A Luxury Home Cinema in Rural West Berkshire – Case Study
UK Home Cinemas - Bespoke
A Luxury Bespoke Private Cinema Room, in Rural West Berkshire
A UK Home Cinemas – Bespoke build, specialising in bespoke dedicated private cinemas and screening rooms.
This remarkable project showcases a fusion of masterful craftsmanship and modern design elements – to create a beautiful Luxury Home Cinema.
Our clients approached us with a bold and refined vision: to craft a luxury home cinema, which would seamlessly blend cutting-edge technology with timeless elegance. Nestled in the basement of their breathtaking 12,000 sq. ft. residence, set within the tranquil woodlands of rural West Berkshire.
This bespoke project aimed to create an extraordinary cinematic space that combined cutting-edge technology and exquisite design, delivering an immersive experience of ultimate comfort and sophistication—a true luxury home cinema. At UK Home Cinemas, our skilled and passionate team worked tirelessly to bring this vision to life, ensuring every detail was meticulously crafted to achieve perfection.
From the state-of-the-art audiovisual technology to the custom carpentry and tailored room aesthetics, every element was thoughtfully designed. Advanced equipment was seamlessly integrated into the space, paired with plush seating and ambient lighting to create a refined, inviting atmosphere. The result was a home cinema that exemplified luxury, craftsmanship, and a passion for delivering unparalleled experiences.
The Design and Construction of the Luxury Home Cinema
Our dedicated design team worked closely with the clients to gain a deep understanding of their vision and requirements.
Following an in-depth consultation, our design team proceeded to create detailed CAD drawings, translating the client’s vision into a comprehensive design plan.
We paid close attention to every detail, from the seating layout, and sight lines to the selection of materials and finishes, ensuring that the design was both functional and visually cohesive. This thorough approach allowed us to anticipate potential challenges and make adjustments early in the process, ensuring a seamless and efficient execution. The result is a fully planned, custom-designed space that perfectly reflects the client’s aspirations.
Our team began by battening out the walls, ensuring the structure was flawlessly aligned to support the luxurious fabric suede treatment that would envelop the room. This meticulous process ensured a smooth, flawless surface to apply the soft beige suede, which would serve both an acoustic and visual function – creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere that oozes refinement and elegance, a hallmark of any luxury home cinema.
Bespoke Speaker Columns Crafted for Perfection
The luxury home cinema experience is defined by its exceptional audio-visual system, and central to this room’s design are the eight bespoke wooden speaker columns.
Our client envisioned an elegant blend of form and function, so we carefully crafted each speaker column with the utmost precision. Using advanced CAD software, our expert design team produced unique designs that ensured the columns would fit seamlessly within the space, while enhancing the room’s aesthetic appeal.
Once the designs were finalised, our skilled carpenters assembled the columns on-site with meticulous attention to detail.
Finished in a stunning gold tone, the columns exude opulence, harmonising beautifully with the room’s soft beige suede walls. This gilded touch adds a layer of grandeur, subtly elevating the atmosphere.
These bespoke columns discreetly house the six DALI Phantom H-80R in-wall surround speakers, their open slatted structure engineered to blend into the rooms elegance, while optimising sound transmission and minimising any acoustic interference.
To heighten the luxury feel even further, LED strips were discreetly embedded within the columns, programmed via the Control4 system to create dynamic, ambient lighting that transforms the room with the touch of a button. Every scene, every mood, is perfectly complemented by lighting that enhances this luxury home cinema experience.
Cutting-Edge Audio: DALI Speakers and Anthem MRX 1140
Audio is, of course, at the heart of any luxury home cinema, and we spared no expense in our speaker pairing for this room.
Our technical team went with a 9.4.4 DALI speaker configuration, known for its remarkable sound quality and minimalist design.
With three DALI Phantom M-375 speakers for the front LCR channels, combined with the six Phantom H-80R’s for the surround channels, and four DALI E-80’s for the height channels, this setup creates an enveloping soundscape that bring any film to life.
Low frequencies are provided by four 10” in-wall subwoofers, ensuring a deep and tactile bass response that reverberates throughout the room. These surround speakers are housed in custom-designed, black spray-finished cabinets that blend seamlessly with the room’s sophisticated decor. The result is a cinematic audio experience that immerses you completely, part of a luxury home cinema setup that redefines the term ‘surround sound.’
Powering this exceptional system is the Anthem MRX 1140, an 11.2-channel AV receiver celebrated for its crystal-clear sound processing and superior performance.
