01 / Capability · Building Automation

Home Automation

Loxone-led home automation for private villas and apartments, designed with the interior rather than added to it.

Loxone-led smart-home stacks — lighting, climate, audio, shades and security on one app.

Wall keypad integrated into the finish of a contemporary residential interior

02 / The control layer

Home automation is at its best when it disappears into daily life — a considered keypad by the door, a scene that respects the light, a room that is simply the right temperature.

Zentrum designs residential control with the architect and interior team so keypads, thermostats, sensors and cable routes belong to the interior rather than sit on top of it.

Part of Building Automation.

03 / System layers

How control is structured.

Keypad positions, thermostat placement, cable pulls to blinds and motorised devices, and the containment that carries them all live inside the interior brief. Bringing automation into the joinery and interior coordination early is what allows the control layer to feel considered rather than added.

  1. 01 /

    Sensors and devices

    Sensors, actuators, keypads, thermostats and metering points distributed through the spaces.

    • Climate
    • Lighting
    • Shading
    • Metering
  2. 02 /

    Controllers

    Local controllers and panels holding the logic for a room, a floor or a plant item.

  3. 03 /

    Control network

    Cabling, containment and network segments carrying control traffic reliably and separately.

  4. 04 /

    Automation layer

    Scenes, schedules, setpoints, trends and alarm logic written against how the space is actually used.

    • Scenes
    • Schedules
    • Trends
  5. 05 /

    Interfaces

    Defined interfaces to security, communication and life-safety systems, with life safety taking priority.

  6. 06 /

    People

    Residents, facilities teams and engineering staff, each given only the level of control they need.

Outcome /

One control layer instead of several unrelated systems.

The same shape of architecture serves a villa and a workplace; the interface and the exposure change.

Conceptual automation diagram: sensors and devices report to local controllers on a dedicated control network, an automation layer holds scenes, schedules and trends, defined interfaces reach other disciplines with life safety taking priority, and people operate the result at the level of control appropriate to them.

04 / Design principles

What good control behaviour looks like.

  • Lighting scenes

    Scene control coordinated with the lighting design and the daily rhythm of the home.

  • Climate control

    Room-by-room temperature and comfort against schedule and occupancy.

  • Shading and blinds

    Motorised shading tied to time-of-day, sun position and lighting scenes.

  • Keypads and interfaces

    Physical and touchscreen interfaces placed where the family reaches for them.

  • Audio and source integration

    Whole-house audio and sources reachable from the same interfaces.

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UAE hot-climate setpoints, dehumidification logic and shade automation

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Holiday, guest, staff and majlis modes

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Quiet operation — no flicker, no clicks, no app fatigue

05 / Where it is used

Control that disappears into the house.

Private residences

Villas and apartments where the technology has to sit inside the interior rather than beside it.

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Also delivered in: Villas and private residences · High-end apartments · Penthouses.

06 / Coordination and delivery

How the package runs.

  1. 01 /Understand how the family lives in the home, room by room.
  2. 02 /Plan keypads, sensors, cabling and scenes against that intent.
  3. 03 /Configure logic and interfaces with the interior in mind.
  4. 04 /Commission on site with the family and refine the scenes in use.
  5. 05 /Hand over a home that behaves the way it is meant to.
  • 01Loxone-based control of lighting scenes, climate, motorised shades and AV
  • 02Whole-home audio zoning integrated with the central audio backbone
  • 03Deep integration with CCTV, access control, intercom and safety
  • 04Wired-first design with clean retrofit options for renovated villas
Turnkey delivery →Assessment and support for existing systems →

07 / Related systems

What this connects to.

Audio Visual Systems
Scenes bring lighting, shading, sources and displays together on one interface.
Data & IT Infrastructure
Controllers and hubs live on the home network.
Seamless Wi-Fi Networking
Wireless devices and tablets depend on well-planned home Wi-Fi.
Electronic Security
Presence and access can inform lighting and climate where designed to.

Technology ecosystem /

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Next step /

Talk to us about the control layer.

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