One Tap Runs the HouseA Savant smart home with a 7.2 theater, landscape audio and a DJ booth

Portland metro, Oregon

The project

This was a true whole-home build: music in every space that matters, a real movie room, sound that carries out into the yard, and a corner for spinning records.

Just as important, all of it had to be easy. No stack of remotes, no hopping between apps, no guessing which switch does what.

What we installed

We designed eight independent zones of distributed audio, so every room can play its own music or join the party. The media room became a 7.2 home theater built around a 120-inch screen, a Sony 4K projector and Marantz amplification.

Outside, we installed a full landscape audio system: eight satellite speakers placed around the yard and a burial subwoofer driven by 1,300 watts. The backyard gets even, room-filling sound with no speakers on display. We also wired the homeowner's DJ booth into the system.

One system to run it all

Everything lives on Savant. Wall-mounted touch panels, a Savant remote and the Savant app control the music, the theater, lighting scenes, thermostats and the smart front-door lock.

The gear lives in a clean, ventilated equipment rack, so the living spaces stay uncluttered and the system is easy to service and expand later.

The result

A home that feels effortless. Walk in, tap a scene, and the lights, music and climate follow. Movie night is one button. Summer parties have sound from the patio to the edge of the lawn. That's what a properly designed smart home should feel like.