One Architecture. Every Structure on the Property.
Main Residence · Guest House · Garage · Gate · Grounds. A true estate installation isn’t a collection of independent systems — it’s a single integrated architecture spanning every structure, designed at the blueprint stage, installed by one team, and documented like the asset it is.
Assembled Properties vs. Designed Properties
Most technology installations are assembled — one vendor for audio, another for security, a third for networking, none of whom have spoken to each other. The result: visible systems, inconsistent interfaces, and something always not quite right. The work we do for significant properties is different.
It Begins at the Blueprint
The most consequential technology decisions are made before framing — when changes cost nothing and every future capability is still available.
- We work alongside your architect and general contractor
- Infrastructure specified before the walls close
- Conduit pathways that survive technology changes
- Permits pulled under our own WA electrical license
One Team, Full Accountability
We don’t subcontract the work that defines how the property performs. Cabling, AV, security, networking, programming — one team, start to commissioning.
- The person you call years later is the person who built it
- No finger-pointing — there is only one vendor
- Design through commissioning, no handoffs
- Direct access — book with Ivan Rivas, Owner & Sales Engineer
Documented, Not Just Installed
Every installation is handed over with documentation sufficient to service it without us. You own the documentation the way you own the equipment.
- As-built cable maps and IP address schemas
- Rack diagrams and configuration records
- A system in a technician’s memory is a liability
- CURATOR concierge care available after go-live
Not Room-by-Room. Property-Wide.
Most integrators design system-by-system — one vendor for audio, another for security, a third for networking. The result is a property where nothing talks to anything else. Estate integration starts from the opposite premise: one architecture, designed in full before a single cable is pulled.
Main Residence. Guest House. Garage. Gate. Grounds.
A complete estate typically spans four or more distinct structures, each requiring local infrastructure while participating in one unified system.
- Control4 controller per structure — local processing at every building
- Managed switching and fiber backbone between structures
- Single Control4 project — all structures in one app, one interface
- Guest access profiles — visitors control the guest house, not the estate
- Garage and gate status, lock state, and access logs beside your lights
The Next 20 Years Are Decided Before Drywall.
We approach pre-wire and infrastructure planning as an architectural exercise — not a materials list.
- Dedicated equipment rooms per structure — sized, ventilated, powered correctly
- Conduit strategy for every home run — pathways that survive technology changes
- Power conditioning and UPS per equipment room
- Documented as-builts — cable maps, IP schemas, rack diagrams, handed to the owner
- WA Electrical Contractor licensed — we pull our own permits where required
Inside a working estate mechanical room — the rack open, every link lit:
What a Full Estate Installation Covers
Every discipline below is designed as part of the same architecture — not specified by separate vendors who have never spoken to each other.
Whole-Estate Automation
Control4 X4 as the unified platform across all structures. Touchscreens, keypads, and the app provide consistent control everywhere. Scenes respond to occupancy, time, security state, and manual input simultaneously.
Whole-Property Audio & Video
Distributed audio across every interior and exterior zone, dedicated screening room if specified, any source to any display — per-room or property-wide scenes.
Estate Security & Perimeter
Ajax intrusion with coordinated arming zones — arm the main residence while the guest house stays live. AI cameras at perimeter and entries, Akuvox intercoms at gate and door, photo-verified alarms.
Enterprise Networking
Structured Cat6A, managed switching, and enterprise WiFi for the full property footprint. Separate SSIDs for residents, guests, and IoT — segmented, documented, serviceable years later.
Lighting & Circadian Scenes
Whole-property lighting integrated into Control4 — keypads everywhere logical, circadian tuning in primary spaces, landscape lighting on the same scenes as interior. Good Night runs the whole estate in one press.
Motorized Shading
Custom-measured shading throughout main residence and guest house — responding to time of day, occupancy, and security state automatically. TruePoE where PoE infrastructure is already being installed.
The Whole Property. One Screen.
Every Structure, Every System, One Vocabulary.
