Selected projects

Marine

M/Y Escape II

David designed a bespoke entertainment & control system upgrade for a 120ft Palmer Johnson Superyacht undergoing an interior refit. Having previously worked on the owner’s Mayfair apartment, David specified a Crestron control system covering 12 zones, coordinating cable and equipment tests with the ship’s engineer remotely. He and a three-man team upgraded the entire system in just 10 days working 20-hour shifts. The project was completed comfortably in time for sea-trials, and David established a long-term relationship with the captain, who praised the system as the best he’s experienced.

Private Residence

Albany, Piccadilly

David delivered two Crestron entertainment and control systems for the private apartments of world-famous architect Lord Norman Foster. Both systems had to be extremely discreet so as not to spoil the carefully considered interiors — including large custom-made mirror TVs and invisible, plaster-in speakers, controlled by iPad and featuring Spotify, Sky Q and Apple TV. The success of these projects led to an invitation to consult on the clients’ St Moritz chalet. We still work closely with the client’s staff to maintain the systems.

Country Estate

Fulford Farm

David and his team were invited to design and deliver the £250,000 repair & upgrade of an extensive Crestron system for a prominent property developer at his country home. The sprawling property benefited from an upgrade of its 23 touch panels, a new Crestron program integrating the Lutron lighting system and Trend BMS, and a bespoke UI. Video intercom panels at all gates and entrances were upgraded and interfaced with a custom-built SIP server to route calls to touch panels and video-enabled phones. The substantial cinema received a dual laser 4K projector which required a steel cantilever shelf designed by a structural engineer.

Belgravia

Wilton Street, Belgravia

David was brought in by the executive team of Sir Malcolm Walker MBE to rescue a very poorly designed and implemented Crestron system in Belgravia. The entire lighting system was replaced, and the video distribution system was upgraded to 4K. A new SIP access control system was added along with a fast, secure wired and wireless network. The biggest problem with the old system was its un-intuitive interface and buggy Crestron program — David designed a clean, minimal UI and wrote a brand new program from scratch, finally giving the family a simple, practical and intuitive system to use.