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Background
The Bunker is a uniquely atmospheric space created by Robeson Architects in Perth. Moody and minimal, it works through materiality, lighting and tone rather than decoration, and it holds a strong sense of presence while staying intimate.
A room like that does not want equipment in it. Robeson Architects brought Focus AV in to add capability without touching the architectural identity of the space.
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The challenge
Anything we installed had to be effectively invisible. Conventional AV hardware — brackets, boxes, black rectangles — would have cut straight across the clean, sculptural aesthetic the room depends on.
The system also had to be genuinely flexible. The Bunker is used for casual listening, for intimate gatherings and for small presentations and events, and it had to handle all three without visual clutter or a layer of complexity for whoever is using the room.
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The solution
Focus AV specified a small, deliberate set of equipment matched to the design intent.
A Panasonic PT-VMZ61B laser projector delivers the image — bright and capable enough for presentations and projected visual art, discreet enough that it never becomes the thing you look at.
For audio, an Audio-Technica wireless Bluetooth turntable gives the room warm, tactile playback for vinyl while still taking a stream from a phone, which covers both ways the space actually gets used.
Mounting and everything running behind it were executed with precision so the finished install reads as part of the room rather than an addition to it. Nothing was left visible that the architects had not chosen to have there.
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The outcome
The Bunker got the balance it needed: audio and vision that perform properly without dominating the space. Vinyl on the turntable, art on the projector or just ambient music through the room — the AV supports the atmosphere and then gets out of the way.
Robeson Architects came in with a clear design vision and the detail to back it, which set a high bar for how unobtrusive the technical work had to be. The result is a room where the design and the function hold together, and neither one is compromised for the other.
