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News Release from: GU Technologies | Subject: DDA compliance
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 November 2004
Preserving Our Architectural Heritage
The sympathetic conversion of entrance doors at retail service premises in Hanover Square proves that it is possible to ensure DDA compliance for entrances.
The sympathetic conversion of entrance doors at retail service premises in Hanover Square proves that it is possible to ensure DDA compliance for entrances within the confines of the strict parameters laid down by English Heritage for the restoration and maintenance of listed buildings GU Technologies' concealed in-floor automatic swing door operator has successfully preserved the integrity of the original building design whilst making full provision for disabled access
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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GU Technologies was commissioned by JML Engineered Facades (UK) Ltd to supply four sets of its Vista-Lite revolving door system for the new commercial office building, located in London's Victoria.
Hanover Square, begun in 1714, was the first of London's great Squares.
A Grade II listed building, the property in question was once home to Prince Talleyrand, renowned French Statesman and Diplomatist.
Making the necessary alterations to the existing manual doors was no easy task, as Jonathan Nobbs of GU Technologies explains: "The conversion of the existing doors to automatic doors was the most challenging aspect of the extensive programme of work undertaken to improve access to the site.
A particular requirement was to find a covert solution that would keep intact the intricate carving on the door transom, in itself a listed feature of this Georgian building.
GU Technologies' in-floor operator allowed the client to fully meet both heritage and DDA requirements whilst catering for constant traffic in and out of the building." Offering all the advantages of automation in a concealed unit, GU Technologies' FD-M swing door unit features an electro-hydraulic drive and gearbox housed in a zinc-plated steel casing, which is embedded in cement.
A smooth finish at ground level was ensured on-site at Hanover Square by the use of a stainless steel cover plate (this product is also available with optional cover for tiled or polished stone finishes).
The FD-M in floor operator is one of a number of products developed by automatic door specialists GU Technologies to address specific architectural challenges.
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