diff --git a/modules/aca/rooms/base.rb b/modules/aca/rooms/base.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+load File.join(__dir__, 'component_manager.rb')
+
+module Aca; end
+module Aca::Rooms; end
+
+class Aca::Rooms::Base
+    include ::Orchestrator::Constants
+    include ::Aca::Rooms::ComponentManager
+
+    generic_name :System
+    implements   :logic
+
+    def self.setting(hash)
+        previous = @default_settings || {}
+        default_settings previous.merge hash
+    end
+
+    # ------------------------------
+    # Callbacks
+
+    def on_load
+        on_update
+    end
+
+    def on_update
+        self[:name] = system.name
+        self[:type] = self.class.name.demodulize
+
+        @config = Hash.new do |h, k|
+            h[k] = setting(k) || default_setting[k]
+        end
+    end
+
+    protected
+
+    def default_setting
+        self.class.instance_variable_get :@default_settings
+    end
+
+    attr_reader :config
+end
diff --git a/modules/aca/rooms/collab.rb b/modules/aca/rooms/collab.rb
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+++ b/modules/aca/rooms/collab.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+::Orchestrator::DependencyManager.load('Aca::Rooms::Base', :logic)
+
+class Aca::Rooms::Collab < Aca::Rooms::Base
+    descriptive_name 'ACA Collaboration Space'
+    description <<~DESC
+        Logic and external control API for collaboration spaces.
+
+        Collaboration spaces are rooms / systems where the design is centered
+        around a VC system, with the primary purpose of collaborating with both
+        people in room, as well as remote parties.
+    DESC
+
+    components :Power, :Io
+
+    def on_update
+        super
+    end
+end
diff --git a/modules/aca/rooms/component_manager.rb b/modules/aca/rooms/component_manager.rb
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/modules/aca/rooms/component_manager.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Aca; end
+module Aca::Rooms; end
+
+module Aca::Rooms::Components; end
+
+module Aca::Rooms::ComponentManager
+    module Composer
+        # Mini-DSL for defining cross-component behaviours.
+        #
+        # With the block provided `before`, `during`, or `after` can be used
+        # to insert additional behaviour to methods that should only exist when
+        # both components are in use. The result of the original method will
+        # be preserved, but will be deferred until the completion of any
+        # composite behaviours.
+        def compose_with(component, &extensions)
+            overlay = overlay_module_for component
+
+            hooks = {}
+
+            # Eval the block to populate hooks with the overlay actions as
+            # method => { position => [actions] }
+            composer = Class.new do
+                [:before, :during, :after].each do |position|
+                    define_method position do |method, &action|
+                        ((hooks[method] ||= {})[position] ||= []) << action
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+
+            composer.new.instance_eval(&extensions)
+
+            # Build the overlay Module for prepending
+            hooks.each do |method, actions|
+                # FIXME: this removes visibility of original args
+                overlay.send :define_method, method do |*args|
+                    result = nil
+
+                    sequence = [
+                        actions[:before],
+                        [
+                            proc { |*x| result = super(*x) },
+                            *actions[:during]
+                        ],
+                        actions[:after]
+                    ].compact!
+
+                    exec_actions = sequence.reduce(thread.finally) do |a, b|
+                        a.then do
+                            thread.all(b.map { |x| instance_exec(*args, &x) })
+                        end
+                    end
+
+                    exec_actions.then { result }
+                end
+            end
+
+            self
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        # Build out a module heirachy so that <base>::Compositions::<other>
+        # exists and can be used to house any behaviour extensions to be
+        # applied when both components are in use.
+        def overlay_module_for(component)
+            [:Compositions, component].reduce(self) do |context, name|
+                if context.const_defined? name, false
+                    context.const_get name
+                else
+                    context.const_set name, Module.new
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    module Mixin
+        def components(*components)
+            component_settings = {}
+
+            # Load the associated module
+            modules = components.map do |component|
+                mod, settings = load component
+
+                component_settings.merge! settings do |key, _, _|
+                    raise "setting \"#{key}\" declared in multiple components"
+                end
+
+                mod
+            end
+
+            # Include the components
+            include(*modules)
+
+            # Compose cross-component behaviours
+            overlays = modules.flat_map do |base|
+                next unless base.const_defined? :Compositions, false
+
+                components.each_with_object([]) do |component, compositions|
+                    next unless base::Compositions.const_defined? component
+                    compositions << base::Compositions.const_get(component)
+                end
+            end
+            prepend(*overlays.compact)
+
+            # Bubble up settings definitions
+            setting component_settings
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        # Load a component, returning a reference to the Module and the
+        # settings it defines.
+        #
+        # Settings may be defined by using the 'setting' keyword within the
+        # component module. Support for this is temporarily mixed in during
+        # load below.
+        def load(component)
+            fqn = "::Aca::Rooms::Components::#{component}"
+
+            settings = {}
+
+            mod = if ::Aca::Rooms::Components.const_defined? component
+                      ::Aca::Rooms::Components.const_get component
+                  else
+                      ::Aca::Rooms::Components.const_set component, Module.new
+                  end
+
+            # Inject a `setting` class method that pushes back into settings
+            # here via a closure. This enables any settings used by the
+            # component to be declared as `setting key: <default>`.
+            mod.define_singleton_method :setting do |hash|
+                settings.merge! hash do |key, _, _|
+                    raise "\"#{key}\" declared multiple times in #{fqn}"
+                end
+            end
+
+            mod.extend Composer
+
+            ::Orchestrator::DependencyManager.load fqn, :logic
+
+            [mod, settings]
+        end
+    end
+
+    module_function
+
+    def included(other)
+        other.extend Mixin
+    end
+end
diff --git a/modules/aca/rooms/components/io.rb b/modules/aca/rooms/components/io.rb
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+++ b/modules/aca/rooms/components/io.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Aca::Rooms::Components::Io
+    setting default_routes: {}
+
+    def show(source, on: default_outputs)
+        source = source.to_sym
+        target = Array(on).map(&:to_sym)
+
+        logger.debug "Showing #{source} on #{target.join ','}"
+
+        connect source => target
+    end
+
+    protected
+
+    def connect(signal_map)
+        logger.debug 'called connect'
+    end
+
+    def blank(outputs)
+        logger.debug 'called blank'
+    end
+
+    def default_outputs
+        []
+    end
+end
+
+# Aca::Rooms::Components::Io.extend ::Aca::Rooms::ComponentManager::Composer
+
+Aca::Rooms::Components::Io.compose_with :Power do
+    during :powerup do
+        connect {} # config.default_routes
+    end
+
+    during :shutdown do
+        connect {}
+    end
+end
diff --git a/modules/aca/rooms/components/power.rb b/modules/aca/rooms/components/power.rb
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/modules/aca/rooms/components/power.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Aca::Rooms::Components::Power
+    setting powerup_actions: {}
+
+    setting shutdown_actions: {}
+
+    def powerup
+        logger.debug 'in power mod'
+        :online
+    end
+
+    def shutdown
+        :shutdown
+    end
+end