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News Release from: Bosch Security Systems | Subject: Invisible fire detector 500 Series
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 August 2005
Fire protection for fine arts in Brussel
Flat shape for flush installation Bosch fire detectors have recently gone on duty to watch over the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels.
Flat shape for flush installation Bosch fire detectors have recently gone on duty to watch over the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels The 500 Series fire detector was chosen because it is practically invisible once installed in the ceiling - which is an especially appreciated asset in preserving the historically valuable structure of the Centre
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 15 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Barbara Van der Wee, professor of architecture and expert in the restoration of old buildings: "The 500 Series fire detector is ideally suited for architecturally demanding buildings such as the Centre for Fine Arts".
"It would have been a shame to mar its beauty with the usual detectors." With the 500 Series fire detector, Bosch has found a very elegant way to close the gap between architecture and modern detection engineering.
The detectors permit discreet and aesthetically successful solutions for fire protection.
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This has come to the notice of juries all over the world and the 500 Series has received four different awards in the categories of design and innovation.
The fire detectors where installed during restoration work which recreated central parts of the building in their original state.
Due to their unobtrusive design, the 500 Series fire detector is generally applicable for buildings of great esthetical acclaim: such as art galleries, museums or luxury hotels.
Architects have greater artistic freedom with this detector.
The 500 Series is unusually flat and can be set flush into ceilings.
Once installed, the fully automatic detector merely shows its discreet flat front panel.
With decorative surrounds colour-matched to the ceiling, the fire detector is barely distinguishable from its surroundings.
The 500 Series uses two optical measuring paths outside of the detector housing for fire detection instead of internal smoke chambers.
Thus no dirt or dust can penetrate into the sealed housing.
This guarantees, aside from fail proof signal processing, reliable and no-interference operation.
The Centre for Fine Arts was built in the Twenties of the last century by Victor Horta and is considered an architectural masterpiece uniting classical and modern elements in perfect harmony.
Centrally located in Brussels, the Centre for Fine Arts is a cultural meeting point with concert halls, art galleries, studios and multi-purpose spaces.
The multitude of events staged comprise such art forms as music, dance, theatre, film and literature.
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