CASE STUDY
BARS & RESTAURANTS
OPPORTUNITY
GERMANY, DIE HECKE RESTAURANT
Provide AV distribution and environmental
Located in the idyllic Bavarian village of Eitlöd, Die Hecke is the realization of a unique
control across a variety of spaces within a
concept. Built on the cornerstones of hospitality, quality, ambiance and affordability,
large multi-restaurant facility.
Die Hecke was conceived to deliver an unrivalled restaurant experience, catering for all culinary indulgences, from regional Bavarian delicacies, to international cuisine. In order
SOLUTION WML turned to HARMAN Professional Solutions and the unrivalled switching capabilities of the award-winning AMX Enova DGX.
to create the right atmosphere, the owners knew that mood lighting and audiovisual elements would be key technical ingredients. The planning and implementation of this ambitious project was undertaken by Munichbased company, WML, which has proven expertise in the catering sector. Lighting designer Werner Memmel and project manager Torsten Gresens, working in conjunction with interior designer Georg Leeb, developed an integrated lighting and multimedia concept which is helping Die Hecke achieve the perfect ambience for eating, and retreating.
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Modero S Series touch panels provide staff with fingertip management of the lighting and AV elements including control of the scene-setting presets in each room.”
Die Hecke is the culmination of a four year, €12 million project which has seen an old farmhouse building transformed into a hospitality complex comprising of two specialty restaurants, a wine bar and Inn, a suite of apartments, conferencing and banqueting facilities, a beer garden, a dedicated wine cellar and even its own brewery. Needing a reliable, end-to-end audio and video distribution solution to deliver a high-quality audio-visual experience around this vast estate, WML turned to HARMAN Professional Solutions and the unrivalled switching capabilities of the award-winning AMX Enova DGX. A modular digital media switcher with a built-in central controller, the Enova DGX manages and distributes audio, video, control, and Ethernet around facility. Seamless integration between the Enova DGX and the rest of the system ensures that staff benefit from centralized control of otherwise complicated processes, giving them the ability to make a simple switch from the standard sound system to the sound output from the video stream during live, televised broadcasts.
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Four discreetly integrated AMX Modero S Series touch panels provide staff with fingertip management of the lighting and AV elements including control of the scene-setting
[HARMAN] helps us to deliver our high standards
presets in each room, audio server administration and signal source control throughout, as well as flexible output of video content and temporary projections. These easy to use, intuitive interfaces provide a technological dashboard for the system, bringing together
of customer service and
all system components for over-arching control and 24/7 management and operation.
hospitality.”
flexibility is achieved, allowing independent zones to be linked together or separated as
With all rooms united by the central Enova DGX, an unrivalled degree of technological required, as well as guaranteeing the future expandability and scalability of the system. “We want to make our guests happy in any way we can,” says Klaus Tebrake, Managing Director, Die Hecke, adding that the solution from HARMAN allowed them to “deliver our high standards of customer service and hospitality.”
PRODUCTS USED AMX ENOVA DGX SERIES MATRIX SWITCHER
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