Method and system of configuring an illumination system of a building

A method (1) of configuring an illumination system (3) of a building, the method (1) comprising:

• providing a computing device (20) deploying a graphical configuration tool having a graphical user interface depicting a building layout comprising a spatial model including potential locations for illumination devices (31);
• providing one or more edge devices (21) configured to remotely commission one or more installed illumination devices (31) via an illumination control network (30);
• determining (10) a configuration of the illumination system (3) using the graphical configuration tool in dependence of a data model (4) comprising at least a device control configuration which defines interfaces and attributes of the illumination devices (31), wherein the determined configuration comprises a response of the illumination system (3) to a stimulus comprising one or more of:
• a reading of a sensor, an actuation of a remote control, and an actuation of a switch;
• simulating (11) the operation of the illumination system (3) with the graphical configuration tool in accordance with the determined configuration;
• visualizing (12) the operation of the simulated illumination system (3) on the graphical user interface of the graphical configuration tool depicting said building layout;
• and
• remotely commissioning (13) one or more installed illumination devices (31) of the illumination system (3) with said one or more network edge devices (21) in accordance with the determined configuration.