Smart Lighting & Home Automation Design
Integrating smart lighting, home automation and effortless control
Lucretia delivers end-to-end smart lighting and home automation design across Australia, with a strong base in Melbourne. We start with lighting quality and user scenes, then design the circuits, devices and control strategy for high-end residences and premium commercial interiors – hotel guestrooms and suites, sales galleries, show flats, luxury homes and apartments.
We work in a brand-agnostic, partner-enabled model, collaborating with leading automation and control brands to specify keypads, rotary controllers, remotes, touch/LCD panels, sensors and smart locks that best serve the design intent. Our smart home systems integrate with DALI-2, KNX, Casambi, DMX and 0–10 V/PWM, with documentation and delivery aligned to Australian electrical and regulatory standards.
Our Design Process
Brief & Audit
Space functions, smart lighting and control preferences, device list, existing wiring and network conditions
Scenes & Zoning
Time-based scenes (morning / arrive home / dining / cinema / night path) mapped to rooms and zones
Circuits & Optics
Translate scenes into lighting circuits and control channels with photometric targets (illuminance, CCT, CRI, glare, uniformity)
Devices & UI
Select/customise keypads, rotary controllers, remotes and touch/LCD panels; define UX, icons and labelling for the smart home interface
Controls & Linking
Design control architecture for DALI-2 / KNX / Casambi / DMX / 0–10 V/PWM; link HVAC, shading, locks, AV and environmental sensors
Implementation & Commissioning
Mock-ups, onsite programming and network setup; test scenes, apply failover rules and finalise O&M documentation
Training & Support
User, concierge and facility training; remote support, system health checks and version updates
Applications
- High-end residences & show flats: whole-home smart lighting, shades, HVAC, audio and one-touch scenes
- Hotels & serviced apartments: guestroom keypads, door indicators, DND/MUR and integrated room-control systems
- Sales galleries, clubs & showrooms: one-touch “reception / launch / screening / cleaning” modes for events and presentations
- Duplexes, large apartments & villas: cross-floor lighting and circuit management, security linkage and remote support
- Premium public interiors: boardrooms, private lounges and sample-apartment clusters with integrated lighting and control
Deliverables
- Smart lighting and home automation scene matrix; circuit and device schedules; system topology and IP/network plan
- Keypad, rotary and remote UI layout maps with naming, icon and engraving standards
- Lighting calculations (illuminance, UGR, uniformity), energy modelling and time-of-day control strategy
- Installation and wiring/ID drawings; control programming and commissioning records; user guide and O&M manuals
- Outputs for consultants and contractors in Revit/BIM, DWG, IES/LDT and PDF formats
Core Smart Home Capabilities (vendor-neutral, ecosystem-ready)
Human-centred interfaces
Families of smart keypads and touch/LCD panels provide direct access to core smart home and lighting functions; rotary controllers and remotes with press/turn/touch actions for living, cinema and bedroom scenes.
Environmental sensing & linkage
Light, weather and indoor-air sensors (temperature, humidity, VOC, CO₂, wind/rain) drive adaptive smart lighting, shading and HVAC control.
Access & security
Smart locks (fingerprint / PIN / facial) and door-station integration support “arrive / leave / visitor” scenarios and security monitoring.
Ecosystem bridging
Gateways to KNX and other mainstream smart home platforms; voice assistants and visualisation apps selected per project.
Why Choose Lucretia
Lighting-first smart home methodology
We design scenes, smart lighting and the user experience first, then specify the hardware, circuits and control protocols to support it.
Design × Engineering × Hardware, one team
An integrated team of lighting designers and engineers reduces coordination risk and protects design intent from concept through to commissioning.
Trusted, vendor-neutral brand partnerships
We partner with leading global control and smart home platforms while remaining vendor-neutral in specification. Documentation, voltages/frequencies and programming are aligned to Australian residential and hospitality standards.
Reliability, support & maintainability
Robust zoning, time schedules, watchdog and fallback strategies, plus training, O&M manuals and remote support plans to keep systems reliable over time.
Start Your Project
Ready to elevate your lighting and smart home experience? Book a consultation and share your floor plans — our design team will review your project and provide a tailored lighting and automation strategy aligned with your space and requirements.
Our Projects
Some of our best design insights come from what we’ve already built—take a look through our earlier projects for ideas waiting to be reimagined.
