Services

Planning, advice & control.

The decisions that shape a house for decades are taken early — usually before the first cable is laid. We bring topology, trades and the control concept together while changes still cost nothing.

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Our approach

Well planned means decided early.

At the table early

We come in when the floor plan is settled — not when the screed is down. Control points, cable routes and interfaces belong in the design, not on the snagging list.

One recommendation instead of a list of options

Manufacturer-independent does not mean without an opinion. From more than a hundred projects we know what holds up day to day — and we tell you, with reasons.

Planned and programmed by the same people

Whoever later sits in the ETS helped draw the topology. That removes the transfer between design and programming at which knowledge is otherwise lost.

What it includes

5 services in this pillar.

Each planned on its own — their full strength shows in the interplay.

Smart home planning

We plan your smart home the way an architect plans your house: manufacturer-independent, on a KNX basis and laid out for decades.

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KNX design

Topology, sensors and interfaces are settled before the first cable is laid. Every trade is asked about its interface.

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KNX programming & commissioning

It is parameterisation that turns components into a home. We program new systems — and take on orphaned ones.

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Smart home electrical planning

The nervous system of a house: KNX, DALI, network, Wi-Fi, PV, wallbox and multiroom tuned to one another.

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Independent consultancy & concept

Tied to no manufacturer — and still with a clear opinion, one that comes from over a hundred projects.

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The framework

This pillar is one of four.

Think all four together and you get a house instead of four systems. To the overview of all services.

Where we work

Planning & consultancy in Cologne, Düsseldorf & NRW.

smartfabrik is a smart home planning practice based in Düsseldorf (Reisholzer Werftstr. 31A). We plan for private clients and companies in Cologne, Düsseldorf and across North Rhine-Westphalia — and, where wanted, nationwide and internationally. A selection of the places we have already planned and delivered in:

FAQ

Clearly answered.

When should we bring you in?

Ideally as soon as the floor plan is settled and the trades go out to tender. At that point control points, cable routes and distribution board areas can still be drawn instead of chased into the wall afterwards. Later is possible, but it costs building fabric.

Do you plan even when an architect is already on board?

That is the normal case. We stand alongside the architect, not in his place: he is responsible for the design and the space, we for the electrical layer beneath it and the coordination of every interface.

What does the design cost?

The design work is priced transparently and kept cleanly separate from the installation. You always know what you are paying for — and you are under no obligation to build with us.

The first step

Let us talk about your project.

A first conversation often settles more in ten minutes than three emails do.

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