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Rather than an incomplete technical catalogue illustrated with sophisticated but outdated apparatuses; rather than a long but incomplete inventory with inadequate schematics; we preferred to present you with some short stories of some daring ideas and possible solutions Your ideas interest us for, with these, we could propose a made-to-measure solution using the most elegant and advanced techniques and materials. Your idea is unique and so will be the solution.
The architect rolls the plans over the chart table; the meeting has finished. The launch of your new schooner - a folly, a rare 1915 completely renovated beauty - will not be delayed. While the shipyard’s Zodiac zooms away, a discrete vibrating alarm starts the familiar melody of Night in Tunisia and this completes your good mood. You had programmed this Charlie Parker version to signal that, in the port hull, the hamman had reached its ideal humidity level and temperature. Soon after arriving, you are immersed in the LED bluish-tinted vapour - the lights programmed to slowly dim for total comfort while Pink Floyd covers the gentle hum of the winch motor. Under reduced sails, the catamaran leaves the bay for sea. ''Yacht''
At dawn, automatic sprinkler heads emerge silently from their hiding places and water the lawn. In the low-angled first rays of light, it is Versailles just outside your windows. The flowerbeds have their specific needs and according to the seasons. For some, a drop-by-drop watering is programmed while others need a more specific, heavier watering. All is regulated by a central system connected to the local weather station. If it rains in the night, rainwater is otherwise stored for drier days. You can directly intervene in these impressive “water games” should you desire. Your alarm turns on the plasma monitor in your bedroom and you see in 3D the scenes from the cameras positioned around your property and all to the music of Ravel.
Leon is a nine-year old cat with russet-red fur. He is a stay-at-home and affectionate type adored by the kids. In the garden he chases imaginary prey but always returns to find his feed bowl at the right level. The biometric microchip integrated in his collar not only opens his cat-flap but also assures his water bowl is filled. Although a cat is independent, you can control his habits from your mobile phone and with a few quick key-ins, can modify the parameters even to encourage it to again go outside to play in the crazy flowers and magic underwood and help keep his feline form and his fur soft and silky.
The gate is at the end of a road lined with statuesque chestnut trees. It recognizes the car. The gate opens when you return from your trip and also then closes gently behind you. When you come back from your daily bike ride, the gate knows this and so only half opens, sufficient enough for you to pass without slowing down from your sprint. The system records your time and sends a text to your phone with your overall time and heart rate. The sound of an old gate squeaking as the gate opens and shuts is discreetly heard from two loudspeakers integrated into the pillars. Just for your pleasure.
The pool stands alone and quiet. The morning’s early light glistens on the surface of the crystal-clear water. The management of the delicate balance between the pool and the green regeneration pond; the water and pH levels; the pumps and flows; the periodic, automated cleanings; are all ensured by a programmed system. On the touch-screen in the bungalow, you choose the sequences of subtle lighting and sound environments for this evening’s reception. The program will switch them on thirty minutes before sunset thanks to the GPS coupled to the server. But looking out now at the water, you’re impatient to launch your remotecontrolled, scale-model, vintage “Riva” you received for your birthday.
Under the stars above, she sits there anchored peacefully in the middle of the lagoon. Her circle of underwater floodlights dresses her as if in a soft, turquoise tutu. With just a few simple touches of your extra thin watch, her flybridge starts to open, the giant screen emerges silently from its secure hiding place as does the full-HD projector now starting to warm up. In open-air cinema mode, images appear on the screen: the video of that afternoon’s jet-ski adventure that you cleverly had edited before dinner. To the familiar theme of Baywatch, your film is greeted with laughter and applause. It encourages you to select your main film of the night: a restored version of Some like it hot for all to see and enjoy. ''Yacht''
The signal slips the hydraulic jacks into action and the hardtop is raised; the windows also rise discreetly and carefully to protect your guests from the forecasted tropical rain. Linked to the weather bulletins, the central server now transforms the sun deck into a protected, panoramic-screened living room. The red Swiss knife that stays with you always works also as your remote control. With a touch, the light changes to recreate the atmosphere of a New York ballroom from the 1940s. The first few notes of Tommy Dorsey’s Song of India seduce the couples with its irresistible groove. The jukebox, with more than 4000 song titles, is linked to the hi-fi and lighting systems so that each song can have it’s own unique mix of light and sound. The latest David Guetta propels you to the dance floor of Berlin’s Berghain.
The web of white LED lights creates what appears to be a triangle on the giant cedar in the grounds. As night falls, the lights illuminate the outline of a beautiful Christmas tree. Blue halogen lights create the illusion of a snow-covered ground. The house looks as if it were from a giant advent calendar. Created just for the occasion, three images in full resolution are synchronized onto the facade of the house and change with the days. The film is coupled to the house’s automated system and takes into consideration the external conditions in order to control this subtle light show. The movement detectors and the light and sound server create the effect so that the more one approaches the tree, the more luminous it becomes. And when even closer, Bing Crosby croons the strains of White Christmas.
Obviously it’s not quite the course at Augusta but the use of the terrain is optimal. The 280-meter, par 4 dogleg to the left is the main concern right now. The drive is carefully controlled to keep it on the fairway. Now the course crosses the road.Should a vehicle approach, an alarm will vibrate on the handle of your seven iron. The course is a “there-and-back” and to give some variety, is modified each time: the bunkers fill to become water hazards, the holes change site and telescopic flags emerge or are inserted on impeccable greens. The night course holds other surprises: controlled by a GPS fixed to your trolley, lighting precedes you and accentuates the illusion of taking Amen Corner one under.
One has the impression that it is the crunching of the wheels on the gravel that starts the garage door’s mechanism. In fact, the transmitter from the car kicks in and the automatic pilot takes over and drives you safely to its assigned place. The balance between all is unperceiv- able. The headlights die out gently and the garage is bathed in a soft but precise light. The touch screen placed in the hall displays an unread text message: the friends who are coming for dinner are running an hour late. With a simple touch, the message is sent to the kitchen. One hour, hmm… just long enough to for you to carefully open that Romanée Conti ‘97 and let it breathe. There are things that one likes to do oneself!
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