Smart Home Technology in San Marino
Huntington-area estates, Lacy Park traditional homes, and Mediterranean revival residences — smart home systems built with the formality and discretion San Marino demands.
Premium Home Automation Services in San Marino
San Marino is one of the most architecturally formal neighborhoods in our service area — pre-war Spanish revival, Mediterranean, and Tudor estates surrounding the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. The smart home work we do here is correspondingly formal. Discretion, restraint, and respect for the architecture are non-negotiable.
Common architectural styles in San Marino
Spanish revival · Mediterranean · Tudor revival · Colonial Revival · Italian villa
San Marino projects share characteristics with our Hancock Park and Pasadena work — older homes, formal architecture, and a preservation-first approach to retrofits. The difference is the scale of the gardens and outdoor scope. San Marino homes typically have substantial mature landscaping, and outdoor lighting integration is a meaningful part of almost every project. We design accordingly.
Projects we typically do in San Marino
Huntington-area estate automation
The estates surrounding the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens are some of the most architecturally significant in Southern California — and most date from the 1920s and 1930s. Our work here is preservation-first: we design Control4 or Savant systems with hidden equipment, Lutron lighting controlled through architectural keypads, and audio with concealed speakers.
Traditional and Mediterranean home renovations
Many San Marino homes are getting careful updates that maintain the formal character of the architecture. We're typically called in alongside the architect and designer to design technology that fits the formality — keypads in oil-rubbed bronze, in-ceiling speakers with paint-matched grilles, and equipment placed so it never appears in a finished space.
Garden and outdoor lighting integration
San Marino is famous for its mature gardens, and outdoor lighting is a substantial part of most projects. We design with Lutron and DMF outdoor controls, low-voltage architectural and landscape lighting, and integration with the same scenes that control the rest of the home.
Our San Marino services
- Discreet Control4 and Savant automation for traditional San Marino estates
- Lutron Ketra circadian lighting with architectural keypads in metal finishes
- Hidden audio with paint-matched grilles and concealed equipment
- Formal entertaining systems for great rooms and dining areas
- Security and camera systems with discretion appropriate to the neighborhood
- Motorized window treatments for formal rooms and view-driven sun rooms
Why LA Techs in San Marino?
We're a CEDIA member and authorized by Control4, Lutron, and Savant — and that matters. It means we've passed the training, we have direct manufacturer support, and we're accountable to a higher standard. We're not a generalist AV company doing smart home on the side. This is all we do, every day, throughout San Marino and the rest of LA.
The full scope of what we cover: whole-home automation, home theater and distributed audio, cameras and security, networking and WiFi, lighting control, motorized shades, and climate automation. One team. One system. Everything works together — because we designed it that way from the start.
New build, gut renovation, or a targeted upgrade — we've done all three throughout San Marinoand the greater LA area. We work directly with your architect, GC, and interior designer. The wiring gets planned before the walls close, not after. That's how you end up with a clean install instead of surface-mounted conduit and regret. Schedule a consultation and let's figure out what your project actually needs.
"Our home is from 1932 and we needed technology that respected its formality. LA Techs designed an automation system that's invisible — Lutron keypads in oil-rubbed bronze, hidden speakers, equipment in the basement. You can't see anything."
— Reginald and Constance Vaughn, San Marino Resident
Frequently asked: smart homes in San Marino
Do you work in San Marino?
Yes — San Marino is one of our high-end service areas. We work throughout the 91108 zip code, including the Huntington area, the streets around Lacy Park, and the Mission Road corridor. Our team is background-checked and experienced in privacy-conscious neighborhoods.
Can you retrofit a historic San Marino estate?
Yes — that's most of what we do here. We have established playbooks for the Spanish revival, Mediterranean, and Tudor estates that define San Marino. Hidden equipment, wireless Lutron, architectural keypads, and concealed wiring through existing chases let us add full smart-home functionality with minimal disruption.
Will the system match the formality of my San Marino home?
Yes — that's by design. We use Lutron Palladiom or Alisse keypads in metal finishes (oil-rubbed bronze, antique brass, satin nickel), paint-matched speaker grilles, and hidden equipment racks. The technology is designed to look like part of the architecture, not like a tech installation.