Notes from the studio.
Project features, craft notes and the occasional essay on the design of homes where the technology disappears.
Why we engage at concept stage, not at second fix.
The best smart homes are designed before the walls go up. Engage Baillie at concept stage and the technology lands inside the architecture instead of fighting it.
Read →Why we draw the equipment rack first, not last.
The rack is the spine of an integrated home. Designed early, it sets the path of every cable and keypad in the house. Designed late, it apologises for them.
Read →Inside Glasshouse: a whole-home install on the Peninsula.
A pavilion-style home, glazed on three sides. The architect's brief asked the technology to disappear. The Baillie install spans seven disciplines and twenty-six keypads. Here is how we did it.
Read →Lighting scenes for the way you actually live.
Most lighting demos are made for showrooms. A real home needs scenes for mornings, after-school, dinner with friends, and Sunday afternoons that go nowhere.
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