and wine tasting areas, while complementing the theater’s dark wooden ceiling beams. To the frame, SAV added SI’s Slate-AC.8 screen fabric. Measuring 137 diagonal inches, acoustically transparent, and 8K-rated, the screen simultaneously conceals the front speakers of the theater’s Dolby Atmos system and enhances the video quality of the Sony 4K projector.
Letting design dictate a home theater project can be a risky endeavor for home systems integrators. By customizing a dynamic, engaging, and immersive video solution that met everyone’s preferences and high standards, SAV, its design and build partners, and Screen Innovations exemplify the teamwork and trusted technology required to create an award-winning home theater of this caliber.
Specs:
Dolby Atmos 9.2.4 Home Theater
JBL Synthesis SDR-35 Receiver
JBL Synthesis high-performance cinema-grade SC-4 and SC-5 in-wall/ceiling loudspeakers
JBL Synthesis SSW-2 dual 12” in-cabinet subwoofers
Crown Audio CDi 2–1200-watt sub amp
JBL/Lexicon DD8 8x125 multichannel amplification for Atmos and surround back speakers
Sony 4k Projector VPL695ES
4k Video Balun set with for projector and an Aux input for local AV Source
Screen Innovations 10' acoustically transparent 16:9 fixed wall mounted Series 5 screen
Control4 Neeo touch-screen remote and central processor
Panamax M5400-PM Power Management w/ Voltage Regulation
McIntosh MT5 Turntable w/ McIntosh MP100 Preamplifier
McIntosh Analog Cabling with connection to new Crestron Audio Extender to theater system
Sonos distribution for whole home audio system
Sonance DSP Amplifiers for increased audio experience through rest of home
