Retrofitting a smart home
- Country CH
- Build year 2023
- LOXONE partner Elektro Schönenberger
Challenge
When renovating a detached house around three years ago, the owners were in no doubt: smart home technology and building automation were to be an integral part of their new home. As it was not possible to lay an unlimited number of new cables during the renovation, a wireless solution was required – one that could be integrated easily into the existing structure without major structural alterations.
Solution
The LOXONE Air products enabled the implementation of a wireless, fully-fledged building automation system that could be retrofitted:
Children’s bedroom: Night-time mode activated by push-button – the night light comes on and the blinds are lowered at the same time
Kitchen: Lighting control via push-button logic – one click for the kitchen light, a second click adds the room lighting, a double-click switches everything off
Living room: Setting the mood for a cinema experience via touchscreen, in combination with a projector and screen
Bathroom (ground floor): Motion-sensor-controlled lighting and a dedicated lighting concept for bathing and showering
Bathroom (first floor): Connection of electric fitness equipment via a smart socket – started at the touch of a button
Bedroom: Automatic shading of the skylight – raised during the day (except in hot weather), automatically lowered in the evening for privacy and undisturbed sleep
Plant lighting: Special lighting solution where a spotlight remains on in green when the room lights are off to provide light for the plant
Security: Smoke alarm in the attic
Children’s bedroom: Night-time mode activated by push-button – the night light comes on and the blinds are lowered at the same time
Kitchen: Lighting control via push-button logic – one click for the kitchen light, a second click adds the room lighting, a double-click switches everything off
Living room: Setting the mood for a cinema experience via touchscreen, in combination with a projector and screen
Bathroom (ground floor): Motion-sensor-controlled lighting and a dedicated lighting concept for bathing and showering
Bathroom (first floor): Connection of electric fitness equipment via a smart socket – started at the touch of a button
Bedroom: Automatic shading of the skylight – raised during the day (except in hot weather), automatically lowered in the evening for privacy and undisturbed sleep
Plant lighting: Special lighting solution where a spotlight remains on in green when the room lights are off to provide light for the plant
Security: Smoke alarm in the attic
A major advantage for us was that LOXONE allows you to integrate many Air products into the system. This meant we were able to retrofit our shading, lighting and even our fitness equipment – without any complicated wiring.