That freedom carried real weight, since the home needed to serve active hosts (including a friend who DJs professionally), a wife running a home baking business out of the kitchen, and the couple's parents, whose comfort and independence were treated as non-negotiable design constraints rather than afterthoughts.
Beyond Alliance built the home on a KNX backbone with a Basalte Core Mini processor, chosen after the client experienced both Crestron and Basalte hands-on at the integrator's demo centre and responded immediately to Basalte's interface clarity.
The system spans DALI and TRIAC lighting control, a dedicated 5.1 cinema in the master bedroom, Grandstream WiFi 6 networking, and face-ID access control, with much of the project's distinctive character coming from solving genuinely personal problems: a motorized washroom door for a father who uses a walker, Bluetooth-paired TV/AVR integration that avoided breaking finished walls, and a motorized zip screen that turned an un-enclosable balcony into usable entertaining space.
A motorized zip screen was integrated into the automation system, sealing the balcony from outdoor air while remaining visually transparent, letting the living room's sliding windows open fully into the space without structural modification.
A face-ID video door phone system was installed, giving remote unlock capability and arrival visibility, with the same panel running the Basalte interface natively as a full home control touchscreen.
Ten Vibroxx KNX keypads were installed with fully client-editable button functions pushed over the air through the Basalte app, letting the family adjust their own system without calling the integrator for routine changes.
Three Lumi Audio FLF-6WB Wi-Fi speakers were installed across the kitchen, pantry, and master bathroom, supporting native AirPlay and Bluetooth streaming without requiring dedicated amplifier runs.
