RWCCinema · Studio · Audio
Private cinema

Dedicated theaters and media rooms, built around the seats.

Whether it is a purpose-built theater in new construction or a converted basement, garage, or bonus room, the process is the same: design the room, then choose the equipment that suits it.

What goes into it

Six decisions that determine how the room performs.

Most of these are made before anything is purchased, and most are difficult to change afterward. This is where the design time goes.

Layout

Layout & sightlines

Seat count, rows, riser heights, and screen size worked out together so every seat has a clear view and a usable listening position.

  • Riser and platform geometry
  • Screen size for viewing distance
  • Traffic, doors, and egress
Acoustics

Acoustics & isolation

Treatment planned for the room's actual dimensions, plus the decoupling needed to keep the movie inside and the house outside.

  • Absorption, diffusion, and bass traps
  • Decoupled walls and ceilings
  • Door, duct, and flanking paths
Audio

Audio & Atmos layouts

Speaker positions derived from the specification, not from where the joists were convenient. Immersive formats from 5.1.2 up.

  • In-wall, in-ceiling, or free-standing
  • Subwoofer count and placement
  • Amplification and processing sized to the room
Video

Projection & screens

Laser projection and acoustically transparent screens, with masking where the aspect ratios justify it.

  • Throw, brightness, and gain matched to the room
  • Fixed, masking, or scope screens
  • Light control and dark finishes
Control

Lighting & control

Scene lighting, sconces, and step lights on dimmers, tied into one control system so the room runs on a single button.

  • Dimming coordinated with the electrician
  • Universal remote or touch control
  • Scenes for play, pause, and clean-up
Finish

Seating & finish

Seating laid out to the sightline plan, with fabric walls, columns, carpet, and trim finished to match the rest of the house.

  • Row spacing and recline clearance
  • Stretch-fabric wall systems
  • Star ceilings, columns, and marquee details
Existing rooms

Most of our residential work starts as a room that was never meant for this.

Basements with low ceilings, garages with concrete floors, bonus rooms shaped like an L. Those constraints are workable — they just have to be designed around honestly rather than ignored until installation day.

We will tell you early if a room cannot deliver what you are picturing, and what changing it would cost, before you have spent anything on equipment.

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Sequence

Where we need to be involved, and when.

The earlier we see the drawings, the cheaper the room is to build. Pre-wire is the one stage that cannot be recovered later without opening walls.

01

Design & drawings

Sightlines, speaker geometry, riser heights, and a low-voltage plan your builder and electrician can actually work from.

02

Pre-wire

We pull, route, and label everything before the drywall goes up, coordinating with the trades already on site.

03

Build & finish

Acoustic treatment, screen wall, masking, seating platforms, and equipment rack — assembled and fitted.

04

Install & calibrate

Gear installed, control programmed, and the room measured and tuned until picture and sound match the design.

Private cinema

Bring us in before the drywall.

If your project is at the framing stage, this is the moment that decides what the room can become. If it is already finished, we will work with what is there.