Situated in Business Bay, Dubai’s dynamic financial hub, Upside Living redefines contemporary urban living. With its sleek architecture, stylish interiors, and awe-inspiring views of the Burj Khalifa, this upscale property caters to modern travellers, digital nomads, and business professionals seeking a balance between work and leisure.
Upside Living embraces a community-driven philosophy, offering a co-living and co-working experience. Its fully furnished studio and one-bedroom apartments are thoughtfully designed, featuring modern kitchens, premium bedding, and cutting-edge technology for a stay that feels like home. Guests can immerse themselves in Upside Living’s vibrant social spaces, including a rooftop pool with panoramic city views, an open-plan work hub, and an exclusive fitness center.
Upside Living Dubai features 515 Smart Rooms powered by VDA’s Guest Room Management System (GRMS), providing fully dimmable lighting and custom control panels designed to personalize comfort and match the room’s unique design.
With VDA’s GRMS solution, Upside Living Dubai achieves smart hospitality with style and sustainability. The Guest Room Management System (GRMS) incorporates energy-saving technology, enabling Living management to monitor and control energy usage in each room—without compromising guest comfort.
An enhanced interface with the Property Management System (PMS) allows for advanced energy optimization by setting different parameters for sold, unsold, and unoccupied room modes, based on real-time PMS inputs.
Additionally, room-level integration with Salto door locks via the BLE protocol enables both the GRMS and Access Control System to share a single GRMS network backbone. This eliminates the need for a separate network infrastructure for access control, significantly reducing installation costs.
The interface also allows GRMS controllers to receive door-related information and trigger customized room scenes based on the type of access card used—further enriching the guest experience.
Each Smart Room installation saves the equivalent of 15 trees—adding up to 7,725 trees saved across the property.
Upside Living Dubai also made a perfect match for VDA Telkonet’s focus: people. VDA Telkonet operates with a people-centric mindset, focusing on improving experiences for guests, employees, and communities. By integrating VDA’s solutions, Upside Living strengthens its community-driven philosophy while benefiting all Living stakeholders.
With VDA’s GRMS and Smart TV services, Upside Living Dubai delivers operational efficiency for management and elevated personalization for guests—creating a smart, sustainable hospitality experience.
