Bespoke Home Cinema Room Design
A Stunning Bespoke Home Cinema Room for a London Client
We love designing home cinema rooms, and this client gave us the perfect brief: “Please convert this unused room in my home into a bespoke home cinema room.” He pointed us toward a couple of our case studies he liked and gave us a healthy budget to work from. The result is a genuinely complete 9.2.4 audio system, partly concealed behind a 3.5m Screen Excellence acoustically transparent projector screen, with the rest hidden behind stretched silk walls. The front three channels — left, centre and right — are Artcoustic Spitfire 24-12 speakers, complemented by substantial Control 3 subwoofers, all installed in a void behind the screen. Each row of seating has its own pair of Artcoustic 8-4 speakers, ensuring a consistent experience whichever row a guest sits in, with a further pair on the rear wall providing surround channels. This is a tried-and-tested audio configuration for us, scalable up or down by simply adding further pairs of Artcoustic speakers for additional rows. Height channels for fully immersive Dolby Atmos playback are handled by Artcoustic Architect in-ceiling speakers.
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The entire room was modelled acoustically from the outset, with strategically placed treatments installed behind the stretched fabric walls — ensuring reflections are controlled without leaving the room acoustically dead. Critically, the modelling accounts for every row of seating, so the back row gets the same audio experience as the front rather than a diminished version of it. A top-of-range Anthem AVR provides amplification and full room EQ during calibration, ensuring the surround system performs at its absolute best. The 3.5m Screen Excellence projector screen displays everything from Kaleidescape through to 4K Apple TV and Sky Q — a genuinely connected room equally at home with a major sporting event, a blockbuster film or a box set. A mid-range Sony projector delivers a bright, crisp 4K image at 2,500 lumens, plenty for a room with no natural light, working in harmony with a dedicated lighting control system and lighting design.
Every Custom Controls cinema room is designed to deliver a genuine level of luxury, and this room is no exception — deep pile carpet, silk walls and custom lighting all contribute to a considered, high-end atmosphere, heightened further once guests settle into the bespoke Cineak seating. Electrically operated recliners hold occupants at the optimum viewing position for extended sessions, with the room gently lit by backlit onyx tables between seats. The rear row sits on a raised platform, just enough to ensure an unobstructed view of the screen.
Frequently Asked Questions — Bespoke Cinema Room, London
Can every row of seating in a cinema get the same audio quality?
Yes, with the right design approach. This room’s acoustic modelling specifically accounts for every row, with a dedicated pair of Artcoustic speakers per row so the back row experiences the same sound quality as the front rather than a diminished version of it.
Why use silk for cinema room walls?
Stretched silk walls conceal the surround speakers and acoustic treatment behind a genuinely luxurious finish, contributing to both the room’s acoustic performance and its overall atmosphere, in keeping with the level of finish the rest of the room is built to.
Can a 9.2.4 speaker system scale to a larger room?
Yes. This configuration is a tried-and-tested approach for us — it scales up or down simply by adding further pairs of Artcoustic speakers to accommodate additional rows of seating, without changing the underlying design principle.
Project Details
- Location: London
- Screen: 3.5m Screen Excellence acoustically transparent
- Projection: Sony 4K (2,500 lumens)
- Audio: Artcoustic 9.2.4 — Anthem AVR with full room EQ
- Sources: Kaleidescape, Apple TV 4K, Sky Q
- Seating: Cineak, electrically reclining, backlit onyx side tables
- Finish: Stretched silk walls, deep pile carpet
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