PROJECT REPORT: CULTURAL, CIVIC & FAITH BUILDINGS 19
Bespoke security for cultural spaces I
n 2021/2022, over £3.2 million worth of
cultural property was stolen from
museums, art galleries, and stately homes in the UK. Heritage insurer, Ecclesiastical state that nine in 10 heritage organisations surveyed had suffered a crime in the previous 12 months.
Protecting art galleries, cultural spaces and museums means not only addressing safety and security but also considering the social and aesthetic aspects of the building. With over 20 years’ experience, Charter Global designs, manufactures and installs bespoke, high-security roller shutters certifi ed to LPS 1175. Suitable for any building style or
age, their shutters provide internal or external protection while preserving aesthetics—even for listed properties.
One project example is MK Gallery; an impressive public gallery designed by 6a Architects. It was important for the clients and designers to include security that aligned with the stunning architecture and cladding of the building, maintaining security but also aesthetics.
The exhibition loading area required an abnormally large shutter but lacked the headroom to support a standard motor. Devising a unique system with a bespoke motor specifi cation that reduced the headroom required, an Obexion MD SR4 Shutter from Charter Global was installed. Bespoke controls were incorporated along with status indication, a remote confi rmation of opening and closure. As the loading area was located on the other side of the gallery to the security reception, this mitigated the risk of internal sabotage. Two further security roller shutters were provided for the personnel fi re escape to and from the fi re exit staircase. Both also certifi ed to LPS 1175
Issue 7 SR4, these heavy duty shutters were connected to the fi re alarm interface with battery back-ups.
0845 050 8705
enquiries@charter-global.com
Essex church chooses Style moveable walls
St Mary the Virgin Church in Henham, Essex, is an Evangelical Anglican parish church situated at the western end of the village, with a modern extension providing facilities for broader community events. Partitioning expert Style was contracted to work with Freeland Rees Roberts Architects and Punch Construction to deliver fl exible space to the main function area. Style installed two Dorma Huppe Varifl ex moveable walls enabling the area to be divided into three separate rooms, one large and one small room, or left as a completely open plan space. With effortless, smooth operation, these light walls can be opened and closed quickly and easily, and their exceptional 55 dB acoustic ratings mean concurrent events can take place undisturbed from one another. Another advantage of the Varifl ex is that the panels are manufactured separately to the frame, which means that the panel linings are easy to change if one is damaged or scuffed. This saves both time and money in busy public environments because if a panel is knocked or scratched it can be quicky exchanged for a new one.
sales@style-partitions.co.uk Glass entrance lobby creates automatic entrance to Oxford chapel
Working with commercial glazing specialists IQ Projects, TORMAX has delivered discrete and reliable automation to a new draught lobby installed inside the main entrance to the 13th century chapel at Merton College, Oxford. Successfully reducing heat loss from the building whilst improving the internal ambient temperature, the elegant glass lobby features two sets of automatic sliding doors. Working in tandem, the doors are powered by in-house designed TORMAX iMotion 2202.A operators. Helping maintain the heritage aesthetics, the iMotion 2202.A has an installation height of just 100 mm which, along with a slender guide track, makes it suitably unobtrusive. Reliable AC motor technology combines with a state-of- the-art microprocessor control system to deliver near-silent movement quality, for an appropriate entrance into this ancient place of worship. “We have worked with IQ Projects on a number of different installations,” comments Simon Roberts, MD for TORMAX. “This glass lobby is a truly elegant solution with the automatic sliding doors offering seamless and unhindered access for everyone.”
sales@tormax.co.uk
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