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An easier retirement

Imagine reaching retirement and permanently relocating from the UK to the Algarve in Portugal. Now imagine that beautiful house you’re going to live out the rest of your years has a full home automation system integrated into it. Amy Wallington looks at this new life of luxury.

Show home doubles as smart getaway

Home to the owners of integration company, Alpha Touch Limited, this property in rural Carmarthenshire, Wales is packed with automation to show potential clients the possibilities of what they can have in their own homes. More than that, the ground floor of the show home doubles as a holiday apartment, giving potential clients as well as the general public a chance to live with the technology before they make any decisions. Amy Wallington enjoys a stay at the ‘try before you buy’ smart home.

Loft conversion cinema

Bespoke niche projects are always of particular interest to installer, proAV. The company jumped at the chance to transform an empty loft space above a vast garage into a sophisticated home cinema experience while also retaining the charm of the exposed timber beamed architecture. Amy Wallington finds out more.