Spanning an area of 4,000sqm, Prague’s Centre of Innovations for Technologies of Intelligent Buildings (CITIB) is a show facility like no other. The creation of Cholupice INVEST and systems integrator Insight Home, this impressive facility is a working demonstration of custom-installed home automation and all its possibilities.

The complex incorporates two family homes and a summerhouse, and comes complete with its own koi lagoon, swimming pool and fully landscaped grounds. Its technical specification is equally impressive, with the properties boasting the very latest in entertainment, access, security, lighting, blinds and environmental systems – the centre even has its own weather station.

The technical backbone to the entire installation is provided by AMX. Providing intuitive control and precision management of all the complex’s automation elements, the AMX system simplifies the way in which visitors interact with the technology – as well as giving an unrivalled insight into the benefits of a centrally controlled, technology-rich lifestyle to all who visit the CITIB, whether end-users or design and construction professionals.

Entertainment, access, security, lighting, blinds and environmental systems – even the central vacuum cleaning system! – are all integrated into one scalable solution, solving the complexity of managing the centre’s complement of technologies and operating platforms.