The Surfside Miami Beach residence is a three-story unit with stunning, panoramic views of the ocean and downtown Miami, FL. It features an exquisite, one-of-a-kind two-story high-resolution art display. A secondary residence for the homeowners, it’s utilized mainly for entertaining and social gatherings.
THE CHALLENGE:
Located in the heart of the vibrant Art Deco district of Miami Beach, the Surfside residence homeowners wanted their second residence to be a modern oasis that could host an array of events, gatherings and parties. With an affinity for art, they wanted the residence to reflect their refined tastes from both a design and technology standpoint, as well as provide an elegant setting to showcase digital artwork for dealing opportunities. The technology would need to be discreet to establish a minimalist and clean aesthetic.
THE SOLUTION:
The homeowners partnered with Audio One and Blackdove Inc. to implement a range of best-in-class smart home technology from Crestron throughout the residence. While they were not very familiar with high-end home automation, Audio One was able to work with them to create a fully customized user interface to meet their specific needs.
THE TECHNOLOGY:
Crestron technology was deployed in each room of the residence, including its five bedrooms, exercise room, media room, great room, lounge, kitchen/ bar, and dining area. Crestron DigitalMedia™ technology plays a critical role, delivering flawless high-resolution video required for the frequent small- and large-scale gatherings. Audio One and Blackdove worked together to create a custom app to control the two-story high-resolution art display, one of the main focal points of the home. The home features fully-integrated, centralized audio, video, climate, lighting, and motorized shading control, which enables the homeowners to set the perfect ambiance for any activity with a single button press from the intuitive custom user interface running on Crestron touch screens. Crestron shades provide the additional benefit of helping to protect the furnishings, finishes, and artwork throughout the home from fading.
RESULTS:
With Crestron, the homeowners are now able to host all types of gatherings exactly how they envisioned, as well as elegantly showcase their array of digital artwork offerings. “The collaboration between Crestron, Audio One, Planar, HOLLY HUNT, and Blackdove proved to be a winning combination for this residence and all of the partner companies involved,” says Dan Mikesell, President at Blackdove. “It was rewarding to see everything come together in an immersive setting with a very happy client."
A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.
Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.
A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.
Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.
Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.
Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.
Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.
With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.
By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.
Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.
Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.
Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.
