Create the ultimate student experience.
HiiLIFE creates and installs bespoke AV projects that deliver a high-retention student experience.
AV defines the social spaces in student accommodation, it's what separates a great experiences, from an average one.
Bespoke AV projects
We bring a highly consultative approach to all AV projects, connecting high quality audio and visuals together to bring ideas to life.
Multiple zones, different use cases
Karaoke, cinema rooms, pod-cast spaces, golf simulators, roof terrace social spaces. Anything is possible. We collaborate with student developers to help them define their student experience.
Different sites, same brand identity
We factor in multi-site operations, bringing solidifying brand consistency from the start.
Reduce supplier complexity
Reduce the complexity of managing multiple suppliers around a tight changeover window. With one partner across design, installation and support, you turn a multi-faceted headache into a single workflow.
We engineer with market-leading equipment brands.
Our expertise in Audio Visual & Entertainment
Bespoke AV projects
AV designed and installed across common rooms, study zones, social spaces, and cinema or games rooms.
Digital signage and wayfinding
Digital signage and wayfinding with a central content management system, so the operator updates every screen from one place.
Networked AV distribution
Networked AV distribution over structured building cabling.
Simple control for shared spaces
Control systems for straightforward operator and student control of shared spaces.
Door entry and video intercom
Door entry and video intercom are integrated with building access and the resident technology.
Supported after handover
The team that specifies and installs your AV also supports it, with one contract and one named contact.
Here is how we deliver bespoke AV projects to student accommodation schemes, big and small.
What we deliver within Audio Visual & Entertainment
Bespoke AV projects
AV designed and installed across common rooms, study zones, social spaces, and cinema or games rooms.
Digital signage and wayfinding
Digital signage and wayfinding with a central content management system, so the operator updates every screen from one place.
Networked AV distribution
Networked AV distribution over structured building cabling.
Simple control for shared spaces
Control systems for straightforward operator and student control of shared spaces.
Door entry and video intercom
Door entry and video intercom are integrated with building access and the resident technology.
Supported after handover
The team that specifies and installs your AV also supports it, with one contract and one named contact.
Proven across complex environments.
Avonmouth Street, SouthwarkAvonmouth Street, Southwark
Carrier heat pumps and bespoke hot water cylinders deliver hot water for all apartments, with 360 kW LTHW and 2 × 3000 L buffer vessels.
Escapade, SilverstoneEscapade, Silverstone
Samsung VRF heat pumps and heat pumps support bedrooms, reception, gym and meeting rooms, with 150 kW cooling and 300 kW hot water.
Guilden Village, GuildfordGuilden Village, Guildford
Samsung VRF air conditioning and hot-water heat pumps serve 533 bedrooms, with 900 kW space heating/cooling and 235 kW DHW.
Ibis Styles, GatwickIbis Styles, Gatwick
Samsung VRF heat pumps provide domestic hot water for 182 rooms, with split-stage DHW generation up to 80°C.
St Germain’s Church, EdgbastonSt Germain’s Church, Edgbaston
Samsung VRF heat pumps provide LTHW space heating, replacing an external diesel generator as part of the church’s decarbonisation plan.
Threadworks, LeedsThreadworks, Leeds
AV systems support reception, games room, gym, private dining and study spaces, with Samsung Hospitality TV and commercial signage.
The Store House, LeedsThe Store House, Leeds
AV systems cover reception, games room, co-working, gym, karaoke and cinema rooms, with Samsung Hospitality TV and commercial signage.
Arma BJJ, ClaphamArma BJJ, Clapham
Proposed AV, display, camera streaming, control and digital signage systems for dojos, amenities and co-working spaces.
Moda Living, BirminghamModa, Birmingham
Samsung smart integrated appliances and SmartThings AI Energy support 720 homes across 39 floors.
Sphere Group, One Eastside, BirminghamSphere, Birmingham
Energy-efficient smart-connected appliances support 581 apartments across 51 floors.
Goodstone Living, EdinburghGoodstone, Edinburgh
Energy-efficient Contract Range appliances support 338 apartments, with SmartThings AI Energy integrated fridge freezers.
Watkin Jones, Central Quay, CardiffWatkin Jones, Central Quay, Cardiff
Energy-efficient Contract Range appliances support 718 apartments across two interlinked 23-storey towers.
Explore our other connected solutions designed for student accommodation
Digital Appliances
Kitchen and laundry technology specified to handle daily use by students across multiple years.
View SectorHVAC
Hot-water, heating, ventilation and cooling, from design to aftercare.
View SectorStudent connected technology
IP networks, smart locks, white label apps, all designed for student experience and integrated into your scheme from day one.
View SectorSee integrated building technology in action.
Come and see the quality of our work. Book a tour at our London show home.
- Developer walkthrough
- Contractor demonstration
- Hospitality technology review
- Product consultation
Developer walkthroughWhat our clients are saying.
“They help us design, they help us execute, they know what we are after. They help us design spaces efficiently in the way we wanted to really perform.”
“The main benefit of HiiLIFE is a lot of companies are very specific in one area, so you’ll have an AV provider, a climate provider, a white goods provider. We like working with them because they deliver a one-stop shop service for construction and also really easy to project-manage with them.”
Latest insights.
Where a four-package technology tender wastes money
A four-package route looks like the safe, competitive choice. The cost shows up later, in variations, claims and four programmes that all depend on each other.
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Margin leak inside four technology packages
Package a scheme’s technology as four scopes and you pay for the same management layer four times. One trusted partner across the scope prices it once.
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