The AHA Design Guide

Most homeowners know home automation through a few familiar ideas: automated lights, curtains, voice control. The possibilities go much further, and the number of options can overwhelm a client quickly.

Across 1,200+ homes we have found a simpler way in. Start with how people live, not with the technology.

Instead of a list of devices, we frame automation around everyday moments. Waking up. Leaving home. Watching a movie. Going to bed. Caring for an elderly parent. Running a house with pets. The conversation becomes about the experience the technology creates, not the technology itself.

We work with you to shape that story for your client, build the presentation material, answer technical questions on system, service and warranty, and handle objections as they come up.

Home automation is experiential. Much like buying a car, it is difficult to understand the value of it until you have spent time with it.

We invite your clients to our experience centres, where a consultant walks them through a fully functioning smart home. The spaces are built to feel like real homes, so clients can interact with the systems, explore what is possible and picture the same experiences in their own space.

Building a home is a team sport. Architects, interior designers, electricians, contractors, AV teams and automation specialists all need to work from the same plan.

We work closely with your team to develop both the electrical plan and the home automation plan. That automation plan becomes the single source of truth for device selection, placement, wiring, BOQs and costing, and a communication tool between everyone on the project.

AHA systems are built to serve a home for the long term, which makes the details during construction matter.

Our teams visit site, review wiring and run quality checks throughout the build. Lighting and other connected products are audited and tested to confirm they work correctly with the automation system. We coordinate directly with electricians and contractors so the installation follows the planned design and meets our standards.

A smart home is not finished on the day it is handed over. Every family has different routines, preferences and needs, and most of these only become clear once people start living in the home.

After installation, our team works with the family to understand how they use the system and personalises it around their routines. As life changes, children grow up, families expand and requirements shift, we remain available to refine the system over time.