In the latest episode of Brilliant home, our intrepid hosts Caleb Denison and Ariana Escalante take us on a tour of a premier hideaway in the Hollywood hills that goes to great lengths to conceal all of the house’s component technologies. We’ve seen plenty of hidden home tech in previous episodes of this series, but this latest house somehow manages to take things up a notch. Listen!
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The first example of hidden technology in this home – and arguably one of the most impressive – is the ingeniously engineered driveway. Most driveways force the owner to drive in forward and then back out when it’s time to leave. Some fancier ones are looped, allowing the owner to simply drive in circles to get out. But this one is very different. It’s equipped with a gigantic (and virtually invisible) turntable that allows the homeowner to pull the car in and park facing ahead, then press a button to rotate the car 180 degrees, face-out shows and is ready to go. How cool is that?!
The fun doesn’t stop at the driveway. Step into the opulent entryway, wander through the vast open-air living room, and you’ll find one of the most understated, high-tech kitchens we’ve ever set foot in. First of all, she is equipped with none but three Islands – each of which houses a number of commercial devices clad in marble and hidden from view. You’ll also notice that there doesn’t seem to be a fridge in the room. However, appearances can be deceiving. Pull out one of the wooden drawers on the wall and you’ll find that the fridge is there after all – it’s just not the usual cupboard shape that most of us are used to.
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Beyond the kitchen, the “invisible” theme continues in a magical way. Outside the main headquarters area there is a wall that to the untrained eye appears utterly insignificant and uninteresting. Nothing could be further from the truth, however, as touching a nearby biometric pad will cause the wall to swing open, revealing a hidden theater space. It really doesn’t get much cooler!
Perhaps the best example of hiding, however, is the home itself. Despite being in a fairly populated part of California, the home still feels private, secluded, and isolated from the rest of the world. As Escalante points out during the tour, the house is filled with huge floor-to-ceiling windows that would normally leave you feeling exposed — yet somehow the space still feels very private.
It’s one thing to hide a stove or even a movie theater – but to hide an entire house? This really is the next level.
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