A self-build project in the UK has implemented an extensive lighting control solution from Rako, three years after the initial build was completed.
Working with Next Generation Construction, electrical design and installation specialist DPS Electrical were part of the project from the start, developing an electrical scheme for the entire
home.
Dan Smith, managing director at DPS Electrical, said: “From the very start, the homeowners knew they wanted a lighting control system installed in their home. But this was going to be a project that developed and grew over time. We needed to take a long-term approach to the electrical install and ensure that the system could be adapted to suit the needs of the family in the future. That is why we chose Rako for this project.”
The homeowners demolished the previous house on the site and developed an entirely new home with DPS Electrical tasked with designing the perfect lighting system for the space and the homeowners specifying a wired lighting control solution.
As the homeowners settled into their new home, they began to understand how each room was used and the ideal ambience they wanted to create. DPS Electrical revisited the site around three and a half years after the initial build to extend the capabilities of the lighting control system. With the homeowners residing in the home, it was important to cause as little disruption to the family and to the décor.
“By using Rako, we knew that we could come back and deliver extra features to the lighting control system easily with the addition of wireless products,” said Smith. “The way the products can communicate, and work together offering us an easy install and the homeowners a seamless experience.”
The new and complete lighting control system now covers most of the house including the family room, kitchen, lounge, tv room, bedrooms and en-suite. It also extends to the garden with the pumps of the pond, which is around 30 meters away from the building, controlled on the same system.
The homeowners can select dimmed scenes on different buttons on the EOS keypads, which are installed throughout the home. For instance, the main bedroom pendant lights can be dimmed from the keypads or on an iPad separately so if one person wants to go to sleep but the other wants to read, they have that flexibility. The keypads have a matt bronze finish to match with the décor of the home.
Smith concluded: “The homeowners are delighted with the finished control system and the functionality that it offers them. From where we started over three years ago with a simple wired solution to now having a combined wired and wireless solution demonstrates the capabilities of the Rako products. It also shows how important it is to think about the future when designing spaces.”