Oncam Cameras Secure Residential Towers in London
Oncam Global designed a customized security solution for The Landmark, one of London's latest luxury residential addresses.
Boasting floor-to-ceiling panoramic views of the London skyline, this property, developed by Chalegrove Properties, consists of four towers joined by a landscaped central public piazza with convenient retailers and cafes, creating an upscale and vibrant community.
Critical to designing the security system for The Landmark was “first, understanding our key concerns and goals, as identified by security staff,” said Karim Azem, GM, Chalegrove. “Those key concerns are to protect residents, personnel and guests by stopping unauthorized visitors from gaining entry to residential areas in the luxury towers and to prevent vehicles in the car park and retail shops from vandalism and theft.”
“For example, while cameras continuelive surveillance, retrospective video from all cameras can be viewed to track suspicious events; so, even thieves working in pairs or groups in different areas of the property are captured by Oncam's networked cameras, regardless of the concierge staff's focus at that time,” said Paul Stout, MD of InCam Digital Surveillance.
“Each Oncam network camera and third-party fixed and PTZ camera is situated to provide maximum coverage outside the buildings and in the central piazza, and within the luxury towers, with camera locations in the lobby areas, entrances, residents' gymnasium, underground parking area and the bicycle storage rooms,” Stout said.
Azem noted that The Landmark's two concierge centers are manned 24 hours a day with staff trained by Oncam to manage situations that may arise. Possible incidents range from typical security or liability events such as theft or destruction of property, to more serious breaches such as behavior that is harmful to residents.
UK MIXED -USE APART MENTS CHOOSE UR MET IP VIDEO DOOR PHONEs
Urmet Domus was the choice for door entry and access control for the Castle Quay project in Bedford, U.K. This development introduces outstanding apartments along with new civic and commercial spaces, creating a rich, lush, landscaped setting against the edge of the harbor.
The development is split over two blocks and comprises 384 apartments, civic and commercial spaces, subterranean car parking and retail outlets. This demonstrates how a large modern multi-occupancy development can benefit from the flexibility of IP-based video door phones. It allows the phased nature of this type of development to be installed with all the features of the site network, including concierge services, without the fuss normally associated with changing equipment placement typical for phased installations. It also accommodates any access control system with the ease of plug-and-play IP devices.
For each communal entrance, visitors will use the digital video door panel to communicate with audio handsets and video monitors selected for each apartment.
Residents will gain entry to various access points within the two blocks, including the basement car parking areas, using IP readers connected to the network.
The video door phone is a Cat 5e digital door entry system. It also integrates with other building management services, such as concierge service, access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance and elevator control.