New build - which SmartHome system?

Well, I clearly took it as an amusing comment. Why not?

Hi , I have followed and read your posts with great interest and would like to see your electrician's offer. We would also like to plan a comprehensive smart solution in the house. That would be great :-) Thank you for your support

We are currently planning a new building and our electrician recommended the KNX smart home system LUXORliving from Theben, as it only costs about 5,000 euros extra in our case (depending on the level of expansion). With this solution, we save ourselves the thermostat controls for each room as well as, for example, Somfy radio motors for the blinds or from similar providers.

The following functions are to be used with it:
- Control of 18 blinds including a weather station with sensors for wind, rain, and brightness
- Control of underfloor heating in 10 rooms
- Control of 10 sockets that can be switched on and off
- Control of lighting including dimming capability and motion detectors (e.g., guest WC, utility room)
- Reduction of the multitude of switches for blinds and lighting to a minimum

1.) Does anyone have the LUXORliving system from Theben in use and experience with it?
2.) Is it a suitable system for our intended use?
3.) Which alternative smart switches or motion detectors from other manufacturers can be used with it?
4.) Can the installed LEDs be freely chosen, for example, also Philips HUE?

1. KNX is in easy mode. So for end users without extensive knowledge of the subject and with the limitation to one manufacturer (roughly speaking). So it works.
2. Yes, however, you don’t have to control the underfloor heating in a modern building. It works by itself (if well built and adjusted).
3. Simply put: none. It is a somewhat limited KNX for user-friendliness. But you can freely combine and add the standard push-buttons. Regardless of the manufacturer.
4. You can use anything that is controlled via DALI or does not have its own proprietary "smart electronics." So not Hue.

2. Yes, however, in a modern building you don't need to control the underfloor heating. It works on its own (if well constructed and adjusted).

When buying LUXORliving, I would also completely do without thermostat switches, since you set it once via the app. With a classic system with 10 rooms, the question is how many thermostat switches you need. Some rooms can be combined, since you don't need a different temperature for every room.

3. Simply put: none. It is a somewhat reduced KNX in terms of user-friendliness. But you can combine and add the usual push-buttons as you like. Regardless of the manufacturer.

Does anyone also have experience with suitable switches with multiple functions, e.g. from Jung, i.e. light on/off, dimming, and blinds up/down? Thanks!

In a classic system with 10 rooms, the question is how many thermostat switches are required

1-2 max. When it comes to the switches, the connection to the BUS decides, not the switches themselves. As long as it is about the conventional ones, they have to be as "dumb" as possible without their own electronics. In other words, simple push buttons, not switches. Depending on how you connect them to the BUS, you can make them as smart as the software and hardware of Luxorliving allow.