Not many have an indoor basketball court, bowling alley, home theater, golf simulator and helicopter pad in their home. Then again, most haven’t won the Daytona 500. NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin‘s 30,000-square foot Lake Norman, N.C. home has all the aforementioned amenities, plus a few more.
During the building process in 2016, Hamlin was looking for a singular system that could control all of his entertainment tech as well as lighting, security, etc. Based on a recommendation from Interactive Interiors (II) he ended up building his “smart” home’s infrastructure on an ELAN Control system.
“Denny Hamlin is familiar with control because he had used a different system in a past home, but wasn’t happy with the complexity of the interface and the issues that kept arising,” said the President of II, Brian Berg, in a statement. “He asked me to install the most reliable and easiest to use system on the market, and I confidently suggested ELAN.”
The system, consisting of various controllers and touch panels, can be controlled by Hamlin via the ELAN app on his smartphone. Given his rigorous travel schedule, the app helps Hamlin control lighting, audio, video and security from anywhere.
ELAN also played a significant role in piecing together the home’s extensive entertainment system. Twenty-four Samsung 60-inch televisions were installed indoors and outdoors to go along with an in-home theater.
“We worked closely with the custom cabinet builder to create 55” panels surrounding the theater screen so that Hamlin can watch five independent channels at the same time, which is ideal for enjoying different races or games simultaneously,” Berg said. “Together, we also designed a custom wood frame around the screen with embedded Lutron lighting, all of which is automated through the ELAN system.”
Combining II’s design expertise with ELAN’s system, Hamlin now has a “smart” home that works in technological harmony.
“ELAN ties all of my home’s components together and makes them accessible from anywhere in the world,” Hamlin said in a statement. “I couldn’t be happier with how the system turned out.”
