Coburg House.

Partial home automation & security retrofit to recently completed extension for young family

Type of House: Renovated and extended Californian bungalow in the inner northern suburb of Coburg

Smart Home Budget : Partial automation and security that can be added to over time including lighting and exhaust fans, door lock, video doorbell, security alarm, smart CCTV, and integration to sound and TV.

Budget $10 - $15k​

Who Lives Here: Young family with two pre-school aged children, the couple run a successful technology recruitment firm and hence are both time poor and security focused.

What was important to the home owners:

• Security and Safety of the family and home eg: monitoring while away
• Time saving and convenience eg: being able to control what is a large home centrally from phone, wall mounted ipad or via voice.
• Saving on energy bills eg: automated lighting that turns off when not needed
• Entertaining & fun eg: smart multi-coloured LED strip lighting to bar cabinet and record player