01 / Capability · Audio Visual Systems

Full-Building Central Audio

Whole-building audio — zoning, sources and control on one distribution fabric.

Multi-zone audio for whole homes, hotels, retail and corporate buildings — one distribution fabric.

Villa living space with concealed audio integrated into the ceiling detail

02 / The brief

Whole-building audio is only quietly impressive when it is invisible — speakers where the ear expects them, sources that make sense, and control interfaces the client actually uses.

Zentrum designs central audio with the interior team so speaker positions, cable routes and equipment locations belong to the space rather than clutter it.

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03 / Signal and space

From source to the room itself.

Speaker positions, cable routes, equipment locations and interface positions all live inside the interior brief. Bringing audio into the joinery and interior coordination early is what allows a whole-building system to feel considered rather than added.

  1. 01 /

    Sources

    Streaming, broadcast, laptops, media servers and room devices, kept in a rack rather than on show.

    • Streaming
    • Laptops
    • Media
  2. 02 /

    Rack and processing

    Amplification, switching, processing and control in a ventilated, serviceable equipment position.

  3. 03 /

    Distribution

    Cabling and network paths carrying audio and video to each zone with the bandwidth the format needs.

    • Cabling
    • Network
  4. 04 /

    Zones

    Rooms and areas treated individually — a cinema, a lounge, a meeting room and a terrace are different problems.

    • Interior
    • Meeting
    • Outdoor
  5. 05 /

    Room treatment

    Speaker positions, screen geometry, sightlines and acoustic detail resolved with the interior design.

  6. 06 /

    Control

    One way to operate the room that a guest, a resident or a meeting host can use without being taught.

Outcome /

The equipment disappears; the experience does not.

Sound and image belong to the architecture rather than sitting on top of it.

Conceptual audio visual diagram: sources feed a rack holding processing and amplification, distribution carries signal to individual zones, room treatment resolves speaker and screen positions with the interior, and one control surface operates the result.

04 / Design principles

What makes the room work.

  • Zoning

    Audio zones that reflect how each area is used, not the wiring closet.

  • Speaker selection

    Ceiling, in-wall, on-wall or landscape speakers chosen for the environment.

  • Sources

    Streaming, local sources and integration with other AV in the space.

  • Amplification and processing

    Amplification and DSP planned against the speakers and the room.

  • Control

    Physical and touchscreen interfaces the client will reach for daily.

01 /

Even coverage without hot spots or dead zones

02 /

Emergency PA override paths

03 /

Content sources — streaming, local, live

05 / Where it is used

Sound that belongs to the room.

Private residences

Villas and apartments where the technology has to sit inside the interior rather than beside it.

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Hotels and resorts

Guest-facing and operational systems planned together, and commissioned around opening.

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Also delivered in: Premium residences · Corporate offices · Hospitality and retail · Development amenity spaces.

06 / Coordination and delivery

How the package runs.

  1. 01 /Understand how each space is meant to sound and be used.
  2. 02 /Plan zones, speakers, sources and control against that intent.
  3. 03 /Coordinate with the interior team on positions, finishes and cabling.
  4. 04 /Install, calibrate and commission with the client listening.
  5. 05 /Hand over a system the client actually enjoys living or working with.
  • 01Zoned amplification and speaker selection per space
  • 02Ceiling, in-wall and pendant speakers for the ceiling grid
  • 03Paging, background music and event-mode override
  • 04Integration with the automation and PA stack
Turnkey delivery →Assessment and support for existing systems →

07 / Related systems

What this depends on.

Data & IT Infrastructure
Streaming and control ride the building network and cabling plant.
Seamless Wi-Fi Networking
Wireless control and casting depend on the wireless network.
Building Automation
Audio can be part of scenes that combine lighting, shading and sources.
Connected Communication
Announcements and paging can share elements of the audio infrastructure where appropriate.

Technology ecosystem /

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Next step /

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