Sophisticated access for luxury office
Type of Site:
Multi-tenant office
Location:
City of London
Number of users/doors:
2000+ Users, 41 Doors
Site Size:
68,000 sq ft
Antron Security project managed the design, supply and installation of the access control and security system with Inner Range providing the core access and security management system, Integriti, enabling Antron Security to build the bespoke solutions required.
Kajima Properties’ new development at 77 Coleman Street in the City of London is a multi-tenant office set over seven floors. BNP Paribas acts as the managing agent, while the redevelopment was designed by architect Buckley Gray Yeoman. We worked closely with GDM to design this bespoke data-driven security specification.
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The redevelopment included installing external facades as well as creating floors of new office space, and 16,000 sq ft of retail, leisure and restaurant space.
BNP Paribas and Kajima Properties wanted a seamless and efficient access system to allow bona fide users and visitors easy access through reception and lifts to their desired location. This needed to be underpinned, but not impinged by, a robust security management system including CCTV to keep people and the building safe. They wanted to keep any waiting time in reception to an absolute minimum to avoid crowding, including good access for disabled users, and for all entry to be touchless.
Tenants and reception staff would need an easy to use system for managing visitors. While an entry phone and door automation would be required for anyone arriving out-of-hours, or at the rear of the property, such as for deliveries and trades people with equipment. A key part of the brief was also for any installed equipment, such as turnstiles and lifts, to be in keeping with the look and feel of the building.
Client Requirements
Quick and efficient way of getting tenants through reception and to the floor/office they need
Visitor management system that can be used by multiple tenants and reception staff easily
Highly efficient lift controls to reduce the amount of waiting time in reception and time in lift for users
Ease of access for disabled users
Secure and clear intercom/entry phone and door automation for out-of-hours, deliveries and trades people access
Robust security management including CCTV, that doesn’t impinge on movement of bona fide users and guests
Equipment to be in keeping with the sophisticated, minimal look and feel of the building
Destination Control
The high level lift integration with ‘destination control’ means the lift software takes into account where each of the building’s four lifts are, where the user’s ‘home floor’ is, as well as where other users are going/due to go, and instantly calculates the quickest lift for the new user.
The user is immediately directed to the most efficient lift via a display screen on the turnstile. If users are able to go to more than one floor, they can update their preference in the lift itself. For the turnstiles in the reception area, Antron Security and IDL worked closely with the vision set out by the architect to create a high-performing system that was in keeping with the sleek, minimalist design of the building.
A bespoke set up of slim ‘speed lane’ turnstile pedestals, together with a separate glass gate were an ideal solution for a reception area where space is limited but security provisions and good disabled access are needed. IDL’s Glassgate 250 opens away from the user, and closes behind, preventing tailgaters and all IDL items are manufactured in the United Kingdom. Readers for proximity cards and QR codes were set into the speed lanes to create a seamless flow through the reception area.
IP CCTV System
In addition to the access control system, a hard-wired IP CCTV system has been installed to monitor strategic locations. Hikvision’s ‘superior’ range has been installed throughout the site, and has been integrated with the access system to provide security operators with ‘cause and effect’ monitoring.
System protocols automatically bring up specific camera feeds for security managers to view in response to alerts, and footage can be viewed holistically along with other information, such as if a door has been left open.
Entryphone System
A BTP XIP intercom system was installed to allow visitors out-of-hours to contact the security team, or for deliveries and trades people to use in order to access doors at the rear of the building.
The XIP system uses an ethernet distribution network, which means the system can be expanded easily, and it’s possible to install long-distance connections that data networks can’t reach.
“The flexibility of Inner Range’s Integriti access control system and Forge’s Bluepoint visitor management allowed us to incorporate high-level lift integration (known as ‘destination control’). Together, they create a future-proof solution as we can continue to meet the ever-changing requirements of the landlord and tenants via our ability to integrate with third party systems and devices such as lifts, intercoms, lighting and building management devices.”
— Jamie Crane, Commercial Director