The greatest way to understand what Synchronos Solutions delivers is to walk through a real project from start to finish. This case study documents a complete luxury villa automation project delivered in South Bangalore in 2025 — a 6BHK home in Jayanagar with a brief that represented the full scope of Synchronos' capabilities: interior design, KNX automation, home theatre, security, networking, and ongoing AMC support.
Note: Client identity is anonymised with permission. All technical specifications, costs, and outcomes are real and documented.
The Client and Property
The client — a senior technology executive and his family — had recently completed construction of a custom-built 6,500 sq ft, three-floor villa in Jayanagar 9th Block. The primary brief was clear: the home should be intelligent, invisible, and immensely comfortable. Technology should disappear into the architecture. The family should never feel they are managing technology — only experiencing its benefits.
The Family's Requirements
- Parents (60s): Simple, reliable control. Two-tap maximum to control a room. No complex apps.
- Client and spouse (40s): Full app control, Alexa voice integration, remote management while travelling.
- Teenage children: Study room HCL lighting optimised for concentration; integration with Google Home for music.
- Domestic staff: Restricted access — cleaning schedule automation, time-limited guest codes.
Phase 1: Discovery and Design (6 weeks)
Site Survey and Existing Infrastructure Assessment
The Synchronos technical team conducted a three-day site survey covering:
- Electrical infrastructure review: Main distribution board capacity assessment, identification of existing conduit runs, confirmation of three-phase supply
- Network survey: Confirmation of CAT6 conduit presence (none — required full structured cabling installation)
- Acoustic assessment of proposed home theatre room: RT60 measurement at 250Hz baseline (0.8 seconds — significant treatment required)
- Lighting survey: Natural light conditions by room at different times of day
Integrated Design Development
The interior design and automation design teams worked in parallel, with weekly coordination meetings. Key design decisions:
- Protocol choice: KNX (primary — all building services and lighting) + Control4 (entertainment and user interface layer). This hybrid approach gave the reliability and openness of KNX for infrastructure while Control4 provided the premium entertainment UX the client valued.
- Touch panel specification: Gira System 55 keypads in Titanium finish, matching the kitchen hardware exactly — specified simultaneously by interior designer and automation engineer.
- Home theatre location: Basement level (60% acoustically isolated by grade slab) — requiring floating floor, decoupled ceiling, and supplementary wall absorption only. This reduced acoustic treatment cost by approximately ₹3 lakh compared to a ground-floor location.
Phase 2: Pre-Construction Infrastructure (4 weeks)
Before finishes were applied, Synchronos coordinated with the electrical contractor to install:
- KNX bus cable (YCYM 2×2×0.8) through all areas — 4,200 linear metres installed
- Cat6A structured cabling to all rooms, theatre, AV rack location, and outdoor areas — 3,800 linear metres
- Speaker cable pre-pull for all audio zones (14 independent zones)
- Video cable pre-pull to all display locations
- Conduit provision for motorised blind supply points at all window fascias
- Subwoofer conduit runs (heavy-gauge cable) for home theatre bass speakers
Phase 3: Execution (10 weeks)
KNX Automation
KNX installation scope:
- 38 KNX actuator modules (lighting circuits, HVAC, blinds)
- 42 KNX presence sensors and motion detectors
- 12 KNX temperature/humidity sensors
- 28 KNX Gira keypads across all rooms
- KNX DALI gateway (for the 146 DALI-2 LED drivers)
- KNX IP router for network integration
Lighting Design and Installation
- 146 DALI-2 tunable white LED drivers — full HCL across all habitable spaces
- Cove lighting in all main living spaces: indirect warm LED profile with DALI dimming
- Accent lighting: low-voltage track system in dining and gallery spaces with 95+ CRI spotlights
- Exterior architectural lighting: Bega IP67 path markers and wall-washers on Garden walls
- Bathroom ambient + task + mirror lighting zones, individually controlled
Home Theatre (250 sq ft Dedicated Room)
- Room-within-a-room acoustic construction achieving STC 52
- RT60 post-treatment: 0.28 seconds — measured and documented
- JVC DLA-NZ8 4K projector, throw 3.8m
- 153" Stewart Filmscreen Luxus CineCurve acoustically transparent screen (2.35:1)
- Krix Nucleus 7.1.4 speaker system (in-wall L/C/R, surround, four in-ceiling Atmos)
- Dual SVS SB-4000 subwoofers
- Anthem AVM 90 processor + Anthem MCA-5 power amplifier + Audioquest speaker cables
- Fibre optic star ceiling (12,000 fibres), DALI-controlled violet side-entry LED cluster
- 4 motorised leather recliners with USB charging
Security System
- 16 HikVision AcuSense 4MP cameras (11 exterior, 5 interior) with facial recognition
- HikVision DeepinMind NVR (64-channel, 3 months local storage)
- Ajax Systems alarm (wireless, Grade 2 certified, dual-path communication)
- Yale Assure biometric smart locks on main entrance, utility entrance, and master bedroom
- HikVision video door phone (4MP, facial recognition, apartment complex grade)
- FAAC electric gate operator on main driveway gate
Network Infrastructure
- Ubiquiti UniFi 10-port managed PoE switch
- 7× Ubiquiti UniFi U6 Pro ceiling-mounted access points (Wi-Fi 6E)
- 4 VLANs: Primary, IoT, Security, Guest
- pfSense firewall with IDS/IPS
- ACT Fibernet 1 Gbps symmetric fibre connection
Phase 4: Calibration and Handover (2 weeks)
Every system was measured, calibrated, and documented:
- Home theatre Dirac Live room correction performed using 27-point measurement sweep
- KNX scenes programmed for 14 rooms across 6 scene types each
- HCL profiles calibrated against measured lux levels at key task positions
- Two 3-hour handover sessions — family members trained individually based on their technical comfort
- Full documentation package: KNX addressing, network topology, DALI addresses, as-installed drawings
Outcomes
- Project completion: 22 weeks from signed contract to handover — on schedule
- Total project cost: ₹68 lakh (within approved budget)
- Electricity saving: First 3 months of occupancy showed 38% reduction vs. comparable villa baseline
- Client satisfaction: Published 5-star Google review; currently in discussions for a second project (parents' villa)
