First Smart Apartment block in South Bohemia

This smart apartment building is the first of its kind in the city. But what will these smart homes actually offer the resident?

The first thing being that you can set up your smart apartment using the Loxone app. It will enable residents to regulate their apartment’s costs easily, for example, there is no need to have the underfloor heating on full when no one is at home, so the residents could put it into energy-saving mode with just a couple of taps in the app. At the same time, it can easily provide you with live data for the current consumption of heating, or hot and cold water, all with the convenience of it being the same app on their mobile phone.

“Residents will also find the Loxone App on the wall-mounted tablet, which is standard in each apartment. The tablet screen becomes an interactive central point of control for the entire household. It will also be connected to the intercoms throughout the building for easy communication with visitors,” explains Loxone CZ Branch Manager Pavel Lískovec.

What’s more is that the residents don’t even have to be at home to answer the intercom. Whether they have just popped to the shops, or they’re on a family holiday, they can connect to the intercom through the Loxone App – all that’s needed is an internet connection.

Nobody can copy the electronic NFC fob

All the residents of the building have an electronic fob which grants them access to the common areas of the building and their apartment. If the NFC fob is lost, it is not a worry, as all you have to do is block that specific fob (so as to deny access to anyone who finds it) and then easily pair a new fob for the owner using the App. The further beauty of the NFC fob is that there is also no risk of duplication, unlike a classic key.

At the same time, with the Loxone automation standard, apartment owners will have the option of adding more features to their smart home:

• Shading
• Different types of lighting
• Audio
• Safety features and more…

The Facts

Location:
České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Completion:
August 2022

Greenery:
Up to 400 m2 of green vegetation on roofs and facades

Apartments:
Studio to 3-bed Apartments (over 8 floors)

General construction contractor:
Hinton, a.s.

Project website:
www.rezidenceoskarka.cz

What else will the intelligent Loxone solution provide for the residents?

Loxone manages the MaR (measurement and regulation) system of Rezidence Oskarka. Loxone also controls entrance doors, garage doors or barriers or light signaling in garages. “Furthermore it controls, security cameras, heating cables in the background (which ensure that pipes do not freeze), the monitoring of fire dampers, the flood pits and even the electric car charging control,” adds Pavel Lískovec from Loxone.