Burlington House is an MDU project in the heart of Manchester which includes 91 luxury waterfront apartments featuring the latest in smartphone access control and intercom technology from 2N. Set over 11 floors, these high-specification contemporary 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments offer city living with impressive and user focused security and access systems.
System Requirements
The development is located in the city’s fashionable Piccadilly Basin area which is rapidly establishing itself as the new creative quarter for Manchester. Designed to appeal to a young, tech-savvy audience required the highest specification for each apartment, combined with style and technology. These requirements were the driving influences in choosing the 2N integrated intercom and access control system throughout the development. The system called for latest technologies to be presented at all stages of the door entry user experience, whilst also ensuring contactless authentication at all access points.
The Solution
IP Security specialist – Security Design – worked in partnership with CIE’s team of in-house system architects to specify and design an integrated apartment intercom and access control system using the market-leading 2N range of Verso Modular Intercoms, Indoor Touch Answering Units and Access Unit 2.0 panels. Internally, each of the 91 apartments at Burlington House is fitted with the 2N luxury Indoor Touch device which allows high-definition video and audio communication with any visitors to the site who call the apartment via the outdoor intercom devices. These stylish touchscreen answering units enable residents to quickly allow access to visitors. In addition, for any residents installing home automation devices into their apartments, the 2N Indoor Touch can be fully integrated with platforms such as Control4, Savant, RTi and Crestron.
2N IP Access Unit with Smartphone Bluetooth authentication
Positioned at the main entrance, lobby and car park access – the Verso Intercom devices feature HD colour camera, microphone and speaker for direct communication with residents, Bluetooth & RFID authentication and touchscreen Digital Phonebook/Keypad Module which can be fully programmed with resident names and apartment numbers, etc, allowing visitors to easily search and dial the correct residence.
The Burlington House security system also features 16 2N Access Units which provide residents and service staff with fast and easy smartphone or PIN entry to communal areas such as residents’ lounge, car park, bike & bin stores and postal room.
Edite Muceniece, Property Manager, Burlington House, says, “The 2N access system ensures quality protection for our residential complex. As a system administrator, simplicity of use was my main focus. 2N Access Commander is a well-designed system that allows the status of devices in the access control system to be monitored in real time. We appreciate the wide range of options offered by the application interface, which allows us to link and update the access components with other technologies in the building.”