This powerhouse delivers a flawless cinematic sound experience, enabling every film to unfold with breathtaking clarity, depth, and dimension. It ensures the viewer is not merely watching a movie but living it – a truly extraordinary soundscape within this luxury home cinema.
A Cinematic Screen and Projector Experience
The Visuals in this luxury home cinema are equally stunning. Our technicians selected the JVC DLA NP5 projector, a state-of-the-art 4K HDR projector renowned for its exceptional colour accuracy and vivid image reproduction. With a native 4K resolution, it delivers an ultra-crisp picture that is truly a visual feast.
When paired with the massive 170 inch acoustically transparent, fixed-frame projection screen, boasting a cinematic 2.35:1 aspect ratio, this luxury home cinema offers a sweeping widescreen experience.
The acoustically transparent screen allows the front LCR speakers to remain hidden behind it, ensuring a clean, minimalist aesthetic while maintaining perfect audio integration. Whether it’s a fast-paced action thriller or an intimate drama, every scene is presented with cinematic grandeur, while the surrounding audio envelopes the audience in a truly immersive experience. This is the essence of a luxury home cinema – where visuals and sound unite in perfect harmony.
The Dual Star Ceiling: A Celestial Touch
One of the most enchanting features of this luxury home cinema is the dual fibre optic star ceiling, designed to transport guests into a magical, otherworldly realm. We used Starscapes Star Ceiling panels, which mimic the beauty of a starlit night sky, bringing a sense of awe and wonder to the cinema. This celestial effect elevates the entire room, transforming it into a cinematic sanctuary.
The room lighting can be dimmed, brightened, via a range of lighting scenes through the Control4 system, making it the ideal complement to the high-tech, elegant environment of this luxury home cinema.
Lighting Control with Control4
The lighting in this luxury home cinema exemplifies the seamless integration of technology and design, showcasing the sophistication of the Control4 system. Every lighting element—LED strips embedded in the speaker columns, the in floor and dual layered in Ceiling LED Strips, and the twinkling fibre optic dual star ceilings, can be controlled with precision through Control4’s intuitive interface. Whether dimming the lights for a perfect movie-watching atmosphere or brightening them for a lively social gathering, the system ensures effortless customization to suit every occasion.
Beyond lighting, the Control4 system extends its control to all AV equipment in the room. From a single interface – whether on the Remote, a smartphone, or tablet.
A Bespoke Seating Layout for Ultimate Comfort
The seating in this luxury home cinema is a statement in both comfort and style. Each of the 10 luxurious seats is upholstered in the same imported suede as the walls, ensuring a unified, sophisticated aesthetic. Our team designed a custom, three-tiered riser system to ensure the best sightlines from every seat, while the front row boasts four sumptuous seats – two elegant single chairs flanking a central loveseat – perfect for guests to unwind in ultimate style.
The rear seating area is elevated, ensuring optimal sightlines and offering an unrivalled cinematic experience. From every angle, this luxury home cinema delivers not only an extraordinary visual and auditory experience but also unparalleled comfort and luxury.
Seamless Integration of Technology and Design
The technology in this luxury home cinema extends throughout the entire house. A multi-room audio system powered by four Denon HEOS wireless amplifiers fills every corner with rich, high-quality sound, making the entire home feel alive with music, podcasts, or any form of media. The integration of technology into the design is seamless – form and function unite to create a living space that is both luxurious and technologically advanced.
Conclusion: A Cinematic Masterpiece
This luxury home cinema is a true masterpiece, where every element – cutting-edge technology, bespoke craftsmanship, and luxurious design – has been carefully curated to create the ultimate cinematic experience. It’s more than just a space to watch movies; it’s an escape, an experience, a sanctuary of entertainment. With every detail meticulously designed and executed, from the bespoke speaker columns to the dual star ceiling and the state-of-the-art AV equipment, this luxury home cinema represents the epitome of private cinema design.
At UK Home Cinemas, we are proud to have delivered a luxury home cinema that is not only a perfect fusion of technology and artistry but also a space where our clients can indulge in the very best that modern cinema has to offer. This is a luxury home cinema experience that truly rivals the finest commercial theatres, setting a new standard in luxury and design.
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Richard’s expertise and consultative approach, makes him a real pleasure to work with. The project turned our double garage into a home cinema room run via Control 4. The garage itself posed a number of constraints (location of the consumer unit, water cylinder, heating controls, etc), which Richard worked through to provide us with a number of options. Their approach encompassed collaboratively working with the building contractor, carpet provider, and cinema seating provider. UK Home Cinemas fitted us the perfect home cinema, and the end result exceeded our expectations. We cannot recommend them Richard and the team highly enough.
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