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Embassy Gardens

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Applicable Industries	Buildings Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Facility Management
Use Cases	Building Automation & Control
Services	Hardware Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Embassy Gardens is the residential and commercial centrepiece of the Nine Elms area regeneration, consisting of luxury apartments on a site that will offer residents a host of one-off leisure facilities such as the Sky Pool, a transparent 25m swimming pool which will bridge two of the residential buildings, an exclusive cinema and other exclusive leisure, fitness and business facilities. The challenge was to install a system within the residential units that have their own internal winter garden, allowing residents to enjoy their outdoor space whatever the weather. Read More
About Customer	Embassy Gardens is part of the Nine Elms development in Battersea, South London. It is the residential and commercial centrepiece of the Nine Elms area regeneration, consisting of luxury apartments on a site that will offer residents a host of one-off leisure facilities such as the Sky Pool, a transparent 25m swimming pool which will bridge two of the residential buildings, an exclusive cinema and other exclusive leisure, fitness and business facilities. Read More
Solution	dormakaba, a global leader in secure and smart access solutions for buildings and rooms, was appointed by developer and contractor Ballymore to manufacture and install folding glass sliding wall systems at the Embassy Gardens. dormakaba installed 108 sets of its FSW-G glass folding sliding wall system within the residential units that have their own internal winter garden. The FSW-G system is a minimalist, yet robust system allowing maximum visibility through the glass panels, with top and bottom rails on each panel for maximum stability. The folding movement creates a concertina effect, for ease of opening and closing, with a concise parked stack when opened. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Applicable Industries

Buildings

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Use Cases

Building Automation & Control

Services

Hardware Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Embassy Gardens is the residential and commercial centrepiece of the Nine Elms area regeneration, consisting of luxury apartments on a site that will offer residents a host of one-off leisure facilities such as the Sky Pool, a transparent 25m swimming pool which will bridge two of the residential buildings, an exclusive cinema and other exclusive leisure, fitness and business facilities. The challenge was to install a system within the residential units that have their own internal winter garden, allowing residents to enjoy their outdoor space whatever the weather.

About Customer

Embassy Gardens is part of the Nine Elms development in Battersea, South London. It is the residential and commercial centrepiece of the Nine Elms area regeneration, consisting of luxury apartments on a site that will offer residents a host of one-off leisure facilities such as the Sky Pool, a transparent 25m swimming pool which will bridge two of the residential buildings, an exclusive cinema and other exclusive leisure, fitness and business facilities.

Solution

dormakaba, a global leader in secure and smart access solutions for buildings and rooms, was appointed by developer and contractor Ballymore to manufacture and install folding glass sliding wall systems at the Embassy Gardens. dormakaba installed 108 sets of its FSW-G glass folding sliding wall system within the residential units that have their own internal winter garden. The FSW-G system is a minimalist, yet robust system allowing maximum visibility through the glass panels, with top and bottom rails on each panel for maximum stability. The folding movement creates a concertina effect, for ease of opening and closing, with a concise parked stack when opened.

Impact #1	The FSW-G system allows maximum visibility through the glass panels, with top and bottom rails on each panel for maximum stability.
Impact #2	The folding movement creates a concertina effect, for ease of opening and closing, with a concise parked stack when opened.
Impact #3	The system allows residents to enjoy their outdoor space whatever the weather.

Impact #1

The FSW-G system allows maximum visibility through the glass panels, with top and bottom rails on each panel for maximum stability.

Impact #2

The folding movement creates a concertina effect, for ease of opening and closing, with a concise parked stack when opened.

Impact #3

The system allows residents to enjoy their outdoor space whatever the weather.

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Embassy Gardens

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