I got lucky with a few things here.
My wife and I moved back to the London area from the GTA and found a 1 acre lot where we could build a custom home. I kid people that the HT room was the room I designed first. That is actually not so far from the truth. Imagine if you had a clean slate for a new home, design an custom floorplan, anything you want, what room would you start with???
The bedrooms are on the other side of the house, by design. You will also notice this room has no windows. That also was by design. Also, the builder we used digs the basements with a 9 foot ceiling. That really helped to get the height needed for a larger screen and the risers in the back.
paul
As little as a month ago I NEVER would have thought to design a house with a HT! Actually I don't think my wife is fond of a dedicated HT room. I sure would definitely plan a better livingroom than I now have. I've said for years that my next home would have a NON WALK-THROUGH livingroom. Meaning you can't get to ANY other part of the house going through the room.
