Homma Group has transformed a traditional Boston high-rise apartment unit into innovative smart home living proof of concept.

Homma is a technology developer, designer and builder of smart homes. It has completed renovations on a penthouse unit in the Neponset Landing building in a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, with its turn-key smart home technology.

Homma recently launched this product for developers and builders to introduce smart home technology and related architectural design into residential properties of any size. In this project, Homma partnered with NTT Urban Development (NTTUD) and its project partner, Synergy. NTTUD is a real-estate company based in Japan and a subsidiary of NTT.

At Neponset Landing, Homma worked directly with NTTUD’s US subsidiary, which adds value to the properties it purchases by renovating and revitalising unit interiors, amenity spaces and other common areas.

At its penthouse unit, the showcased Homma interior living experience is functional, intuitive to control and easy to care for. The system is updated via the cloud with all hardware housed discreetly in a central hub in the unit. The technology is integrated into the structure and blends into the minimalist interior design. There is virtually nothing the resident needs to worry about or manage.

The Homma app, which consolidates all smart features into a single app, facilitates a smooth living experience for residents, simplifying the smart home environment while enabling customer support.

Homma is a combination of real-estate developer and smart home software company and offers a developer-oriented approach to introduce a turn-key smart home without interrupting any ongoing development.

“Homma aims to define a new industry model for delivering large-scale, turnkey homes designed and embedded with a modern smart home experience,” said Takeshi (Ted) Homma, Homma CEO. “This partnership and the showcase at Neponset Landing Building is an exciting proof of concept for how stakeholders can work together to capitalise on the enormous smart home market opportunity.”

Homma is also in the planning phase for Haus Woodstock, its next project in Portland, Oregon. Its previous project, Haus Mount Tabor, was the USA’s first pre-configured, multi-family smart town home community project.

Synergy (www.synergyboston.com) is a full-service real estate investment and management company focused on the greater Boston market. It is one of the largest and most active landlords in the city.

Homma (www.hom.ma), based in Japan and Silicon Valley, California, is made up of a team of architects, technologists and designers focused on creating spaces for lives to be more fully lived.