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Ahmed Al Badawy · Dubai, UAE

Experience Designer in Dubai

I design how your space sounds, feels and responds.

Experience Designer · Sound Architect · Project Manager. I plan home cinemas, listening rooms, multi-room and invisible audio, then tie them into your lighting, climate, networking, security and control — from the first drawings and budget to commissioning and handover.

Explore My Work
Free 30-Minute Online ConsultationOn-site visits subject to approved scope and fee
  • KNX
  • Lutron HomeWorks
  • Philips Dynalite
  • DALI
  • Loxone
  • RTI
  • Control4
  • Nice ELAN
  • Crestron
  • CoolAutomation
  • Intesis
  • Ubiquiti

Lighting · Climate · Control · AV · Network · ELV

One Engineer.
Every System Working Together.

From lighting and climate to AV, networking and control — I design and troubleshoot the systems that make intelligent homes actually work together.

01

Lighting

KNX · Lutron · Dynalite · DALI

02

Climate

CoolMaster · Intesis · KNX HVAC

03

Control

KNX · RTI · Control4 · ELAN

04

AV

Home Cinema · Multi-Room Audio

05

Network

Ubiquiti · Wi-Fi · Structured cabling

06

ELV

CCTV · Access · Intercom

Services

Seven ways to work with me.

All services
01

Project Management

I plan, budget, coordinate and deliver your home automation, ELV and audio-visual project from proposal to handover.

What's included
  • Proposals, quotations and budgets
  • Coordination with clients, contractors and vendors
  • Programme and cost control
  • Handover with system training
02

Consultation Services

I give you independent system reviews, technology selection, troubleshooting guidance, project advice and training on system use and maintenance.

What's included
  • Design and proposal reviews
  • Technology and platform selection
  • Troubleshooting guidance
  • Training on use and maintenance
03

Home Automation

I design and program smart lighting, climate control, shading, security and multimedia integration for residential and hospitality environments.

What's included
  • KNX, Dynalite, Lutron and Loxone design and programming
  • HVAC integration
  • Scenes, schedules and app/voice control
  • Hotel GRMS automation
04

ELV & Security Systems

I specify and coordinate CCTV, access control, intercom, networking, structured cabling and related system integration.

What's included
  • CCTV and access control
  • Wired and wireless intercom
  • Wi-Fi networks, switches and access points
  • Structured cabling
05

Sound Architecture & Audio-Visual

I design how your rooms sound: home cinema, listening rooms, multi-room audio, invisible and architectural speakers, and integrated experience scenes.

What's included
  • Home cinema and listening-room planning
  • Invisible and architectural speaker layouts
  • Speaker and subwoofer placement planning
  • Acoustic and calibration coordination
  • Multi-room and outdoor audio
  • One-touch experience scenes
06

Sustainable & Smart Landscapes

I support conceptual and detailed landscape design, site analysis, master planning, outdoor lighting, audio and automation integration.

What's included
  • Site analysis and master planning
  • Outdoor lighting
  • Garden, pool and terrace audio
  • Landscape automation integration
07

Drawings & Documentation

I prepare system drawings, schedules, proposals, budgets, testing records and handover documentation.

What's included
  • System drawings and schedules
  • Proposals and budgets
  • Testing records
  • Handover documentation

Services

What can I help
you solve?

01 · Design

Planning a new smart home or intelligent space?

  • System architecture and topology
  • Lighting control and DALI design
  • HVAC integration strategy
  • AV and home cinema design
  • Network and ELV design
  • Specifications and BOQ review
Discuss Your Design

Troubleshooting

Already have a smart home that isn't so smart?

  • AC not responding
  • KNX device offline
  • Lighting scene failing
  • Wi-Fi unstable
  • BACnet values incorrect
  • AV system disconnected
  1. 01Diagnose
  2. 02Engineer
  3. 03Fix
  4. 04Optimise
“I don't just replace equipment. I find the actual problem.”

I review the drawings, programming, network, interfaces and installation together - including systems installed by others - then define a practical path to recovery.

Solutions by space

Intelligent systems for the spaces people live, stay and work in.

Illustrative concept - not completed client work: GRMS & Hospitality Automation
Illustrative concept - not completed client work
01

GRMS & Hospitality Automation

Guest-room control designed around comfort, energy use, staff workflows and dependable operation.

Who it is for

Hotels, serviced apartments and hospitality developers in Dubai and the UAE.

What I can deliver

  • Room lighting scenes
  • HVAC and thermostat integration
  • Curtain and blind control
  • DND / MUR status
  • Door and occupancy inputs
  • Guest controls and bedside interfaces
  • GRMS integration with building or hotel systems
  • Testing, commissioning and staff handover

My CV records GRMS design and delivery for hospitality projects while working with Build Station / Symphony.

Illustrative concept - not completed client work: Smart Shops & Offices
Illustrative concept - not completed client work
02

Smart Shops & Offices

Lighting, climate, security, AV and networks coordinated around daily operations rather than isolated controls.

