NV Integration Upgrades Notting Hill Home

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NV Integration recently completed a stylish media room and multi-room audio installation. LG’s 97” G Series TV ‘The Biggest OLED Available’ and Bowers & Wilkins premium loudspeakers, sourced from AWE, feature across a spacious 13,000ft² Notting Hill family home. Cleverly concealed tech solutions blend seamlessly with the contemporary design and flow of this extensively renovated property.

The Brief

The house was bought mid-renovation, and the new homeowner happily chose to keep working directly with NVI, who were on-site initially working for the developer. The new owner upgraded the scope of works and doubled the initial budget, meaning that NVI could introduce higher spec audio options for the house – a key factor in the selection of Bowers & Wilkins loudspeakers for the project, from exclusive distributor, AWE Europe.

“We’ve been using Bowers & Wilkins speakers for years; they sound great and they’re straightforward to install,” says Pip Evans, Director. “It makes complete sense for such a high performance, well known, British brand to go into such a quintessentially London home.”

For NVI there were three key areas in this project. Firstly, multi-room audio was to be established throughout the house yet concealed to minimise any intrusion into the interior design. A multi-purpose, open-plan kitchen lounge designed for everyday family use and entertaining required an AV system that would fit the size, shape, and surroundings of the space. The crème de la crème of this project was the need for an exceptional media room. The homeowner desired a versatile, atmospheric space intended for family and friends to while away the hours together watching TV and movies but also work as a video gaming and comfortable entertainment space, when required.

A versatile Entertainment Space

The resulting media room is a comfortable, multi-use haven. A gigantic U-shaped sofa in the centre of the room, pointed towards the TV, is reminiscent of an inviting conversation-pit. A large alcove bar is situated to the left with further barstool seating. This large space houses impressive top-quality Bowers & Wilkins architectural speakers, which seamlessly blend with the aesthetics of the room.

Focused within the heart of the room, adding to the visual aesthetic of the space, is an immense LG 97” G-Series TV. A Future Automation bracket with an in-wall box allows the TV to sit flush against the wall of stretched fabric that conceals the speakers. Neatly tucked away in a matching cabinet to the rest of the room is a Denon AVRX2800 7.2ch 8K AV Receiver, with HEOS built in. This AVR delivers a fully enveloping 3D audio experience across multi-room audio zones, and with HEOS the homeowner can stream audio to individual zones, or group zones together for a wider listening area, using the HEOS App.

A Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 S3 Centre Speaker sits in the cabinet joinery below the TV. Two CWM7.5 S2 in-wall speakers sit either side of the TV, smartly veiled behind a stretched fabric. NVI advised the client to have multiple subwoofers due to the size of the room, so DB4S Subwoofers are concealed in the surrounding cabinetry, pointing outwards and accommodated via cut-out slots in the return ends of the joinery.

Intelligent Solutions

A second multi-purpose room doubles as a kitchen/lounge and required a flexible solution to meet the requirements of the space.

The room features a stunning floor to ceiling window along its length, flooding the area with natural light. As a result, NVI opted for an LG OLED 55” G Series 4K TV. This choice of TV means bright, bold visuals, no matter the time of day or the brightness of the room, as the self-lit OLED technology allows for 100% colour accuracy, plus the Brightness Booster Max makes the G-Series LG’s brightest ever OLEDs.

The TV has been intentionally positioned high above a mantelpiece and is surrounded by bespoke cabinetry so no matter where you are in the room, the screen is easily viewable. Furthermore, the addition of a full motion TV mount means that if choosing to view solely from the lounge area, the screen can simply drop down to sofa-level height using the a smart remote.

A 5.1 audio system, including a pair of Bowers & Wilkins 607 S3 Compact Standmount Loudspeakers in the rear, creates an immersive surround sound experience – supported by a TV soundbar, with a Bowers & Wilkins ASW Series subwoofer to compliment the low frequencies. The space is now a multi-functional area for everyday family life and entertaining, showing that even outside of a dedicated media room environment, an excellent and immersive AV experience can be achieved.

Heard But Not Seen

Overhead, Bowers & Wilkins CCM663 in-ceiling speakers are effectively concealed in 16 multi-audio zones throughout the house, in various sizes of either 6” or 8” depending on room side and ceiling height.

Take the home gym for example, the Bowers & Wilkins CCM663 speakers have been installed in the ceiling with custom black grilles and a striking Japanese wood-slatted ceiling, adding a touch of elegance and luxury to the space, though never detracting from the premium sound quality. The master ensuite features Bowers & Wilkins Marine speakers to deliver an immersive at-home spa experience.

Conclusion

“We’re really pleased with how well this project has turned out. From our initial brief to the evolution with a new homeowner – the technology specification has grown to meet the desires and needs of this family home. The technology looks really great, blending with the interior design scheme, as well as offering clarity, impact and providing the all-important wow-factor experience,” concludes Pip.

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