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aria-hidden=\"true\"><span><\/span><\/label><ul class=\"bmenu\"><li><a href=\"\/en\/services\/\">Services<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/knx-service\/\">KNX service<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Projects<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/partners\/\">Partners<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/team\/\">Team<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sflang\"><a href=\"\/unabhaengige-beratung-vorschau\/\" lang=\"de\">DE<\/a><span class=\"on\">EN<\/span><a href=\"\/ar\/\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0644\u0629\/\" lang=\"ar\">AR<\/a><\/div><a class=\"bnav-cta\" href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Talk to us <span class=\"ar\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/header><div class=\"sp\" data-sf-lang=\"en\">\n<section class=\"hero\"><div class=\"hbg\"><\/div><div class=\"hveil\"><\/div><div class=\"wrap\">\n  <span class=\"eyebrow\">Planning, advice &amp; control<\/span>\n  <h1>Independent Advice \u2014 <span>free to choose, clear in our recommendation.<\/span><\/h1>\n  <p>We are tied to no manufacturer \u2014 and still hold a clear view. From over 100 projects we know what proves itself in day-to-day use and what suits your home.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"hcta\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Request a consultation <span class=\"ar\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><a class=\"btn ghost\" href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">View projects<\/a><\/div>\n  <div class=\"hstats\"><div class=\"hstat\"><strong>Manufacturer-independent<\/strong><span>Free choice<\/span><\/div><div class=\"hstat\"><strong>100+<\/strong><span>Projects behind the experience<\/span><\/div><div class=\"hstat\"><strong>Clear recommendation<\/strong><span>Rather than a list of options<\/span><\/div><div class=\"hstat\"><strong>Sampling<\/strong><span>Hands on, not a data sheet<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"pos\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n  <div class=\"sec-h\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Where we stand<\/span><h2>Independent does not mean anything goes.<\/h2><\/div>\n  <div class=\"pgrid\"><div class=\"pcard reveal\"><h3>Free to choose<\/h3><p>We are tied to no manufacturer and committed to no product range. Gira, Jung, Basalte as the ultra-premium choice, Occhio for the lighting \u2014 the selection follows your project, your interior and your budget. The backbone stays KNX as an open standard, so that you can still decide freely in ten years' time.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"pcard reveal\"><h3>We know what is good<\/h3><p>Independence on its own helps nobody if what stands at the end is a list of twenty possibilities. From over 100 completed projects we know the differences in feel, software and durability \u2014 and we tell you plainly what we recommend and why.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"pcard reveal\"><h3>And what suits you<\/h3><p>The best solution is the one that suits your daily life and your architecture \u2014 not the one with the most functions. We listen before we recommend: how do you live, who operates the house, what part do light, sound and security play? Sometimes good advice also means advising against something.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"nvs pad\" style=\"padding-top:0\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n  <div class=\"sec-h\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Two sides of the same coin<\/span><h2>Freedom in the choice. Clarity in the decision.<\/h2><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ngrid\">\n    <div class=\"ncard a reveal\"><span class=\"nlab\">Independence<\/span><h3>Everything is possible.<\/h3><p>No brand ties, no obligatory packages: we can draw on the whole KNX universe with its hundreds of manufacturers.<\/p><ul><li>Every brand available<\/li><li>KNX as an open standard<\/li><li>No fixed product range<\/li><li>Freely extendable, later as well<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ncard b reveal\"><span class=\"nlab\">Experience<\/span><h3>Not everything is sensible.<\/h3><p>Only experience turns a choice into a decision \u2014 we recommend something specific instead of listing options.<\/p><ul><li>A clear recommendation, with reasons<\/li><li>From over 100 projects<\/li><li>What has proved itself, not gimmicks<\/li><li>Advising against is part of it<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"del\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-h\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Your result<\/span><h2>What you hold in your hands after the advice<\/h2><p>Not minutes of a meeting, but working documents that take you further \u2014 with us or without us.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dgrid\"><div class=\"dcard reveal\"><span class=\"dnum\">01<\/span><h3>Functional concept<\/h3><p>Room by room, a description of what your house should be able to do \u2014 written to be understood, without technical vocabulary.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"dcard reveal\"><span class=\"dnum\">02<\/span><h3>Room schedule<\/h3><p>Every room documented with its functions \u2014 the basis for every planning step that follows.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"dcard reveal\"><span class=\"dnum\">03<\/span><h3>Cost estimate<\/h3><p>You see early on what your project will be able to do and what range it moves in.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"dcard reveal\"><span class=\"dnum\">04<\/span><h3>Priorities<\/h3><p>From \u2018indispensable\u2019 to \u2018preparing for it is enough\u2019 \u2014 so that budget decisions have a clear order.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"dcard reveal\"><span class=\"dnum\">05<\/span><h3>A specific recommendation<\/h3><p>Not \u2018these five options\u2019, but: this is what we recommend to you \u2014 and these are the reasons.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"dcard reveal\"><span class=\"dnum\">06<\/span><h3>Sampling<\/h3><p>Switch ranges, Basalte controls in aluminium and bronze, the effect of Occhio lighting \u2014 experienced for real.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"proc\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n  <div class=\"sec-h\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">How it runs<\/span><h2>From the initial conversation to a clear decision<\/h2><\/div>\n  <div class=\"tl\"><div class=\"tstep reveal\"><span class=\"tnum\">1<\/span><div class=\"tbody\"><h3>Initial conversation<\/h3><p>We establish requirements, wishes and preferences \u2014 how the house is to be fitted out, whether an interior design studio is involved, how much weight light, sound and security carry. Without technical vocabulary.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tstep reveal\"><span class=\"tnum\">2<\/span><div class=\"tbody\"><h3>Functional concept<\/h3><p>Room by room we describe what the house should be able to do \u2014 with priorities from \u2018indispensable\u2019 to \u2018preparing for it is enough\u2019. This document is the basis for every decision that follows.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tstep reveal\"><span class=\"tnum\">3<\/span><div class=\"tbody\"><h3>Sampling<\/h3><p>You see switch ranges from Gira and Jung, Basalte controls and the effect of Occhio lighting side by side \u2014 with an honest account of what the difference means day to day and in the budget.