There is a conflict at the heart of the British property market.
We have some of the most beautiful heritage architecture in the world. Victorian terraces. Georgian townhouses. Edwardian mansions.
Yet, when we try to upgrade these homes, we often ruin them.
Walk down a street in Kensington and look at the doors. You will see 150-year-old oak ruined by cheap, plastic “smart” gadgets screwed onto the surface.
It is an aesthetic crime.
At DORIX, we follow a design rule called “Temporal Integration.”
The rule is simple. If the technology clashes with the architecture, the technology is wrong.
We spent the last year engineering products that solve this specific paradox.
We asked a hard question. Can we hide a fingerprint sensor inside a handle?
It required a complete rethinking of our internal stack. We had to miniaturise the biometric core to fit the handle. We had to replace the glowing screens with tactile feedback.
The Lesson: True modernisation is not about replacing the past. It is about empowering it.
If you are upgrading a heritage asset, do not slap a spaceship on the front door. Look for technology that has the humility to blend in.
The best security is the kind you don’t see until you touch it.
