AvalonBay Communities builds and maintains luxury apartment homes in major cities across the East Coast and Southern California. The brand new Avalon Park Crest apartment community in Tysons Corner, VA offers residents a wealth of amenities and high-end comforts. AvalonBay tasked CTSI with designing and installing an integrated audiovisual system throughout the Park Crest recreation and amenities floor.
Challenge
CTSI designers and technicians needed to develop an audiovisual solution that offered HD video in a central theater setting, and high-resolution audio that could be heard and controlled throughout the amenities and recreation floor. The audiovisual experience had to convey a high-end sense of luxury, offer flawless performance, and remain user-friendly for residents to enjoy at leisure. The system also had to be engineered to integrate into the existing structure, including into low-clearance walls and ceilings.
Solution
CTSI developed a solution that incorporated a wall-mounted flat panel display and remotely located HD cable receivers. A specially-designed software driven control system along with AMX MET-6N & AMX MET-13 wall-mounted pushbutton keypads provided residents with simple, accessible control throughout the entire amenities floor. This reliable, intuitive control system required minimal effort to operate. Multiple PlayNetworks media players and Soundtube CM62-EZs-II loudspeakers were installed to transmit audio throughout the amenities floor. The Soundtube speakers feature shallow backcans which made them the ideal choice to accommodate the limited clearance within the existing walls and ceilings.
Results
CTSI successfully met the client requirements by delivering a solution that offered a high-end experience with top quality components and user-friendly controls. AvalonBay Park Crest management is extremely pleased with the complete audiovisual solution that CTSI provided. After installation, Park Crest management invited in high-level AvalonBay executives in order to demonstrate the abilities of CTSI’s integrated audiovisual system. Executives were so impressed with the design and installation that they began plans to mimic the CTSI system throughout other AvalonBay properties.