Technological renovation: what devices to install immediately and what can be added later

To make an apartment comfortable, it's important to plan early on where electrical wiring will go, how lighting will be arranged, and what devices you want to install not right away but as needed. Smart devices fit organically into the layout: today they serve not only comfort but also safety, energy savings, and home automation.

We explain what to plan for during the rough finishing stage and what can be added once the interior is complete.

Automation won't work without infrastructure

Before choosing devices, create conditions for them. Embedded solutions for smart homes like smart sockets and switches require electrical wiring, leak protection requires installing shut-off valves, and a thermostat is installed on radiators. It's also important to think ahead: perhaps you'll want to add a projector, Wi-Fi amplifier, or automatic curtains, and all of this will require power.

What to plan for during the rough finishing stage:

• Power and low-voltage distribution for key zones — kitchen, bathroom, TV zone, entrance;
• Boxes for embedded smart switches and sockets;
• Space in the panel for controllers and relays.

Choose devices according to lifestyle

A smart home is created so that the apartment adapts to your habits. Some want lights to turn on when entering, others need a speaker to play their favorite playlist in the morning, and some require all devices to turn off with one command when leaving the house.

To understand which solutions will actually work for you, it's better to test everything in advance. That’s why the Sber Smart Home showroom on ArtPlaza is set up like a full apartment with built-in smart solutions and many scenarios simulating typical household tasks. Here you can try in real life how lighting scenarios, various sensors and buttons, leak protection, socket control, or microclimate in the apartment work.

For visitors: special attention should be paid to Sber smart speakers with artificial intelligence GigaChat. They allow you to control the smart home with voice commands, play your favorite music, tell you about the weather outside, suggest what to cook for dinner, entertain children, and much more — their functionality is truly broad. The showroom offers many options for interacting with smart devices: you'll see how easy and convenient it is to automate daily routines.

Also, in the showroom it's easy to understand what you want to implement right away and what can be postponed. The showroom helps select an individual set of solutions adapted to your project or layout if you're a designer or contractor.

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Divide solutions into “install now” and “connect later”

Some smart home solutions can be implemented at later stages of renovation or even in a finished interior if you couldn’t predict all the necessary scenarios and devices right away. For example, a plug-in smart socket for a new appliance or a scenario button to control lights without getting out of bed.

What requires rough stage planning:

• Leak protection systems with electric valves;
• Embedded sockets and switches, smart relays.

What can be added to a finished interior:

• Smart plug-in sockets and thermostats;
• Motion and door sensors, humidity and temperature sensors;
• Smart speakers or hubs for managing the smart home and TV with AI;
• Smart buttons;
• Smart night lights and lamps, as well as backlight strips.

Use technology for real benefit

Smart devices are not just trendy gadgets. They help save money, protect the home from emergencies, and simplify daily life. For example, a smart socket can turn off expensive equipment during voltage spikes or based on a scenario, helping to save on electricity.

Scenarios work by time, voice command, or via an app, and this is what makes the apartment a flexible space tailored to your needs. Sber Smart Home devices are built on this principle: they solve specific tasks and scale easily to meet family demands.

Don’t be afraid to do a technological renovation in stages

The most common misconception is that technological solutions require huge investments and must be implemented all at once. But it’s not true: most smart systems can be added in parts — first install embedded solutions like sockets and switches, and the leak protection system together with a hub or smart speaker, then add smart lighting, and later expand the device and scenario set based on new habits.

And then you’ll just enjoy the comfort and convenience of a modern smart home — your smart home.

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