This project was completed by an internationally certified Nice partner. It illustrates the level of integration that #NiceCarib’s [ART]ISTs can achieve in the Caribbean.
450m², 6 bedrooms, an infinity pool and a breathtaking sea view. Here’s how Nice turned this home into a living organism.
Some properties impress with their architecture. And then there are those that impress with what they do — silently, invisibly — the moment you step inside.
This villa is the perfect example.
The project
A contemporary 450m² villa. Six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a 120m² open-plan living room opening onto a terrace with an infinity pool. Unobstructed sea view. An owner living abroad, present two to three months a year.
The brief was clear: a home that runs without a permanent caretaker. That can be managed from any time zone. That welcomes guests as if the owner were there — even when he might be 8,000 kilometres away.
What was installed
Nice’s Yubii Home Pro system orchestrates it all. Not as an added technology layer, but as the central nervous system of a property designed to run autonomously.
Automated openings
Motorized entrance gate with license plate recognition — authorized vehicles drive straight in without stopping. Garage door integrated into the same system. Eighteen motorized roller shutters, grouped by zone — east facade, west facade, upper floor — with automatic scenarios based on the time of day and the sunlight.
In the morning, the master bedroom shutters open gradually over thirty minutes, letting the light in without ever jarring you awake. Midday, they tilt to block the heat while preserving the view. In the evening, they close automatically at dusk.
Solar protection and thermal management
Eight exterior awnings equip the terraces and the pergola. Connected to the weather sensors installed on the roof, they retract automatically as soon as the wind exceeds 45 km/h. They redeploy on their own once conditions improve.
The air conditioning in every room is tied to occupancy. A room empty for more than twenty minutes sees its temperature gradually rise to an energy-saving level. It returns to the comfort temperature ten minutes before the usual occupancy time — learned by the system over the weeks.
Scene-based lighting
Forty-two lighting circuits. Six pre-programmed scenes accessible from the wall panels or the app: Morning, Relax, Dinner, Cinema, Night, Away. Each scene simultaneously adjusts the intensity, the light color and the shutter position to create a consistent ambiance throughout the property.
The outdoor lights switch on automatically at sunset — calculated to the minute based on the villa’s geolocation. In Away mode, they simulate presence, varying the lighting room by room using a random algorithm.
Access control and security
Four Nice outdoor cameras provide complete perimeter coverage — in color, at night, with no visible infrared light. A video intercom at the entrance lets the owner see and talk to anyone who shows up, from his phone, wherever he is in the world.
Tedee smart locks equip the main entrance and the service access points. Every contractor — gardener, housekeeper, pool technician — has a temporary code valid only during their working hours. The complete access history can be viewed at any time.
The app
Everything — the 42 circuits, the 18 shutters, the 8 awnings, the 4 cameras, the locks, the air conditioning, the outdoor lighting — is accessible from a single interface. A personalized home page displays the property’s status in real time: open or closed, occupied or empty, indoor and outdoor temperature, today’s electricity consumption.
The owner checks his app from Geneva. He sees the pool is at 28 degrees. He confirms the shutters are closed. He activates the Arrival scene — which starts the air conditioning, opens the master bedroom shutters, and turns on the entry lights. In two hours, his guests will arrive at a home that is waiting for them.
What this project proves
A villa this size is no more complex to automate than an 80m² apartment — it’s just more rewarding. The Yubii Home Pro architecture has no ceiling: it adapts to the size of the property, the number of rooms, and the complexity of the use cases.
What changes is the experience. The larger the property, the more automation frees you up. The more rooms there are, the more valuable the consistency between them becomes. The longer the absences, the more essential remote management becomes.
This project was completed by a certified Nice partner. It illustrates what #NiceCarib’s [ART]ISTs are trained to design and install — in the villas of Saint-Martin, Saint-Barth, Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Inspired by this project?
Your villa deserves the same attention. A certified #NiceCarib [ART]IST can design a custom installation — tailored to your space, your habits, your lifestyle.