Who it is for

Retailers, office tenants, fit-out contractors and facility managers.

What I can deliver

  • Lighting control and scheduling
  • HVAC integration and energy-aware control
  • CCTV, access control and intercom
  • Background audio and digital display integration
  • Wi-Fi and structured networking
  • Central control, monitoring and timed scenes
  • Drawings, BOQ, commissioning and handover
Illustrative concept - not completed client work: Smart Meeting Rooms
Illustrative concept - not completed client work
03

Smart Meeting Rooms

One-touch room control for meetings that start on time and remain simple to operate.

Who it is for

Companies, boardrooms, training rooms and shared workspaces.

What I can deliver

  • Display and source control
  • Video-conferencing integration
  • Microphones, speakers and DSP coordination
  • Lighting, shading and HVAC scenes
  • Room controls and touch interfaces
  • Occupancy-aware automation
  • Network and rack coordination
  • User training and support

Entertainment spaces

Cinemas, golf and racing rooms, engineered to just work.

Illustrative concept - not completed client work: Home Cinema & Private Theatres
Illustrative concept - not completed client work

Home Cinema & Private Theatres

Immersive picture and sound planned together with the room, so one scene prepares everything.

  • Dolby Atmos speaker layouts
  • Acoustics coordination
  • Projection and screen selection
  • Architectural and hidden speakers
  • AV rack planning
  • One-touch control scenes
  • Calibration planning
  • Lighting, shading and HVAC integration
Illustrative concept - not completed client work: Golf Simulator Rooms
Illustrative concept - not completed client work

Golf Simulator Rooms

Design and integration of a golf simulator room that is safe to swing in and simple to use.

  • Room feasibility review
  • Safe swing clearance planning
  • Launch-monitor selection and coordination
  • Impact screen and enclosure
  • Projector alignment
  • Gaming PC and network
  • Lighting and acoustic treatment
  • Integrated room controls

Offered design and integration service.

Illustrative concept - not completed client work: Racing Simulators (F1-style experience)
Illustrative concept - not completed client work

Racing Simulators (F1-style experience)

A motorsport-style simulator corner planned around the driver, the displays and the room.

  • Simulator cockpit planning
  • Wheel, pedal and display or VR coordination
  • Gaming PC and network
  • Cable and power management
  • Room lighting and AV integration
  • User training

Offered design and integration service. No affiliation with Formula 1.

Projects

Intelligent Living.
Delivered Projects.

Professional project experience from my CV, attributed to the employer I delivered it with. Homeowner names and unit numbers are never published.

Explore Projects
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Emirates Hills, Dubai · 2025

Multiple Luxury Villas

I delivered this while working with Build Station / Symphony

My role-level scope across the project group: lighting control, HVAC integration, AV, security, networking.

Individual project systems are not listed unless supported by an approved record.

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Al Barari, Dubai · 2025

Luxury Villas

I delivered this while working with Build Station / Symphony

My role-level scope across the project group.

Individual project systems are not listed unless supported by an approved record.

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Palm Jumeirah, Dubai · 2025

Signature Villas & Apartments

I delivered this while working with Build Station / Symphony

My role-level scope across the project group.

Individual project systems are not listed unless supported by an approved record.

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Dubai · 2025

Hospitality GRMS projects

I delivered this while working with Build Station / Symphony

Hotel names kept anonymous until publication is approved.

Individual project systems are not listed unless supported by an approved record.

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Golden Mile, Palm Jumeirah · 2024 – 2025

Apartment

I delivered this while working with Butler Smart Machines

My role-level work with KNX, Lutron and Larnitech.

Individual project systems are not listed unless supported by an approved record.

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Dubai Hills · 2024 – 2025

Townhouse

I delivered this while working with Butler Smart Machines

My role-level work with KNX, Lutron and Larnitech.

Individual project systems are not listed unless supported by an approved record.

Concepts · not completed work

Intelligent Living.
Project Concepts.

Illustrative project concepts inspired by my automation and AV expertise. These are proposed scopes, not completed client projects. Images are AI-generated illustrations.

  • Luxury Villas
  • Apartments
  • Hospitality
  • Home Cinema
  • Lighting Control
  • HVAC Integration
  • Networking
Illustrative concept - not completed client work: Luxury Villas

Illustrative concept - not completed client work · Luxury Villas

The Connected Villa

challenge
Coordinate lighting, shading and climate without filling a luxury interior with separate controls.
systems
KNX, DALI, automated shading and HVAC gateways.
Proposed role
Proposed scope: system design, scene programming and commissioning.
solution
Room-by-room control with Welcome, Relax and Away scenes, plus straightforward manual overrides.
Target outcome
Target outcome: intuitive everyday control and coordinated comfort. No measured result is claimed.
Illustrative concept - not completed client work: Lighting Control & Networking

