By JULIET HUANG

A Roman theater has been carefully reconstructed in a residential estate, with its layout and hi-tech screening environment making the walk-through a cinematic pleasure by itself.

House owner Kim Banducci, without formal training in interior design, conceptualized the interior, from the meticulous minute details to the outstanding flourishes.  The golden acoustic wall fabric takes its cue from elegant ball gowns, but it’s the molding that reflects the painstaking work. 

The panels of the fabric are framed by multiple layers of gold-gilded crown molding, custom cut by Banducci herself and with their colors matched by colorist Phillpa Radon.

Backlit onyx marble panels line the bottom half of the side walls, another Italian influence which also echoes the celestial ceiling of the theater. The sundown ceiling has a cloud scene rendered timeless by bronze and brown colors, dimly lit by the soft rays cast by wall scones alongside the walls.

The Los Angeles-based team of Future Home then facilitated the couple’s vision of recreating a Roman theater experience by seamlessly integrating their sophisticated video and audio technology with the customized interior.

Future Home had to work within this challenging framework with limited space without ruining the concept, and managed to incorporate 11-foot Stewart Filmscreen Luxus Screenwall together with a complete home theater system. With slight tweaking and modern technology introduced, the Roman theater was thus realized.

via Home Entertainment Magazine