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Interior of a luxury UAE residence at night as its architectural lighting system comes online

01System dormant

Architecturalintelligence.

Open-protocol KNX smart living and ELV infrastructure, engineered for the Emirates.

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01The practice

We bridge the gap between interior architecture and advanced automation — turning complex MEP infrastructure into intuitive, everyday living environments.

Engineering wherearchitecture meetsintelligence.

Zeolux Automation delivers premium KNX-based smart building solutions across the UAE. Backed by over a decade of engineering expertise, we design and commission intelligent, tailored automation systems for luxury residences, high-end apartments and sophisticated commercial spaces.

A symmetrical villa living space at night with the ceiling coffer lighting fully engaged

Zeolux Automation at a glance

UAE market experience
10+yearsMore than a decade of localised field execution across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates.
Zero vendor lock-in
100%open KNXDecentralised architecture on the worldwide KNX standard — no proprietary hub, no single point of failure.
HVAC energy reduction
30%averageCooling logic engineered for the Gulf climate, cutting thermal load through peak summer months.
Local preventive support
24/7SLAMaintenance contracts covering bus health audits, firmware patching, remote diagnostics and emergency dispatch.

02Position

Awallofswitchesbecomesasinglesurface.ComplexMEPinfrastructurebecomesanordinaryevening.

Vendor-neutral by principle. Future-proof by design.

03Systems

Two divisions,
one open bus.

Every Zeolux system runs on the decentralised KNX standard, with the ELV backbone engineered alongside it rather than bolted on afterwards.

Division 01 · KNX Smart Living

01

Architectural Lighting

Concealed cove lighting tracing a coffered ceiling and grazing a book-matched marble wall at night

DALI-2 / 0–10V / PHASE-CUT / DMX

Light that follows the rhythm of the day.

We remove the wall of switches and replace it with sculpted lighting atmospheres that carry the interior design narrative rather than interrupt it.

02

Climate Intelligence

Linear slot air diffusers set into a villa ceiling beside concealed cove lighting, with a flush climate panel below

VRF / SPLIT GATEWAYS

Comfort engineered for the Gulf climate.

Cooling algorithms written specifically to counter Gulf thermal load, cutting utility cost without ever making a room feel managed.

03

Motorised Shading

Motorised sheer and blackout drapes drawn part-way across a full-height bedroom window at night

ACOUSTIC DRIVES

The facade breathes with the sun.

Total shade control made simple. Push a button to keep out hot sun and protect your space, or open up for natural light.

04

Control Interfaces

A small wall-mounted touchscreen room controller glowing softly on a large expanse of warm plaster wall, dried pampas grass in the foreground

GLASS & METAL FINISHES

One elegant surface for the entire home.

Tactile wall switchgear and glass touchscreens crafted to sit inside luxury millwork and stone rather than on top of it.

Division 02 · ELV Infrastructure

05

Enterprise Networks

A rack of managed switches with neatly dressed patch cabling inside a concealed service cupboard

WI-FI 6 / 6E / 7 · POE+

Automation is only as stable as the network beneath it.

An impervious, high-throughput digital foundation for smart residences, private estates and corporate facilities.

06

AI Surveillance

A slim security camera integrated into the stone soffit of a villa facade above warm perimeter lighting

COLORVU · ACUSENSE

Perimeters that know the difference.

Intelligent surveillance for residences and commercial spaces, tuned to report what matters and stay silent otherwise.

07

Video Intercom & Access

An IP video door station flush-mounted in a stone wall beside a warmly lit villa entrance door

SIP INTERCOM

The front door, answered from anywhere.

Smart communication and secure property access, forwarded straight onto the same panels that run the lighting.

04Open standard

Zeroproprietarylock-in.

Unlike proprietary smart home companies that restrict owners to a single closed system, KNX is supported by 500+ certified European and global manufacturers. If any component is updated or retired decades from now, an equivalent certified KNX device integrates seamlessly into the exact same wiring topology — protecting the capital investment for the lifetime of the property.

ISO/IEC 14543-3

Technical paradigm

KNX open standard

Decentralised intelligence — an onboard microchip in every device.

Closed proprietary

Centralised hub — a single point of failure.

Service life & support

KNX open standard

25+ year lifecycle backed by universal ETS software.

Closed proprietary

5–8 years; obsolete when cloud or app service terminates.

05Industries

Where the systems live.

The same open bus, scoped differently for each kind of building.

A villa entrance hall at night with a lit stone staircase and a continuous ceiling light line

01

Luxury Villas

Whole-estate control, indoors and out.

  • Multi-zone architectural lighting
  • Astronomical facade shading
  • Dual-setpoint climate zoning
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A high-floor apartment living area at night, full-height glazing over a distant city skyline

02

High-End Apartments

Full control inside a single distribution board.

