Modern villa in Zadar

KNX smart home system

For a modern villa in Zadar, we delivered a complete KNX smart home system. It brings lighting, heating and cooling, shading, alarm and video surveillance, pool technology, video intercom and multiroom audio together on a single platform.

The owner monitors and controls the entire house from anywhere: from a smartphone, tablet or computer.

Modern villa in Zadar with pool and terrace – KNX smart home

The client’s brief: stability, comfort and remote control

The aim of the project was not just a stable system but a higher level of comfort. The owner does not stay at the villa often, but expects everything to work flawlessly whenever he arrives. He also wants an overview of the state of the house at all times, wherever he is.

That is why the system keeps working while the house is empty: it automatically regulates the climate, simulates presence, monitors security and sends notifications about the system status.

One system for the entire villa

The KNX standard is stable and easy to connect with other systems, so we integrated the following into a single whole:

  • lighting
  • intruder alarm and video surveillance
  • heating and cooling
  • pool technology
  • video intercom with cloud connectivity
  • status messages and notifications
  • computer network
  • multiroom audio system

The system uses two KNX media. TP (twisted pair) provides reliable communication between devices, while IP is used for the network connection and remote access.

Living room of the modern villa in Zadar with integrated lighting

KNX functions in the villa

Smart lighting
Switching and dimming, lighting scenes, time control, presence-based automatic switching, constant light control and light colour control.

Heating, cooling and air quality
Central and automatic control, time-based operating modes, control by room and zone, control of valves and fan coil units, and underfloor heating. This also includes weather-dependent control, CO₂ and humidity measurement, natural ventilation and presence-based adjustment.

Shading and roller shutters
Individual, group and central control, preset positions, automatic programmes and wind and rain protection.

Security and monitoring
Smoke and fire detection, water leak and glass break detection, window contacts, access control, intruder alarm, security lighting, presence simulation and video surveillance. The security system is linked to the air conditioning and lighting.

Control, visualisation and remote access
Push-buttons, touch panels, PC visualisation, web server and apps for tablets and smartphones. The system includes time and logic functions, system monitoring, internet access, notifications (e.g. SMS) and remote programming. This means we can provide support and make changes without visiting the site.

Energy management
Consumption metering and logging, data visualisation, current detection, monitoring of fuel or water levels in the tank and peak load monitoring.

Intercom, audio, video and irrigation
Video intercom, audio and video system control and automatic irrigation.

Proven KNX equipment from leading manufacturers
In this project we used KNX equipment from Jung, Schneider Electric (Merten), Siemens, Tense, Eelectron, arcus-eds, HMS Industrial Networks, Mean Well and Tokka.

 

The project is published in the KNX Association’s international database of reference projects. (https://projects.knx.org/en/detail/PRJ000891)

The project in numbers

LocationZadar, Croatia
Building typeResidential – modern villa
Project typeNew build
Year of completion2017
Floor area1,001 – 5,000 m²
Number of KNX devices101 – 300
KNX mediaTP and IP
Working hours251 – 500
Team1 – 5 people
Pool of the modern villa in Zadar with sea view

The KNX mark confirms that a product is certified to the international standard and is of high quality. Certified devices from different manufacturers communicate seamlessly with each other, so we were able to choose the best components without compromising on quality and without worrying about compatibility.

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