About Us

About Onwords Living Homes

We started in Coimbatore in 2019 with a single belief — that the spaces we live in should respond to us, not the other way around. Six years later, we run South India's most complete smart-home and gate-automation team, from gate to bedroom.

The Story

Onwords began in 2019 in Coimbatore, around a single problem — automatic gates in India were unreliable, expensive to repair, and built for climates that weren't ours. Founder Nikhil Deepak started Onwords to fix that, one installation at a time, with a focus on hardware that could survive Indian voltage swings, monsoon humidity, and 45 °C summers.

Six thousand gate projects later, customers kept asking the same question — “can you also do the lights, the curtains, the AC?” That pull, not a pivot, is how the smart-home practice was born. We moved into KNX, then Apple Home, then Matter — choosing open international standards over vendor lock-in so the homes we deliver still work in 2050.

The “Living Homes” name reflects what we actually build — not gadgets, but spaces that adapt to a family's rhythm. Today Onwords runs out of four cities with one philosophy: in sync with the smarter world.

By the Numbers

6,000+
Gate automations completed
400+
Smart homes installed
4
Cities — Coimbatore, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad
80+
Team members across South India
4.8 / 5
Customer rating from 150+ reviews
2019
Founded in Coimbatore

The Team

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Nikhil Deepak N

Founder & CEO

Nikhil founded Onwords in 2019 after seeing first-hand how fragile imported automation hardware was in Indian conditions. He leads the engineering and product direction at Onwords — from KNX villa designs and Matter integrations to Iniyal, the in-house AI assistant that handles customer qualification. He works directly with the team across Coimbatore, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad and stays hands-on with every premium villa project.

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Our Specializations

KNX Home Automation

ISO/IEC 14543 worldwide standard for wired automation. 25+ year lifespan, internet-independent.

Apple Home + Matter Protocol

Future-proof homes that work with any Matter-certified device, controlled via Siri or the Home app.

Aqara Wireless Retrofit

Zigbee and Thread-based modules that fit behind existing switch boards — no rewiring required.

DALI Lighting Control

DALI-2 dimming, scene control, and circadian lighting for villas and commercial spaces.

Ajax Security Systems

Wireless intrusion detection, smart locks, video door phones, and CCTV with mobile monitoring.

Gate Automation

Sliding, swing, cantilever, and boom barrier systems engineered for Indian climate and voltage.

Smart Home Integration

One team, one system — lighting, climate, AV, security, and gate controlled from a single interface.

Where We Operate

Coimbatore — HQ

Kalapatti Main Road, Coimbatore 641048
Tamil Nadu

Chennai

Anna Nagar, Chennai 600040
Tamil Nadu

Bengaluru

Whitefield, Bengaluru 560066
Karnataka

Hyderabad

Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034
Telangana

Our Approach

End-to-end, gate to bedroom

Most companies do gates, or lights, or security — never all three. Onwords designs the entire system as one. Your gate, curtains, lights, AC, music, and cameras all live on one interface, installed and supported by one team.

Standards-first, never locked in

We build on KNX, Matter, Apple Home, and DALI — open international standards. That means your home can grow as the industry grows, with new devices from any certified brand, without ripping out what you already own.

Engineered for Indian conditions

Our hardware is selected and tested for South Indian realities — voltage fluctuations, monsoon humidity, 45 °C summers, and sporadic internet. Surge protection, sealed enclosures, and offline-first logic are defaults, not upgrades.

Built to last 25+ years

Every Onwords project comes with documentation, AMC options, and remote diagnostics. KNX systems we install today are designed for a 25-year lifespan — and our service team supports them across all four cities for the long haul.

Certifications & Memberships

Onwords is registered as Onwords Automation Private Limited and operates under the Onwords Living Homes brand. Our installation teams are trained and certified across the major open standards we deploy.

KNX Certified PartnerMatter Alliance ReadyApple Home IntegratorDALI-2 Lighting SpecialistAjax Systems Authorized InstallerISO/IEC 14543 Standard PractitionerAqara Pro Installer

Talk to our team

Whether it's a single gate or a full villa with KNX backbone — get a free site visit, a transparent quote, and a team that stays with you long after install day.