  • Compact DIN-rail distribution
  • Tunable white living zones
  • Acoustic drape automation
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A contemporary corporate reception at night, a stone desk against a lit timber slat wall

03

Commercial Spaces

Bespoke environments, engineered for uptime.

  • Managed PoE+ network core
  • Scene-driven lighting control
  • Occupancy-based setback
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The entrance to a gated community at night, a lit gatehouse beside a bollard-lit avenue

04

Gated Communities

Entry, perimeter and network as one system.

  • IP video door stations
  • RFID & keypad access
  • Remote motorised gate release
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A hotel suite at night lit in layers, a bedside pool of light and a wash across the headboard wall

05

Hospitality Suites

Guest comfort that never announces itself.

  • Hospitality room controllers
  • VOC · temperature · humidity sensing
  • Bespoke architectural keypads
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06Delivery

Five stages, one owner.

From reviewing the architect's drawings to the first preventative maintenance visit, the same team carries the system.

  1. 01

    Consult & CAD

    Design & load analysis

    Architectural and MEP blueprints, lighting schedules and HVAC layouts are reviewed to draft a complete, ETS-compliant KNX topology alongside load schedules and network rack plans.

    • KNX topology
    • Load schedule
    • Network rack plan
  2. 02

    Panel Assembly

    Bench testing

    DIN-rail enclosures and ELV patch panels are assembled, dressed and 100% bench-tested inside our Ajman Free Zone facility before anything is dispatched to site.

    • Assembled DB
    • ELV patch panel
    • Bench test record
  3. 03

    Bus & ELV Setup

    Installation supervision

    Low-voltage bus cabling is supervised and verified, line voltages checked, isolated VLANs provisioned, ETS group addresses assigned, and HVAC gateways and lighting ballasts integrated.

    • Verified bus
    • Provisioned VLANs
    • Group addresses
  4. 04

    Commissioning

    Calibration

    HVAC PID loops are balanced, DALI-2 scenes calibrated on site with the interior designer, CCTV AI detection tuned, and mobile applications configured for the household.

    • Balanced PID loops
    • Calibrated scenes
    • Tuned analytics
  5. 05

    Handover & SLA

    Ownership transfer

    Certified as-built engineering schematics are delivered, a client walkthrough and training session is conducted, and the preventative maintenance agreement begins.

    • As-built schematics
    • Client training
    • Preventive SLA

Dedicated service level agreements

Maintenance contracts cover proactive bus health audits, network firmware patching, remote diagnostics and guaranteed emergency dispatch across Dubai and the Northern Emirates.

07Ecosystem

Tier-1 European hardware, one certified topology.

KNX is supported by 500+ certified manufacturers. These are the ranges Zeolux specifies, stocks and pre-programmes.

KNX automation partners

  • Zennio

    SpainLeader

    Capacitive glass touch panels (Z50, Z70, Z100), high-efficiency HVAC serial gateways (KLIC) and multifunction DIN actuators.

  • GVS

    ChinaBoard Member

    Smart touch screens (Waltz, SmartTouch), IP video intercom integration, push-button sensors and versatile switching actuators.

  • Interra

    TurkeyInnovator

    iX3 and iX4 touch controllers, combo DIN actuators, DALI-2 gateways and advanced building management interfaces.

  • Schneider Electric

    FranceConglomerate

    SpaceLogic KNX DIN-rail infrastructure, power supplies with chokes, system line couplers and premium wiring accessories.

  • Eelectron

    ItalyLuxury Design

    Italian architectural switches (9025 series), multisensors measuring VOC, temperature and humidity, and hospitality controllers.

  • Extended Tier-1

    Germany / EUABB · Basalte · Theben · MDT · Ekinex

    Customised luxury metal finishes, weather stations and micro-sensors from the wider certified European ecosystem.

ELV technology partners

  • Hikvision

    CCTV & Intercom

    ColorVu 24/7 night vision, AcuSense perimeter sensors, modular IP video door stations.

    Boundary monitoring & gate entry

  • UNV (Uniview)

    Surveillance & Analytics

    Ultra 265 compression, LightHunter sensors, active deterrence strobe and siren cameras.

    High-resolution architectural CCTV

  • UniFi (Ubiquiti)

    Enterprise Wi-Fi & Switching

    UniFi gateways, high-density Wi-Fi 6/7 access points, enterprise PoE+ switches, cloud SDN controller.

    Whole-estate seamless Wi-Fi mesh

  • D-Link

    Switching & Network Core

    L2/L3 managed Gigabit switches, industrial fibre converters, structured cabling backbones.

    Central distribution rack backbones

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