Foundation Partners

See how Crunchy Tech gave Foundation Partners a large-scale, interactive AV experience that reimagines the funeral home and connects families to loved ones.

Client: Foundation Partners
Location: Orlando, FL
Industry: Enterprise
Scope: AV Integration
Completed: 2024

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Project overview

Immersive Memorial Experiences Through Audio Visual Design

Foundation Partners' GreenLawn Funeral Homes set out to rethink the memorial experience, building a more personal and interactive environment for families and loved ones. The idea was to move past the traditional funeral home setting and give guests a large-scale experience that helps them feel connected to the life of the person they came to honor.

Crunchy Tech was brought in to design and build a large-scale audiovisual environment that projects 4K footage of a loved one's favorite places onto giant screens surrounding the casket podium. A full surround sound system supports it, with microphones, speakers, and automated control, turning the memorial space into a genuine celebration of life.

Project challenges

Bringing Immersive AV to a Sensitive Environment

The project carried a distinctive set of challenges, well beyond a typical AV installation. The chapel needed a multi-projector, panoramic visual system that could surround the casket podium with even 4K imagery, all inside a space never designed for large-scale projection. Uniform image quality, correct throw distances, and ambient-light management took careful planning and custom solutions.

The audio had its own demands. It needed to deliver enveloping surround sound while staying sensitive to the setting. Clear speech reinforcement for eulogies and ceremonies had to sit alongside ambient audio that matched the projected visuals. On top of that, the whole system had to be simple enough for funeral home staff to run every day without specialized AV training, which called for an intuitive automated control platform.

Understanding the client's needs

Creating a Personal, Interactive Memorial Space

Foundation Partners wanted something far more meaningful than standard display screens or a simple slideshow. The aim was to surround guests with the sights and sounds of places that mattered deeply to the departed. A favorite beach, a cherished mountain trail, a beloved family home, the system needed to bring those places to life at full scale around the memorial.

Flexibility mattered just as much. Every service is different, so the funeral home needed to load custom 4K content for each family, adjust audio levels and sources on the fly, and run everything through one simple control interface. The goal was to let staff create deeply personal experiences without needing technical expertise for every service.

Technical solutions

One platform, integrated subsystems

Technology partner	Components	Role in project
Immersive Projection	4K projectors, large-format projector screens surrounding casket podium	Created a panoramic visual environment displaying personalized 4K footage of meaningful locations
Surround Audio	Surround sound speaker system, amplifiers, audio processors	Delivered enveloping audio to complement projected visuals and support live services
Microphone System	Wireless and wired microphones, mixing console	Clear audio capture for eulogies, readings, and ceremonies
Automated Control	Centralized AV control system, automated scene presets	Simplified operation for funeral home staff with one-touch scene management

Implementation methodology

Coordinated Design-Build Execution

The installation was executed through Crunchy Tech's integrated design-build methodology. The team started with a thorough site assessment of the chapel, evaluating projection surfaces, ambient lighting, acoustics, and infrastructure. Custom mounting and rigging fit the projectors and screens into the existing architecture without disturbing the chapel's look.

The surround system was carefully tuned to the room's acoustics, balancing enveloping audio with the clarity that speech reinforcement requires during services. The automated control was programmed with clear presets, so staff can move between service configurations with a single touch. Every component was tested as a complete system to confirm reliable operation for every memorial service.

Projection, Audio, and Automated Control Integration

To deliver the memorial environment Foundation Partners envisioned, Crunchy Tech built a multi-system AV platform: large-format 4K projection, surround audio, microphone reinforcement, and centralized automated control.

Each system works together as one platform. The 4K projectors wrap panoramic visuals around the casket podium, while the surround audio fills the room with sound that matches the content on screen. The automated control system ties it together, so staff manage the entire experience through simple, preset-driven operation.

Results & impact

A New Standard for Memorial Experiences

The finished installation gave GreenLawn Memorial Funeral Home's chapel an environment unlike anything a traditional funeral home offers. Families can now honor a loved one surrounded by 4K visuals of the places that meant the most to them, carried by audio that fills the room.

The automated control lets funeral home staff deliver those personalized services on their own, loading custom content and running the full AV environment without outside technical support. The result is a deeply personal, technology-driven memorial service that honors the departed in a meaningful and lasting way.

Finishing the project

A New Way to Honor Loved Ones

The Foundation Partners project demonstrates Crunchy Tech's ability to bring large-scale AV into environments that require both technical excellence and real emotional sensitivity. Combining 4K projection, surround audio, and automated control into one platform, Crunchy Tech delivered a memorial experience that sets a new standard for the funeral profession.

This installation shows how careful AV design can change what a space is capable of, creating environments that connect people, celebrate a life, and leave a lasting impression on everyone who walks through the door.

If your organization is rethinking how it brings people together in a space, Crunchy Tech can help design the AV behind it. Let's start with a conversation.

"Many people need to be encouraged... uplifted. And one way you can do that is by providing a venue like this to celebrate the life of their loved ones."

Dave Spears