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tstep reveal\"><span class=\"tnum\">4<\/span><div class=\"tbody\"><h3>Your decision<\/h3><p>With our documents you can appoint any specialist contractor \u2014 or carry on with us into planning and execution through our sister company elektrofabrik. Most stay, but not because they have to.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"proof\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n  <span class=\"eyebrow\">Bewiesen<\/span>\n  <h2>Advice that proves itself in projects<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prgrid\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"pritem reveal\"><span class=\"prnum\">01<\/span><div><h3>Manor house Cologne, 400 years old<\/h3><p>Listed building \u2014 so deliberately solved over a wireless system: alarm system, access control, garden irrigation, Siedle camera. Honest advice means choosing the system that fits, not the usual one.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pritem reveal\"><span class=\"prnum\">02<\/span><div><h3>Villa Cologne with Studio ASH\/Dohmen<\/h3><p>Developed together with the interior architects: Basalte controls, bespoke multiroom solutions, pool and garden irrigation \u2014 recommendations that belong to the interior.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pritem reveal\"><span class=\"prnum\">03<\/span><div><h3>Period building D\u00fcsseldorf-Oberkassel<\/h3><p>From the concept to the complete electrical installation: Occhio lighting, DoorBird, shading and a smart office \u2014 a project in an existing building, developed consistently out of the advice.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <a class=\"prref\" href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">View all projects <span class=\"ar\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"prmedia reveal\">\n      <figure class=\"tall\" style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/sf\/e60a8bdf83.jpg)\"><\/figure>\n      <figure style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/sf\/dfc01525cc.jpg)\"><\/figure>\n      <figure style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/sf\/4aa0b0776e.jpg)\"><\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"orte onpaper\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n  <div class=\"sec-h\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Where we work<\/span><h2>Unabh\u00e4ngige Smart-Home-Beratung in Cologne, D\u00fcsseldorf &amp; North Rhine-Westphalia.<\/h2>\n  <p>smartfabrik is a smart home planning practice based in D\u00fcsseldorf (Reisholzer Werftstr. 31A). We plan for private clients and companies in Cologne, D\u00fcsseldorf and across North Rhine-Westphalia \u2014 and, where wanted, nationwide and internationally. A selection of the places we have already planned and delivered in:<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ochips\"><a href=\"\/en\/smart-home-cologne\/\">K\u00f6ln-Marienburg<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/smart-home-cologne\/\">K\u00f6ln-Rodenkirchen<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/smart-home-cologne\/\">K\u00f6ln-S\u00fcrth<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/smart-home-cologne\/\">K\u00f6ln-Lindenthal<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/smart-home-cologne\/\">K\u00f6ln-Braunsfeld<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/smart-home-duesseldorf\/\">D\u00fcsseldorf-Oberkassel<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Neuss<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Kaarst<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Moers<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Essen<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Solingen<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/smart-home-cologne\/\">Br\u00fchl<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Aachen<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Berlin<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Hamburg<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Mainz<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Mallorca<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/projects\/\">Riad<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"faq\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"sec-h\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">FAQ<\/span><h2>Frequently asked questions.<\/h2><\/div><details><summary>What does smart home advice cost?<\/summary><p>The initial conversation is the way in \u2014 in it we establish whether your project and the way we work fit together. For the concept work that follows you receive a clear quote with a defined result: functional concept, room schedule, recommendations. You are not buying open-ended consulting hours, but a document you can carry on working with \u2014 with us or without us.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Why does manufacturer-independent advice matter?<\/summary><p>Anyone who sells only one system will recommend it to you \u2014 whether or not it fits. We plan on the basis of the open KNX standard and choose components per project: operation, design, budget, availability. If a manufacturer drops out, your house keeps working. That freedom is the core of our advice \u2014 and your strongest protection against a wrong investment.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>How does the initial conversation run?<\/summary><p>You talk, we ask: the state of the project, floor plans, living habits, what bothers you, what you would like. The technology comes after that. At the end you know what is realistic for your project, in what order the decisions come up and how things can go on. At your place, at ours or by video \u2014 with a floor plan to hand it gets more specific.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Can I get advice if I already have an electrician?<\/summary><p>Yes \u2014 it is in fact a typical case. Your electrician installs, we supply the concept and the system planning alongside. Many electrical contractors value that division of work: clear specifications instead of room for interpretation. And if the question is KNX competence: as a KNX trainer we train professionals ourselves and speak the language of both sides.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Who is independent advice worth it for?<\/summary><p>For clients building new, from the design phase onwards, for those refurbishing before the electrical decision \u2014 and for anyone confused by quotes that cannot be compared. The earlier, the greater the leverage. Even if you are not building for another year: an early conversation costs little time and prevents the most expensive mistakes.<\/p><\/details><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cta\"><div class=\"wrap\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">The first step<\/span><h2>Let us talk about your project.<\/h2><p>Independent, specific, and with a recommendation we stand behind.<\/p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Request a consultation <span class=\"ar\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><footer class=\"blpfoot\" data-sf-lang=\"en\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"ftop\"><div class=\"fbrand\"><a href=\"\/en\/\" class=\"blogo\" aria-label=\"smartfabrik\"><\/a><p>Manufacturer-independent smart home &amp; KNX planning. Carried out by elektrofabrik. 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