„atelier rheinruhr“ – Smart Home for Architect’s Office and Residential Building
Situation
This new-build project was completed
in Oberhausen (Germany) in 2009 and
serves as a residential and commercial
building. The building is divided into two
sections:
One half houses the office of atelier rheinruhr,
a planning office for architecture
and desin, and the other half serves as
a residential area. The solid construction
extends over two floors and also has a
garage at ground level. Architecturally, the
residential office impresses with its clear
lines, timeless Bauhaus-style design and
high-quality materials.
Requirements
The building was designed as an intelligent
residential office. Equipped with a
future-oriented Smart Home system, it
should offer its users maximum flexibility,
security and convenience. The system
should provide lighting, shading and heating
control functions and be expandable
as required.
Solution
With the Smart Home solutions from
ubisys, all requirements were met. The
existing building technology for lighting,
shading and heating was upgraded and
retrofitted with the intelligent components
from ubisys with little effort. Flush-mounted
devices and components for the fuse
box were installed. The entire system can
also be controlled remotely via the Gateway
G1.
The blinds in the living/dining area can
all be lowered/raised simultaneously via
group control. The underfloor heating was
made smart via the Heating Control H10,
while the Heating Thermostat H1 was
used in all bathrooms. Scenes such as
„Goodbye“ („Everything off“) are activated
via a button in the entrance area – or via
app.
As a security feature, door/window contacts
have been installed that send a push
message to the residents when triggered.
Motion detectors that only switch the light
on when someone is present provide even
more convenience.