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Security that Preserves India Buildings Historical Features
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Security that Preserves India Buildings Historical Features

Before

  • An extensive refurbishment to house new tenant.
  • Distinctive heritage features needed to be retained.

After

  • Security to manage access for new tenant.
  • Use of heritage bronze on solution.

India Buildings in Liverpool is a 10-storey building with 280,000 square feet of office space. An extensive refurbishment from 2017 to 2021 took place on India Buildings with hopes to house a new tenant of up to 4500 occupants. It is a unique building with distinctive historical features that help it achieve Grade A office space.

Challenge

The client had concerns over the access control in India Buildings, as the new tenant would have a high volume of staff and visitors. Due to this, they wanted to prevent crowding in the reception area. As they set to house civil servants in the regional government hub, there was a higher risk of unauthorised access. This needs to happen without sacrificing the look of the historical features of the India Building.

Solution

Meesons provided India Buildings with seven lanes of EasyGate SPT Speed Gates. They are across two banks on either side of the main entrance. Five are at a separate staff entrance to prevent unauthorised access into restricted areas. To help cope with the increasing number of people entering and exiting, single-wing lanes are a requirement for maximum throughput that prevent large crowds. Alongside this, an additional EA-compliant one is for wheelchair access. For added security, a cantilever infill barrier and 1500mm high glass wings are in place to mitigate the risk of climbing over while also acting as a visible deterrent.

Preserving the historical aspects offered was essential to working on India Building. By working closely with the project’s architects from Falconer Chester Hall Architects, Meesons could customise the EasyGate SPT Speed Gates. A special powder-coated heritage bronze is on the solution because it perfectly matched the reception desk. When installing, the preservation of the historical marble floor needed to be considered. Because of this, an alternative method of securing the lanes was deployed.

Easygate SPT-R Speedgate

Results

After 4 years and significant remedial works the refurbishment of Liverpool’s landmark India Buildings has been sympathetically restored in line with the architects design. It now serves as a Grade A office for its government tenant, keeping the staff and visitors safe with secure access.

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