Illustrative concept - not completed client work · Lighting Control & Networking

A Stronger Foundation

challenge
Plan dependable connectivity and lighting control with a clean, serviceable equipment rack.
systems
Lutron HomeWorks, Ubiquiti networking and structured cabling.
Proposed role
Proposed scope: technical review, rack planning and commissioning checks.
solution
A documented network layout, labeled connections and tested lighting scenes with local control.
Target outcome
Target outcome: easier maintenance and predictable operation. Reliability metrics would require real testing.
Illustrative concept - not completed client work: Home Cinema

Illustrative concept - not completed client work · Home Cinema

The Private Screening Room

challenge
Bring immersive sound and projection together with discreet lighting, shading and climate control.
systems
Dolby Atmos layout, projection, Control4 or RTI and lighting integration.
Proposed role
Proposed scope: AV design, control programming and calibration planning.
solution
A single Cinema scene prepares the room, with acoustic treatment and speaker placement planned together.
Target outcome
Target outcome: a cohesive private cinema experience. Final performance depends on room design and calibration.

Experience

Professional experience.

Full experience

  1. March 2025 – Present

    Head of Technical Department / Projects Manager

    Build Station LLC / Symphony, Home Automation Department

    I lead project management, system design and integration for luxury residential and hospitality projects, including hotel GRMS, AV and smart-home UX design.

  2. June 2024 – March 2025

    Home Automation Project Manager / Engineer

    Butler Smart Machines

    I designed and programmed home automation using KNX, Lutron and Larnitech, with 1Home and Control4 app control, Wi-Fi networks and intercom integration.

  3. October 2022 – June 2024

    Technical Executive

    GST Technologies LLC

    I delivered technical work and support across automation, lighting control and ELV projects.

Brands & systems

Systems I work with.

All brands & systems

Automation & Lighting

  • KNX / ETS logo - system experienceKNX / ETS
  • ABB logo - system experienceABB
  • JUNG logo - system experienceJUNG
  • Zennio logo - system experienceZennio
  • Apex
  • Basalte logo - system experienceBasalte
  • GVS logo - system experienceGVS
  • Philips Dynalite / Signify logo - system experiencePhilips Dynalite / Signify
  • Lutron HomeWorks logo - system experienceLutron HomeWorks
  • Loxone logo - system experienceLoxone
  • DALI Alliance logo - system experienceDALI Alliance
  • Casambi logo - system experienceCasambi

Control & User Experience

  • RTI logo - system experienceRTI
  • Control4 logo - system experienceControl4
  • Nice / ELAN logo - system experienceNice / ELAN
  • Crestron logo - system experienceCrestron
  • 1Home logo - system experience1Home

Wireless & Ecosystems

  • Fibaro logo - system experienceFibaro
  • Aqara logo - system experienceAqara
  • Apple HomeKit logo - system experienceApple HomeKit
  • Amazon Alexa logo - system experienceAmazon Alexa
  • Google Home logo - system experienceGoogle Home

Protocols & Standards

  • Matter logo - system experienceMatter
  • Zigbee logo - system experienceZigbee
  • Z-Wave logo - system experienceZ-Wave

Brand names, logos and trademarks belong to their respective owners. They are shown only to describe my professional experience with these technologies and do not imply a partnership, endorsement, distributorship or authorised-dealer relationship unless explicitly stated.

Certifications

Trained on the platforms I program.

All certifications

  • Google / Coursera · 2022

    Foundations of Project Management

  • Google / Coursera · 2022

    Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project

  • KNX Association

    KNX Basic Course

How I work

From Problem
to Solution.

  1. 01

    Tell me what’s happening

    A short call or WhatsApp message — what you have, what's wrong or what you're planning.

  2. 02

    I review the system

    Drawings, programming files, equipment lists or a site visit — whatever the situation needs.

  3. 03

    We identify the root cause

    Not the symptom. The real reason the system behaves the way it does.

  4. 04

    I design the solution

    A clear, practical plan with the right products and the right scope.

  5. 05

    We implement & test

    Programming, integration and structured testing until it works as intended.

  6. 06

    System handed over properly

    Documentation, walkthrough and a client who knows how to use their home.

Insights

Engineering Notes.

Practical guides I've written for you — with checklists you can use before buying equipment or calling an installer.

Read all notes
A calm, dark home cinema room with a projection screen and layered seating, shown in cool navy tones

Home Cinema · 4 min read

Home cinema: plan the sound before you choose the equipment

I design the listening experience first and let that decide the gear, not the other way round. Here's the order I actually work in.

A minimalist modern living space with concealed lighting and control points, in muted blue tones

Troubleshooting · 4 min read

Your smart home keeps misbehaving? Here's how I find the root cause

Flickering scenes, lights that fire late, automations that 'just stop working' — I walk through the same structured checklist before I touch a single device.

A warmly lit hotel guest room corridor with discreet wall-mounted controls, cool navy tones

GRMS & Hospitality · 4 min read

GRMS done properly: comfort, occupancy, privacy and a system guests never notice

A good Guest Room Management System is judged by what guests don't have to think about. Here's what I design for in every room.

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