Baltimore Town Home Offers Spectacular Views
By Arlen Schweiger
Whether they're looking out onto the Baltimore harbor or at the many TV displays, and dedicated home theater, inside, this family has tons of viewing pleasures.

We might expect that a town home that’s 8,500 square feet has a bit of everything inside. This gorgeous piece of a multi-dwelling unit that sits at the end of the Baltimore harbor definitely has that, along with a ton of cool technology to keep everyone occupied.

The views of the harbor are nice, but the distributed video system gives every room some drool-worthy TV and movie viewing, especially the dedicated home theater.



There are 12 zones of video, where family members can choose from satellite TV, cable or the movie library stored on the Kaleidescape server. In the theater they can also watch true high-def Blu-ray flicks, when they’re eyes aren’t gazing at the fiber-optic star ceiling above.

The family can also tap into music stored on the Kaleidescape system, as well as Sirius/XM radio or AM/FM from the distributed audio system that routes to 31 zones throughout the place, through numerous B&W ceiling speakers. That includes the rooftop patio.

“The homeowners must only follow a few simple steps to operate the system,” says Jay Basen of Maryland-based Gramophone, which outfitted the town home and set up its Crestron whole-home automation system. “First, they choose their name from a list on a touchpanel or hand-held remote control. Then, when they choose a source, such as cable TV, to watch or listen to, the specific cable TV box assigned to them follows them to whatever room they are in.

"This keeps people from changing the channel on another family member when they are watching TV in another room and any shows recorded by a family member follow them to whatever room they are watching from. This programming uniquely hides the complexity of an extensive A/V system with multiple cable TV boxes, satellite receivers, and Kaleidescape players from the family."

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