Colorado · Western Slope

The art of fine living, orchestrated.

Designing and integrating the audio, video, lighting, and smart-home systems that define Colorado's most distinguished mountain residences — from Aspen and Vail to Telluride and the Grand Valley.

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— About S3

A house, refined to the detail.

Western Slope S3 is the residential luxury division of our Colorado AV practice — devoted entirely to homes where every choice matters. We believe technology, when done well, should disappear into architecture: a room that lights itself at sunset, music that follows you from kitchen to terrace, a theater that summons the cinema with a single word.

Our work pairs the discipline of commercial-grade engineering with the sensibility of an interior designer. The result is the quiet kind of excellence — systems you don't notice until you couldn't live without them.

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Years in Colorado
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Residences Served
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Mountain Regions
Authorized Control4 & Snap One Dealer
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— Residential Practice

Disciplines of the well-appointed home.

Six categories of work, all delivered under one roof — and one project lead.

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Whole-Home Audio

Distributed audio engineered for every room, terrace, and pool deck — with speakers that vanish into the architecture and sound that doesn't.

From in-wall and in-ceiling LCRs to invisible plaster-finish drivers, every system is calibrated to the architecture it lives in. Outdoor audio includes landscape speakers and direct-burial subwoofers tuned for slope and elevation.

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Episode · Triad · Sonos · B&W · Sonance · McIntosh · Focal
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Private Cinema

Reference-grade theaters and media rooms — Dolby Atmos, calibrated projection, and acoustics shaped to the room's geometry.

Dedicated theaters with acoustic modeling, riser construction, motorized masking, and CEDIA-certified calibration. Media rooms balance performance with daily livability — no compromise on either side.

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Sony · JVC · Trinnov · Kaleidescape · Stewart · Triad · Binary
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Architectural Lighting

Tunable, scene-based lighting and motorized shades that follow the sun and the hour — Lutron, Ketra, and Control4 certified design.

Full-color tunable lighting that mirrors natural daylight from sunrise to evening. Motorized shades, drapery, and skylight controls integrate with astronomical schedules and weather data — your home wakes itself up.

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Lutron HomeWorks · Ketra · Control4 · Lutron Palladiom · Hunter Douglas
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Smart Home Control

One unified interface for climate, security, audio, video, and access. Control4, Savant, and Control4 — designed for the way you actually live.

Touch panels, key fobs, voice control, and beautifully simple mobile apps — every interaction designed around how you actually use the home, not the technology behind it.

Platforms
Control4 OS · Savant · Josh.ai · OvrC · Apple Home
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Networking & Wi-Fi

Enterprise networks built for estates — full-property Wi-Fi, redundant internet, secure remote access, and zero dead zones.

Enterprise-grade WiFi 6E and 7, dual-WAN failover with cellular backup, VLAN segmentation, and 24/7 remote monitoring. Built so the technology never bottlenecks the experience.

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Araknis · Pakedge · OvrC · WattBox · Ruckus · Ubiquiti
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Security & Surveillance

Discreet, high-resolution camera systems, intrusion detection, and access control — professionally monitored or owner-managed.

Multi-sensor 4K cameras, smart doorbells, AI-driven analytics, and intrusion sensors integrated with lighting and audio. Layered systems engineered to deter, detect, and document.

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Luma · Visualint · Verkada · Avigilon · Hanwha · DoorBird
Every Western Slope S3 project begins with an architect-level review — drawings, walk-throughs, and a written design before a single wire is pulled.
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— Commercial Practice

Eyes on the property. Hands off the controls.

Beyond the home, Western Slope S3 designs and operates the surveillance and automation backbones that keep mountain businesses, properties, and estates running quietly in the background — twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty-five days a year.

We focus on two disciplines: commercial-grade surveillance and building automation. Both engineered to enterprise standards, both delivered by a team that picks up the phone.

01 — Surveillance

Surveillance, engineered to disappear.

High-resolution camera systems with intelligent video analytics, full-property coverage, and remote monitoring you can actually trust. We design for evidence-grade clarity, cyber-secure infrastructure, and minimal visible hardware.

4K & multi-sensor IP cameras
AI analytics & object detection
License plate recognition
NVR & cloud-hybrid storage
24/7 professional monitoring
Perimeter & thermal detection
Access control & visitor mgmt
Mobile & central command apps
Luma · Visualint · Verkada · Avigilon · Axis
What's Included

Site walk & risk assessment · network & camera design · low-voltage wiring · NVR/cloud configuration · analytics & alert tuning · staff training · ongoing service plan.

Typical Engagements

Boutique hotels & lodges · luxury retail · gated communities · ranch perimeters · corporate campuses · property management portfolios.

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02 — Automation

Buildings that run themselves.

Unified building automation that ties together lighting, climate, shading, audio, access, and energy — all governed by schedules, sensors, and a single dashboard. Less staff time on switches, lower utility bills, fewer surprises.

Lighting & shade scheduling
HVAC & climate optimization
Occupancy & daylight sensing
Energy monitoring & reporting
Conference & A/V automation
Digital signage & paging
Door & elevator integration
Remote diagnostics & support
Control4 · Lutron · Q-SYS · OvrC · BACnet
What's Included

Programming & system integration · custom dashboard design · scheduled scenes · sensor & metering installation · BMS bridging · staff training · 24/7 remote support.

Typical Engagements

Conference centers · hospitality F&B · ski clubhouses · multi-tenant offices · clubhouses & HOA common areas · houses of worship & civic spaces.

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Industries Served
Hospitality
Hotels · Lodges · Clubs
Retail
Boutiques · Galleries
Estates
Ranches · Compounds
Office
Corporate · Co-working
HOA & Multi-Family
Communities · Resorts
Worship & Civic
Churches · Public
Every commercial engagement begins with a site walk and a written design. We provide ongoing service contracts so the system stays as sharp on year ten as it does on day one.
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— Where We Work

From the Grand Valley to the high country.

We serve a discerning clientele across Colorado's Western Slope — primary residences, mountain estates, and second homes alike. Our crews are local to the regions they serve, so service and follow-through stay close at hand.

Grand Junction & the Grand Valley
Grand Junction · Fruita · Palisade · Redlands
Roaring Fork Valley
Aspen · Snowmass · Basalt · Carbondale · Glenwood Springs
Vail & Eagle Valley
Vail · Beaver Creek · Edwards · Eagle · Avon
Southwest Mountains
Telluride · Mountain Village · Montrose · Durango
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Servicing all of Western Colorado
— Begin a Conversation

Tell us about your house.

Every project starts with a conversation — not a quote. Share a few details and we'll arrange a private consultation, on site or by phone.

Phone
970.315.2356
Showroom
By appointment — Grand Junction & Vail