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INTERIORS Seamless autopilot living


With smart home technologies offering seamless control and improved efficiencies, architects need to look at integrating them into buildings, argues Loxone’s Omid Nikroo


W


ith every passing year, the number – and complexity of – systems available which are


designed to run a modern home increases. Whether it’s heating, lighting, automatic blinds or solar photovoltaic systems, they all require a degree of understanding from the homeowner, who will need to control and manage them.


This is where home automation, and its ability to maximise the advantages of technology with the least amount of manual interaction, has a vital role to play. Although smart home technology is a relatively new concept, the market is expanding rapidly and there is great scope for architects to integrate this technology into building design and infrastructure.


Convenient control


The concept of smart homes may conjure up thoughts about smart thermostats, voice-controlled speakers, or fridges that can compile your shopping list. However, while these solutions can provide greater control over the systems within a home, their advantages can be marred somewhat by issues with compatibility, integration and convenience. After all, the novelty of being able to control the lighting with an app soon wears off, as it doesn’t bring any tangible benefits without some manual effort being applied.


Convenient control is a significant factor when it comes to smart home technology: according to the 2014 report ‘Connected Homes’ by Honeywell, almost half (47 per cent) of homeowners surveyed would rather control everything from a single app than use multiple apps. Therefore, for the idea of smart homes to thrive, architects need to consider how the building operates as a whole rather than taking a piecemeal approach to automation. An alternative to Internet of Things products is an ‘ecosystem’ solution: a whole-home automation system designed to run a home automatically and efficiently. Typically centrally managed, these integrated solutions have a central logic


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