ResidentialBalwyn North

Smart Luxury Residence

A full smart-home ecosystem designed from the construction stage, combining security, access, lighting, network infrastructure, and scene control for a premium modern residence.

Smart Luxury Residence

The brief

How the project started

A newly built 900 m² residence, with Austrend engaged from the early stages of construction. The owners came to us with a clear picture of how they wanted the home to work — not isolated smart products added later, but one integrated system designed in from day one.

Site area
900 m²
Property
New build

Client requirements

  1. Remote control of the driveway gate and garage door from a phone

  2. Keyless smart entry with a visitor intercom system

  3. Whole-home smart lighting

  4. A cleaning robot connected to everyday living scenes

  5. Network, CCTV, and security systems

  6. Scene control across lighting, curtains, and appliances

Our approach

How we shaped the solution

  1. Austrend's pre-sales team held two three-way meetings with the client and the builder, covering product selection, budget control, and final design review.

  2. Austrend's engineering team coordinated closely with the builder to lock in the construction timeline, keeping the smart-home installation in step with on-site works and avoiding the delays of retrofitting after handover.

  3. Once the appliances and curtains arrived on site, Austrend's engineers ran joint commissioning across the network, lighting, curtains, and appliances to confirm everything operated flawlessly together.

  4. After the owners moved in, Austrend's after-sales team followed up on real day-to-day use and fine-tuned several living scenes.

Included systems

Systems we installed

  1. Entry control screen

    Zone-based control of indoor and outdoor access, lighting, audio, and air-conditioning from a single panel at the entrance.

  2. Whole-home smart switches

    Matte-finish touch switches with a noticeably finer feel than traditional mechanical switches.

  3. Panel and remote-controlled curtains

    A curtain system driven by schedules, lighting scenes, or manual control — from the wall panel or a remote.

  4. Whole-home access control

    Smart control of the garage entry door, garage roller door, front door, and the outdoor driveway gate.

  5. Security system

    Multi-point wired cameras indoors and out with a storage system, linking monitoring, alarms, and phone alerts.

Client feedback

From our first contact with Austrend's pre-sales team, they stood out as the most professional solution provider among the companies we compared. Beyond the expertise, they also carry the most complete product range, so both our needs and our budget could be met. From the design stage through to scene tuning after move-in, every step was effortless. We use the control system every day — lighting, curtains, audio, air-conditioning, and access are all smart-controlled — and the security system lets us feel completely at ease at home.
Homeowner, Balwyn North

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