Showroom R10 – Design Sharing Space

Application context

In via Rutilia 10 - in the heart of Milan's new smart district - the R10 area was inaugurated: an innovative shared showroom of 600 square metres furnished like a real home, where different companies from the world of furnishing display their materials and products. A special place where design becomes a synergy between various prestigious companies.

Customer requests

R10 - Design Sharing Space is used for temporary events, exhibitions and showrooms so the demand in terms of automation and control was mainly that of system efficiency and ease of use. The space is independently controlled: when opened, the system turns on the lights and background music; vice versa, at the end of the day, it switches on the alarm system and turns off the lights and music. The lighting scenarios, which vary according to the events proposed, can be easily recalled by means of icon on a PC or smartphone. A sophisticated anti-theft system together with the fire detection system protects the entire structure and the products on display.

Ekinex solutions

The ekinex products and devices have been chosen for this project thanks to their minimalist design and to the wide range of technical functions that allow to automate the regulation of temperature, lighting and music with the possibility to define pre-set scenarios on the specific needs of the showroom.

Components used:

• Pushbutton with thermostat FF ED2 series (EK-ED2-TP)
• IP/KNX interface (EK-BB1-TP)
• Modular RGBW Dimmer (EK-GC1-TP)
• KNX bus power supply with 30 Vdc output (EK-AG1-TP)
• Binary output 8 channels / shutter actuator 4 channels FE1 (EK-FE1-TP)
• DALI - KNX Gateway (EK-BP1-TP)

The physical controls are made with Ekinex design push-buttons in ice white finish with customised symbols on each rockers.