Intelligent Controls for a ‘radical’ home When Irish architect and farmer, Patrick Bradley, came up with a design for his own home that would be like nothing seen before, he was determined to include as many state-of-the art features as he could. Of the lighting and heating systems, his key requirement was the intelligent control of all of the functions via his iPad or mobile phone. He presented this challenge to contractor, AK Electrical, who installed a system based on controls from electrical solutions and services provider Hager. Patrick’s home was one of the projects featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs, a series which sets out to profile some of the most ambitious self-build projects. Patrick runs his architectural practice on the family farm at Maghera in County Londond

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