Touchscreens in the main residence, keypads in the guest house, the app at the gate — the interface is consistent across the entire property because it's one Control4 project, not five vendors' apps. Lighting, security, cameras, audio, shades, and climate share the same screen, the same scenes, and the same logic.
"The question we ask at the start of every estate project isn't 'what systems do you want?' — it's 'how do you want to live in this property?' The systems follow from the answer." — Ivan Rivas, Owner & Sales Engineer
Certified. Experienced. Local.
We're Not Just Estate Technology Installers
- Control4 Gold Dealer — The South Sound’s only — unlimited system complexity, priority support
- Ajax · Josh.ai · AVA · CEDIA — Certified across the full estate stack — security to voice to control
- WA Electrical Contractor — Lic. RIVASGL799DR — we pull our own permits where required
- Local South Sound — Kent-based, serving Pierce & King counties
- "Designed Together. Built to Disappear" — Our brand promise: work invisible, impact visible
- Free in-home consultation — Measure, specify, quote. No surprises.
- Professional installation — Your system works perfectly from day one
- Full support team — Same people who built it answer your calls
Recent Estate Technology Projects
Real installs for real South Sound businesses and homes.
Clyde's Southern Wood Fired BBQ
AI-powered Ajax surveillance that ended theft losses — and the false alarms that came with the old system.
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Washington Pottery Company
Enterprise routing, WiFi, and VoIP with CURATOR remote support — the network stays up and every call connects.
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South Sound Law Group
Secure enterprise network rebuild with cloud remote support — reliable connectivity after years of provider frustration.
View Project →Design. Install. Support.
1. Design
Design before installation: we get involved at the blueprint stage, when decisions cost nothing. Site review, plans review, and an honest assessment of what the property requires — and what it doesn’t. Fixed proposal.
2. Install
One team, full accountability: cabling, AV, security, networking, and programming executed by the same people who designed it. No subcontracted trades defining how the property performs.
3. Support
Documented, not just installed: as-builts, IP schemas, and rack diagrams handed to the owner. CURATOR concierge care available — annual reviews, monitoring, priority response, training.
The Practice, In Depth
Smart Home Automation
The residential architecture underneath estate work — six disciplines, one system, one team.
Home Theater & Audio
Private screening rooms designed around the room first, the equipment second — 4K laser, Atmos, calibrated acoustics.
CURATOR Remote Care
Proactive monitoring, priority response, and an accountable long-term service relationship — for properties that require one.
Estate Technology FAQs
A complete estate installation covers Control4 whole-property automation across every structure, distributed audio and video, Ajax security with coordinated arming zones, AI perimeter cameras, Akuvox gate and entry intercoms, enterprise networking with fiber between buildings, whole-property lighting control, and motorized shading — designed as one architecture, installed by one team, controlled from one interface.
Estate projects are scoped to the property, not a package. As a reference point: multi-structure Control4 installations covering a main residence plus guest house, garage, and gate typically begin in the mid five figures, with fully specified estates — dedicated screening room, whole-property AV, perimeter security, enterprise networking — reaching well into six figures. Every project starts with a site consultation and ends with a fixed proposal, tax included. No ballparks.
At the blueprint stage — before framing. The infrastructure decisions made before drywall closes determine every capability the property will have for the next 20 years. A conduit run placed correctly during rough-in is invisible for the life of the property; the same run added after drywall is a renovation project. We work alongside your architect and general contractor from the plans forward.
Yes — that's core to the architecture. Each structure gets its own Control4 controller and local processing, so the guest house operates independently while participating in the unified system. Guest access profiles limit what visitors can control without touching the main residence, and you see every structure in one app.
Everything required to service the property without us: as-built cable maps, IP address schemas, rack diagrams, and system configuration records. You own the documentation the same way you own the equipment. A technology system that exists only in a technician's memory is a liability — not an asset.
Yes. Beyond the 90-day workmanship warranty, our CURATOR remote care plan provides proactive monitoring, remote diagnostics, priority response, platform updates, and owner or staff training — an accountable long-term partnership for properties that require one.
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Let's talk about what Estate Technology can do for your South Sound home — and your comfort, energy bills, and lifestyle.
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