In Al Barari the garden is half the home. We plan lighting and climate for villas of four to seven bedrooms, bring irrigation, pool and garden lights onto one schedule, and coordinate each job through to handover.
Dubai Smart Home designs home automation in Al Barari, the botanical villa community in Nad Al Sheba, and coordinates each job through to handover. Typical work covers lighting scenes and climate zones, garden lighting, irrigation and pool control, gate and staff access, and a network that reaches the far end of the plot. Single upgrades start from AED 1,500.
What moves the price here: the size of the house, how much of the garden and pool you automate, the platform, and any system already in place. Ashjar and Seventh Heaven apartments usually cost AED 4,500 to AED 45,000.
Al Barari takes its name from the Arabic word for wilderness. Zaal Mohamed Zaal founded the developer in 2005, and his son Hazza Zaal now runs it as CEO. By the developer’s figures, more than half of its 15.3 million square feet stays green, with themed gardens, lakes and freshwater streams. Homes sit in named projects rather than numbered clusters: The Residences, The Nest, Ixora, Chorisia, Lunaria and the 31,000 sq ft plots of The Reserve. Ashjar and Seventh Heaven add low-rise apartments, and Property Finder’s resident profile leans towards families.
That shapes smart home installation in Al Barari. Villas run from about 4,750 sq ft in Ixora to 27,199 sq ft over four floors in Altissima, due in Q4 2026, so one router and one thermostat never cover the house. Gardens, pools and water features carry as much equipment as the rooms, and often run on separate timers. Some resale villas already carry Control4 or KNX from an earlier owner. Cooling differs from home to home, so we confirm the AC type at the survey. Al Barari also has its own community rules for works, which we handle before anything starts.
Plots run from about 9,000 sq ft in The Nest to more than 30,000 sq ft in The Reserve and Fountain Drive. Irrigation driven by soil moisture waters each bed only when it is dry, and garden lights follow sunset through the seasons instead of a fixed clock.
Nest villas come with infinity pools, and Altissima plans add a water feature, jacuzzi and pool house. Pumps, heating, chilling, lights and fountains can share one schedule, with a phone alert when a pump trips or water keeps running after the cycle should have ended.
Al Barari runs its own security company, Al Thabat, with gate and exit passes for visitors. Your villa gate, intercom and door codes sit behind that. Staff and guests still need the community pass, so we plan villa access to work alongside it rather than replace it.
Altissima villas spread over four floors including a basement, and Residences villas reach about 13,900 sq ft of living space. Wi-Fi from one router fades long before the pool house or the end of the garden. A wired backbone with access points in each zone keeps everything online.
Al Barari sells itself on nature, wellness and conscious living, and some owners ask for wired-first homes with fewer wireless devices. KNX keypads and cabled access points make that practical. Lighting that warms in the evening suits bedrooms, the home gym and the spa.
Resale listings show one Al Barari villa sold with Control4 and another with full KNX, and an early facilities contract once covered home automation upkeep. New owners often inherit a processor with no logins. We audit what is there, keep what is still supported and plan the rest.
Often, yes. Al Barari’s rules require a master developer NOC for modifications after handover, and contractors need ID checks and gate passes. We confirm what your job needs.
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The same hardware we specify for homes here, with UAE prices. Buy it yourself, or ask us to arrange professional fitting and configure it for you.
