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    SMART THINKING

    Sep 26, 2019 4 minutes

    Are you tempted by the prospect of a truly smart home but struggling to see how it will work in your period house? Or are you just curious about how the latest technologies might improve your day-to-day life? As a smart tech novice, I was a little daunted by the ins and outs of it. But talking to Sayu Sinha, it’s clear embracing the latest innovations has immeasurably improved his family’s life.

    Sayu took on a huge project when he bought a five-studio HMO (house in multiple occupation). Tasked with the challenge of transforming the dated, run-down property into an extended family home, he integrated smart technology in the design process from the outset

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