Client:

Primary is an artist-led contemporary visual arts organisation and charity located in a Grade II listed former school in Nottingham. The organisation and its dedicated gallery spaces serves as a vibrant hub for creative exploration, innovative projects, and partnerships, broadening the participation in art creation and fostering connections between local and global communities.

System Requirements: 

Located close to Nottingham’s vibrant city centre, Primary Gallery & Community Hub is located within a grade II listed Victorian school building. The charity recently re-opened to the public following various building works with a focus on accessibility, welcome and inclusion.

The focus on accessibility throughout the building included the need for an easy to use, yet highly secure access control and door entry system to meet the needs of both staff and visitors.

Primary’s existing security and access control system was outdated and in need of significant upgrade and so, as part of the refurbishment of the building, a new IP connected door entry system was required to replace the previous analogue technology throughout the building’s gallery, communal and work spaces.

The Solution:

Gate and access control installers – Cookson & Son – worked in partnership with the CIE-Group in-house system design team to specify an IP-connected door intercom and access control system which would integrate with the building’s existing security hardware and automated gates.

As the building is located close to the City’s nightlife, ensuring that security and the products specified were resistant to vandalism or tampering were key considerations. This led the team to specify the Akuvox X912 vandal-resistant smart intercom device for the high-traffic, higher risk locations due to the superior IP and IK ratings of the device.

Positioned at the street-side automatic gates and main door entrances, the Akuvox X912 intercom unit features HD colour camera, high quality audio and a wide variety of touch and contactless access authentication technologies (including Digital Keypad, Face Recognition, Bluetooth, RFID & QR Code).

These robust door intercom devices are paired Akuvox C315 intercom answering panels which allow staff clear and quick identification of visitors to the gates and doors, as well as the ability to communicate and allow access remotely to approved visitors.