Doma, the San Francisco–based startup founded by August Home creators Jason Johnson and Yves Béhar, has introduced a new category of architectural smart home products: Intelligent Doors and Intelligent Windows designed to embed automation, sensing, and security directly into the structure of the home. According to the company, the goal is to replace today’s fragmented smart home experience with a unified, reliable “intelligence layer” that behaves more like infrastructure than add-on devices.
A Brief History of Doma
The company says it began development in early 2024 at Béhar’s studio and currently employs roughly a dozen people. Its mission, according to Doma, is to solve what it sees as the core failure of current smart home systems: they lack a shared understanding of the home environment and cannot operate reliably or cohesively. Doma says true intelligence requires awareness of who is in the home, what they’re doing, and how the environment should respond—without relying on hubs, stick-on accessories, or battery-dependent hardware.
Doma’s first products, created in partnership with manufacturers such as Kolbe Windows & Doors, GlassCraft, MasterGrain, Doors & More, Artema, Liberty Openings, and Dotto, integrate sensors, access control, and robotics directly into the core of the door. The company says this approach preserves architectural design while delivering continuous, hardwired intelligence.
Key features include:
- Doma WelcomeDrive, a quiet motorized opener and closer that authenticates users and opens the door automatically as they approach.
- Integrated millimeter-wave radar and facial recognition, which Doma says provide environmental awareness and identity detection without using interior cameras.
- A motorized European-style multipoint lock, interior and exterior control panels, microphones, and an onboard night-vision camera.
- Power-over-Ethernet architecture with a 21,000mAh backup supply designed to keep the door operational for up to 30 days during outages.
- Matter-over-Ethernet compatibility with platforms including Apple Home, Google Home, SmartThings, Alexa, and Savant.
- Serviceability, allowing electronics and motors to be replaced without removing the door from its frame.
Where We Are Now: Doma’s Smart Doors and Windows
The launch is notable for integrators since it mentions Savant among the more consumer-focused platforms it works with. It’s unclear if any other pro-grade control platforms akin to Savant also integrate with the product.
According to Johnson, embedding the intelligence into the door itself allows the entryway to become an active, responsive part of the home. Doma says it chose to begin with doors because the front entry determines the home’s first impression and represents both a security risk and an opportunity to understand occupant behavior. The company’s intention, it says, is to create a relationship between occupants and their home—starting with the place where people come and go.
Industry partners aligned with the launch emphasize the merging of architecture and technology. Kolbe president Jeff DeLonay called the door “where architecture meets technology,” while Dotto Company founder Dominic Dotto said the collaboration reflects a shared commitment to craftsmanship and intelligent design.
Doma Intelligent Windows extend the platform to whole-home comfort and security. The company says the windows will include motorized opening and closing, electronic locks, air-quality sensors, and radar-based occupancy detection. Doma positions the system as a more integrated alternative to isolated purification devices, noting that the windows will operate in coordination with HVAC systems and respond to indoor and outdoor conditions automatically.
Security, Safety, and Privacy Designed into the Architecture
According to the company, privacy and safety were core design priorities. Doma says all facial recognition data is stored and encrypted locally, reducing cloud exposure and eliminating latency during access-control decisions. The company also says it does not sell user data and will only share information with law enforcement if compelled by a court order.
To safeguard occupants, Doma’s sensors check for people, pets, or objects before the door moves. The company designed a clutch mechanism that immediately disengages the motor if resistance is detected, allowing the door to be moved manually.
Doma says its radar-based awareness model—originally shaped by the founders’ experience at August—enables the system to determine how many people are in the home, where they are, and how they are moving, providing context for automated decisions such as opening the door for arriving residents or adjusting movement if someone is carrying groceries.
Interoperability and the Future of the Platform
The company stresses that it does not believe in walled gardens and intends to serve as a neutral connectivity layer. According to Doma, Matter support and open standards are essential to ensuring the home behaves like a cohesive system rather than a cluster of incompatible devices.
Doma says doors and windows are only the beginning. After establishing these entry points, the company plans to expand to additional surfaces in the home.
According to Doma, Intelligent Doors will be available through partner manufacturers, dealers, and builders starting summer 2026, with hardware and electronics purchased separately but priced in line with premium entry doors. Intelligent Windows will debut publicly in late Q1 2026 and become available in fall 2026. Doma says it expects early adopters to include homeowners and renovators seeking improvements in design, security, and environmental intelligence.
