Villa2024

Downtown Dubai Villa

About the project

6-bedroom villa equipped with comprehensive automation including multi-zone audio, intelligent security, and Lutron lighting control throughout.

The Challenge

A 6-bedroom Downtown Dubai villa handed over with the developer's basic pre-wire but no automation package. The client took possession expecting a 30-day fit-out — the industry benchmark is 8–14 weeks. Compressing that window without rip-and-replace required a control platform we could commission in place, on-site programming instead of factory pre-configuration, and a network-first sequencing where WAPs and switches went in before any lighting or audio hardware was touched.

Our Solution

LEXA led with a Control4 EA-5 controller on OS 4, sitting on a hardened Ubiquiti UniFi network we deployed in the first 3 days of the project so all subsequent devices could be provisioned wireless-only where cable runs were awkward. Lighting is Lutron HomeWorks QSX with 62 dimming zones and Palladiom keypads in family rooms; RadioRA 3 gap-fills three retrofit rooms where new cable pulls would have delayed the schedule. Audio is 8 zones of Sonos Amp + Sonance in-ceiling. Security integrates the developer's provided intercom with a LEXA-added camera perimeter and Control4 Access door locks on entrance-facing doors only (the family's preference — not a full lock-down system). Handover included a bilingual (English + Tagalog) household-manager training session and a printed one-page 'family cheat sheet' magneted to the utility cupboard.

The Outcome

The system was live on day 28 — two days ahead of the client's target. Total on-site programming time was 42 hours across 6 site visits. Every scene the client requested during design development was functional at first walkthrough; three additional scenes were added remotely in the first 30 days via 4Sight without a truck-roll. The family's household manager runs the entire property from a single Control4 iPad and Siri voice commands, no additional touchpanels required.

The whole house was live on the day LEXA promised. Family runs it from an iPad, our nanny runs it by voice — and I've never had to think about it since.

Private Client, Downtown Dubai

The comprehensive smart home ecosystem integrates lighting, security, audio, networking, all working in perfect harmony to create an intuitive and luxurious environment. Visualize in 3D or explore our villa designer.