Security Systems

Yes — discretion is the point. We select compact, design-conscious cameras and hardware, conceal infrastructure, and position devices to cover the space without dominating it; effective security shouldn't announce itself. In a luxury interior this is a genuine design exercise: camera housings chosen to sit quietly against stone and timber, access readers integrated into joinery, intercoms that look like they belong to the architecture, and cabling that was planned before the walls closed. Working alongside the interior designer, we treat every visible device as a design decision, not a fitting — and where a device can be invisible without compromising coverage, it is. The result is a property that is comprehensively protected while feeling completely open and serene, which is precisely the atmosphere a luxury space is meant to hold.

Typically surveillance (CCTV), access control, intrusion detection, video intercom, and alarm integration — unified with the automation system so it all responds together. For example, an "away" scene can arm the system, adjust lighting, and lock entry points in one command; a gate call can appear on the room's touchscreen with live video; a triggered zone can raise lights along a path while cameras record and notifications go out. We design with platforms such as Avigilon, Axis, 2N and Honeywell, selecting each layer for the property rather than from one catalogue, and we engineer the network segmentation and storage underneath it. The unification is what turns separate security products into an actual security system — one that behaves intelligently as a whole, is simple to live with daily, and escalates seriously when it must.

Yes. We integrate security into the central control system and provide secure remote access, so cameras, doors, and alarms can be monitored and managed from approved devices — with appropriate permissions and encryption. From anywhere in the world you can check the property, see who is at the gate and let them in, review events, or confirm the house secured itself at midnight. Permissions are layered deliberately: the principal sees everything, family members what they need, staff only what their role requires, and every action is logged. Integration with automation makes daily life simpler too — arming the house can close shades and set lighting; unlocking for a guest can light their way in. Convenience never comes at security's expense: remote paths are encrypted, authenticated and designed to fail safe.

We store footage and access data securely, segment the security network from other traffic, and apply access controls and encryption — privacy and data security are designed in from the start, not added afterwards. Concretely: cameras and recorders live on their own isolated network segment where a compromised guest device simply cannot reach them; recordings are held on secured local storage with defined retention periods rather than scattered to consumer clouds; administrative access is restricted, authenticated and logged; and remote viewing travels only over encrypted channels. Inside a household, privacy is also a design question — which areas are covered, who may view what, how long footage lives — and we resolve it deliberately with the client. A security system holds the most sensitive data in the home; we engineer it to deserve that trust.

Yes — MCBEE designs integrated security ecosystems including surveillance, access control, intrusion detection and intercom, engineered to protect without intruding on a space's design language. Using platforms such as Avigilon, Axis and 2N, security is integrated into the wider automation system, so it operates discreetly and intelligently rather than as bolted-on hardware — an "away" command arms the property, gate calls reach the nearest touchscreen, and events trigger lighting and notifications automatically. It is one of the twelve technology verticals the studio engineers in-house, which matters here more than anywhere: the security layer shares infrastructure with networking and automation, and having one team design all three closes the gaps that appear when they are supplied separately. Discreet, integrated, and accountable to a single studio — the way protection should feel in a luxury property.