Cost to Automate a 10,000 sq ft Villa in Dubai

At a glance

The villa in this example

PropertySix-bedroom villa, 8,000 – 15,000 sq ft band, finished and occupied

Rooms (15)Hall, majlis, family living, dining, kitchen, guest bedroom, staff room, garden and terrace, master, four bedrooms, family lounge, landing

Lighting43 zones, 18 engraved keypads, automatic lights in the hall and landing

Shading14 motorised blinds, 9 curtain tracks (allowance until measured)

Climate11 VRF zones with two-way status

Audio and video7 music rooms, 9 TV rooms, two sources in the rack, one media room

Network4 access points inside, 1 outside, rack and UPS

Security8 cameras, recorder, video door entry, 2 smart locks

PlatformControl4: wireless lighting, one controller, no chased walls

The room list is what a Dubai villa of this size usually has. Yours will differ, and the number will move with it; the point of the example is to show which lines move it.

Where the money goes

Lighting: AED 47,000 – 82,000

43 zones at AED 800 – 1,400 each, 18 keypads at AED 650 – 1,100, and motion sensors where lights should look after themselves. The largest fixed line in the house.

Shading: AED 89,500 – 197,500

14 blinds at AED 3,500 – 8,000 and 9 tracks at AED 4,500 – 9,500. The line that moves most once the openings are measured, and the one Dubai glass makes worth doing.

Music, TV and media room: AED 78,500 – 172,500

7 music rooms, 9 TV rooms and a media room at AED 45,000 – 110,000. A dedicated cinema instead would add AED 150,000 – 450,000.

Climate, network, security: the rest

Climate AED 10,000 – 20,000, Wi-Fi AED 5,000 – 9,000, cameras, door entry and locks AED 18,000 – 32,500. Small lines individually; the ones that make the house feel finished.

By system

The AED 262,500 – 545,000 Control4 budget, line by line

Core: controller, router, PoE switch, rack and UPSAED 10,000 – 24,000

Lighting control: 43 zones, 18 keypads, motion sensorsAED 47,000 – 82,000

Shading: 14 blinds, 9 curtain tracks (allowance)AED 89,500 – 197,500

Climate: 11 VRF zonesAED 10,000 – 20,000

Music, TV and media roomAED 78,500 – 172,500

Wi-Fi: 4 inside, 1 outsideAED 5,000 – 9,000

Security: 8 cameras, recorder, door entry, 2 locksAED 18,000 – 32,500

Remotes in the main roomsAED 4,000 – 7,500

TotalAED 262,500 – 545,000

Installed AED: hardware, the cabling share, programming by our own engineers, commissioning and documentation in the Client Portal. Iconic Care™ aftercare is priced separately.

Other platforms

The same villa on KNX or Lutron HomeWorks

Control4 throughout, finished house, wireless lightingAED 262,500 – 545,000

KNX backbone with Control4 on top, renovation with the walls openAED 380,500 – 767,000

Lutron HomeWorks lighting with Control4 for AV and control, new buildAED 416,000 – 869,000

The wired platforms cost more per zone and would carry a 15% uplift in a finished house, which is why the example runs them with the walls open. In a new build the difference buys panel dimming, an open standard and a system the next contractor can pick up.

What this example includes, and what it leaves out

In: every system a family usually asks for, on one platform, with the network to carry it and the documentation to keep it. Out: the work of other trades (containment, joinery, the fabric of a media room), a dedicated cinema (add AED 150,000 – 450,000), an alarm system (AED 6,000 – 12,000 plus sensors), gate integration (AED 2,000 – 4,200) and Iconic Care™ aftercare. Shading and the media room are allowances until we have measured the openings and seen the room.

Where a real villa moves from this number

Down: fewer shaded openings, a blind-only scheme, no media room, fewer TV rooms. A six-bedroom villa with lighting, climate, a proper network and cameras but no shading or audio sits well inside the published AED 40,800 – 204,000 range. Up: a dedicated cinema, more keypads in a finer finish, a second controller, shading on every opening. Two villas on the same street can land at opposite ends of the range on the same platform.

Three real Dubai villa budgets, line by line →

Finished, renovation or new build

This example is a finished, occupied house, which is the common case in Tilal Al Ghaf, Dubai Hills and the Ranches: Control4's wireless dimmers fit the existing back boxes and the controller lives in a cupboard, so there is no chased wall and no uplift. With a renovation opening the walls, KNX or HomeWorks go underneath as the lighting backbone at AED 380,500 – 767,000 or AED 416,000 – 869,000, with Control4 kept as the family's interface. At the drawings stage of a new build, that wired specification costs nothing extra to build in.

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Questions

Automating a 10,000 sq ft villa: questions we get asked

How much does it cost to automate a 10,000 sq ft villa in Dubai?

Around AED 262,500 – 545,000 on Control4 for a finished six-bedroom villa with lighting, shading, climate, music and TV, a media room, Wi-Fi, cameras and door entry. On KNX with the walls open, AED 380,500 – 767,000; on Lutron HomeWorks in a new build, AED 416,000 – 869,000. The survey gives the real number.

What is the biggest line?

Shading, at AED 89,500 – 197,500 for 23 openings, followed by music, TV and the media room at AED 78,500 – 172,500 and lighting at AED 47,000 – 82,000. Shading is also the line that moves most once the openings are measured.

Can it be done in a house we are living in?

Yes. This example is a finished, occupied villa on Control4: wireless dimmers in the existing back boxes, the controller in a cupboard, battery shades where no cable can reach. A few days on site per floor, no chased walls.

What does a dedicated cinema add?

AED 150,000 – 450,000 for a dedicated Dolby Atmos room, against AED 45,000 – 110,000 for the media room in this example. The room's fabric, seating and acoustic treatment are on top; see the 15,000 sq ft example for a villa with one.

The 15,000 sq ft estate example →

Is the survey included?

The survey is AED 1,500 and is credited in full against the project when you go ahead. Specification consultancy for architects and designers is at no cost.

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