Real estate pros agree: adding smart home automation increases your home's curb appeal and property value.

As a designer or architect, you look at many details to ensure a home meets the homebuyer’s desires.  Room sizes, floor plans, electrical plans, and a myriad of other things are key to delivering the overall environment the client desires.

Smart home technology requires design considerations too, and they can affect construction as well as finish out planning.  Incorporating an integration professional early in the design process can ensure that smart Home technology blends in seamlessly, and is not something that feels tacked on or an afterthought.

Let’s look at some areas to consider when designing your smart home design. 

Let’s talk media rooms. In particular, let’s talk about media room design. The design of a media room is often an afterthought for Manhattan homeowners, but it shouldn’t be! You can have the best 4K projector and screen out there, but if your room design is subpar, then you’re not going to get the full amazing home cinema experience.

In my opinion, you can boil down a great media room design to four main components…