KNX HOME AUTOMATION
Home automation and energy efficiency for 121 homes in Palma de Mallorca.
Located in the Nou Llevant district of Palma de Mallorca, the Gestilar Mediterránea II residential complex is a concrete example of how residential home automation can help improve living comfort and promote more responsible energy management.
The development comprises 121 homes, two commercial units, a swimming pool, a children’s playground, a gym and a coworking space for residents, as well as 125 parking spaces. This extensive residential project has been designed to combine high-quality living spaces, shared amenities and technological innovation.
To meet the requirements of a development of this scale, Comelit KNX Home & Building Automation solutions were selected to integrate climate control, shutters and alarms into a single system, alongside energy consumption monitoring for both individual homes and the entire building.
The installation also includes KNX touch supervisors, Cubik switches and thermostats, providing residents with easy access to the system’s functions through intuitive interfaces and dedicated controls.
The result is an automation solution designed to simplify everyday home management, personalise comfort and provide valuable information for more conscious energy use.
Integrated climate control: different technologies, one control system
One of the most technically interesting aspects of the Gestilar Mediterránea II project is its climate control system, which combines Panasonic air conditioning units with underfloor heating and cooling systems.
The presence of different technologies requires a solution capable of coordinating their operation, without residents having to interact with separate control systems.
Through the Comelit KNX home automation infrastructure, these technologies are integrated into a common control system, allowing residents to adjust indoor thermal comfort according to their daily needs and seasonal conditions.
KNX supervisors: home automation and video door entry in a single interface
An important role in managing the installation is played by VIIP home automation supervisors, touchscreen devices that combine KNX function control with video door entry, providing a single point of access to the home’s main technologies.
Thanks to an intuitive graphical interface, which can be organised by room or through floor plans, the supervisors allow users to easily manage various home functions, from climate control to shutters and alarms.
Another distinctive feature is the integration of video door entry functions. When connected to a compatible system, residents can receive calls from the entrance panel, see visitors and manage access directly from the supervisor, without requiring a separate video door entry monitor.
This integration offers a tangible benefit for residents: home automation and video door entry functions are combined in a single device, simplifying interaction with the systems and reducing the number of interfaces required inside the home.
The result is a more intuitive and functional living experience, where technology blends into residential spaces and helps make everyday home management easier.
Cubik switches and thermostats: technology and design for everyday comfort
Alongside centralised supervision, the system includes Cubik KNX switches and thermostats, which allow residents to interact directly with the installation in different areas of their homes.
Cubik switches feature programmable capacitive touch controls, which can be configured to manage different KNX system functions according to the specific requirements of the installation.
The range also includes dedicated temperature control functions, with temperature and humidity sensors that help monitor indoor environmental conditions. The thermostat allows users to regulate heating and cooling systems, supporting precise thermal comfort management.
This integration offers several advantages: it reduces the need for separate controls, makes interaction with building systems more immediate and helps maintain a consistent aesthetic throughout the living spaces.
The minimalist design of Cubik devices allows technology to blend discreetly into the surrounding environment without compromising functionality.
An integrated KNX system to simplify everyday home management
The combined use of VIIP supervisors and Cubik devices brings together centralised system supervision and immediate local control.
Residents can interact with their home’s functions through different yet complementary devices, choosing the most suitable control method according to their needs.
The integration of climate control, shutters and alarms within the KNX protocol also provides an important advantage from a system design perspective. As an open standard, KNX promotes interoperability between devices and technologies from different manufacturers, enabling the development of a coordinated and flexible automation system.
Energy consumption monitoring: from individual apartments to the entire building
In a residential complex comprising 121 homes, efficient resource management also depends on the ability to measure and monitor consumption, both at individual dwelling level and across the entire building.
For this reason, Gestilar Mediterránea II incorporates an individual consumption metering system that records electricity, water and climate control consumption data for each home.
This individual metering is complemented by monitoring of the complex’s overall consumption, providing a more comprehensive overview of resource use.
Having access to information at both levels is an important element of effective building energy management.
On the one hand, individual metering makes it possible to understand the consumption associated with each home. On the other, building-wide monitoring provides useful data for analysing resource consumption trends across the development.
This information can support the identification of potential anomalies, the analysis of consumption over time and the assessment of possible optimisation measures.
The benefit lies not only in the ability to measure consumption, but above all in the availability of data that can support more informed decisions.
In this way, energy consumption monitoring complements home automation, contributing to an integrated approach in which comfort and energy awareness become complementary aspects of building management.
At Gestilar Mediterránea II, technology forms part of a broader vision of residential living, where comfort, innovation and energy efficiency contribute to the overall quality of the living environment.
Comelit KNX Home & Building Automation solutions address two complementary needs: simplifying the everyday control of home systems and providing useful tools for more responsible resource management.
The integration of climate control, home automation supervision and control devices offers residents a more immediate and customisable user experience, while energy monitoring provides valuable information to support the management of individual homes and the entire residential complex.
These solutions are aligned with the sustainability strategies adopted for Mediterránea II, a development that has achieved BREEAM Very Good certification, which assesses the environmental performance of buildings against a range of criteria.
The residential complex in Palma de Mallorca demonstrates how Comelit KNX home automation can be implemented in large-scale residential developments, integrating different technologies into a coordinated system.
From VIIP supervisors to Cubik switches and thermostats, through to energy consumption monitoring, every element contributes to a shared objective: making buildings more comfortable to live in, easier to manage and more mindful of resource consumption.