Pre-Diwali Special
IAnD Exclusive
By Marina Correa
Photography: Courtesy mybeautifulife and HP
Lakhani Associates
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Go for the luxury that
affords a stress-free and enviable lifestyle! Forget all your woes this festive
season and cull the ambience of your choice with sophisticated home automation
applications…
With guests pouring in for pooja, taash parties, movie fiestas and many an entertaining evening; you can transform your home into a calm oasis, scintillating atmosphere, cosy cocoon or sizzling dance floor – with just a click on an iPad…
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Customizing all the
required features on a hand-held device is all it takes to create the exact
scene and schedules you would want to play out before your guests arrive.
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For instance, while
entertaining a few close family and friends, go for the intimacy desired “by
mixing two different light temperatures within the same room to serve different
purposes such as socializing and dining along with colour-changing LEDs besides
audio, video modes to suit the mood of the moment,” says Harish Lakhani,
principal architect, HP Lakhani Associates.
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Similarly, when throwing a
big party, change the settings – up the audio decibels, switch on all the
cameras, set the right air-conditioning temperatures; in short, address all pre-party nitty-gritty so
that everything runs smoothly and is enjoyable to both guests and host alike.
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Don’t leave the colours
behind! Switch on a single light fitting allowing one the flexibility of white,
warm white, daylight etc. “It’s important to create light effects as it
stimulates our senses much like aromatherapy. Today, chromotherapy is proven to
scientifically reduce stress levels,” says Sonali Shah, principal interior
designer, Mybeautifulife.
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And for the ultimate soother
- a movie fiesta, tune in your home automation system to generate a high
quality cinematic experience by integrating home theatre, closure of drapes, dimming
of lights, complete movie mode integrated into just one switch that allows a
seamless flow of functions to take over, while you relax and enjoy the drama
unfold!
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A
word of caution: ZZ Architects, who are renowned for designing ultra-luxurious
homes advise, “It is important to consider up-gradability of the system and
feature additions as per the changing needs. It is necessary to determine,
right at the planning stage, the actual purpose of a space and the kind of mood
it should exude. With rapid innovations in home automation, it is easy to get
overwhelmed by the possibilities.”
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