Planned before ceilings close
Speaker positions and cable routes are coordinated while they are still easy to execute cleanly.
Soundhous · Property Development Audio
Build the audio in.
Let buyers choose how far to take it.
Soundhous designs repeatable architectural audio standards for residential developments — coordinated during construction, scalable from prepared speaker infrastructure to fully independent multi-room Sonos audio.
For apartments, terraces, duplexes and residential estates where repeatability matters as much as the experience.
01 · The development problem
Audio is easiest to solve while the building is still open.
When architectural audio is left until handover, the expensive problem is no longer the loudspeaker. It is access — finished ceilings, missing cable routes and homes that were never prepared for future electronics.
Soundhous resolves the permanent infrastructure during construction, then gives the developer a controlled choice over how much active electronics to include at handover.
Repeatable across unit types
One approved typology can become a governed schedule across apartments, terraces or house types.
Upgrade-ready for homeowners
Home-run cabling preserves the option to change amplification later without destructive retrofit.
One governed specification
The development gets a documented audio standard rather than ad-hoc decisions from unit to unit.
02 · Infrastructure strategy
Design once.
Repeat the infrastructure.
The foundation stays disciplined whether the buyer receives prepared infrastructure, a shared Sonos system or independently controlled zones.
Resolve the ceiling
Coordinate C6R speaker positions with lighting, AC diffusers, sprinklers and interior details before first fix is closed.
Home-run every zone
Each selected speaker zone returns independently to the central AV location, protecting future flexibility.
Standardise the equipment point
Termination, labelling and equipment allocation follow the same documented logic across each approved dwelling type.
The cleanest upgrade path is the one designed into first fix.
03 · Resident experience
One architectural foundation.
Three levels of experience.
The developer can use one standard across the scheme or assign different standards to typical units, premium units and flagship residences.
01
Infrastructure first
Developer Ready
Prepared for future Sonos amplification
Sonance C6R loudspeakers and home-run speaker cabling are installed during construction. The architectural audio layer is already in place; amplification can be added later without opening finished ceilings.
02
Complete shared system
Developer Shared Audio
Up to four speaker zones · one Sonos Amp
Up to four C6R speaker zones connect through AudioFlow4 to one Sonos Amp. AudioFlow selects which speaker zones are active; playback, source and overall volume remain on the shared Sonos Amp.
This is not four independent Sonos rooms. Selected zones share one Sonos source and volume architecture.
03
Flagship independence
Developer Independent Audio
Four independently configured Sonos zones
Four C6R speaker zones are powered from Sonos Amp Multi, giving the developer a professional rack-based architecture with four independently configured zones from one chassis.
Specification comparison
What changes as the standard moves up.
Design pointDeveloper ReadyShared AudioIndependent Audio
Loudspeaker layerC6R + home-run wiringUp to 4 C6R zones + home-run wiring4 C6R zones + home-run wiring
AmplificationAdded later1 × Sonos Amp through AudioFlow4Sonos Amp Multi
Zone behaviourDefined when amplification is addedSelectable zones sharing one Sonos source / volume architectureFour independently configured zones
Everyday controlDepends on future amplificationSonos App + AudioFlow AppSonos App
Developer propositionLowest active-electronics commitmentBalanced complete systemFlagship multi-zone experience
04 · System architecture
The equipment follows the development standard — not the other way around.
The products are deliberately subordinate to the architecture. What matters is how the speaker layer, switching, amplification and control behave as one repeatable system.
01
Developer Ready
C6R → home-run cable → future amplification
02
Developer Shared Audio
C6R zones → AudioFlow4 → Sonos Amp → network / Sonos App
03
Developer Independent Audio
C6R zones → Sonos Amp Multi → network / Sonos App
Control behaviour
In Developer Shared Audio, AudioFlow4 selects which connected speaker zones are active. Music playback remains in Sonos. Rooms sharing one Sonos Amp play the same Sonos source; independent simultaneous music requires independently configured amplification.
Sonance C6R
6.5-inch architectural ceiling loudspeaker used as the repeatable room speaker layer.
50Hz–20kHz · 5–85W · 88dB sensitivityAudioFlow4
Four-way speaker selector used in Shared Audio to choose which speaker zones receive the output from one Sonos Amp.
Zone selection in AudioFlow · playback in SonosSonos Amp
The streaming and amplification layer for Developer Shared Audio.
125W/ch at 8Ω · Sonos App · AirPlay 2Sonos Amp Multi
Professional rack-based multi-zone amplification for the flagship developer standard.
4 zones · 8 amplified outputs · 125W/ch at 8Ω · 2U fanless05 · Delivery & standardisation
From typical unit to repeatable drawing set.
The online estimate is only the beginning. Soundhous validates the plans, ceiling coordination, cable routes, equipment location and network before the standard becomes a construction deliverable.
- 01
Typology review
Review apartment, terrace or house plans and define the audio standard by unit type.
- 02
Ceiling coordination
Coordinate speaker positions with lighting, AC diffusers, sprinklers and interior details.
- 03
First-fix infrastructure
Run and label home-run speaker cabling while the building is still open.
- 04
Speaker installation
Install the C6R loudspeaker layer to the approved dwelling schedule.
- 05
Electronics & commissioning
Fit the selected amplification standard, configure the networked system and test every zone.
- 06
Handover & upgrade pathway
Hand over a documented system with a clear route for buyer upgrades where applicable.
06 · Development consultation
Turn the typical unit into a governed audio standard.
Use the estimator below for a preliminary Developer Shared Audio equipment architecture. Developer Ready and Developer Independent Audio are confirmed after typology and plan review, where Soundhous can define the right standard by unit type.
Start with a development estimate →Integrated-home design experience dating back to 2010.
Soundhous · We Design Sound Into ArchitectureDeveloper Shared Audio Estimator
Price the shared-audio standard across the development.
This estimator prices the repeatable Developer Shared Audio tier: Sonance C6R speaker zones, AudioFlow4 and a shared Sonos Amp architecture. Developer Ready and Developer Independent Audio are resolved after typology and plan review.