Fire alarm, voice evacuation, and access control solution for luxury apartment buildings
Summary
Project
Apartment buildings
The River, Vietnam
Benefits
- High level of fire safety, minimized false alarms
- Combination with access control and video surveillance for all-round security
- Easy operation and convenient monitoring of all systems
A place of well-being with a very high demand for security without disturbance
The River is a luxury apartment complex in Ho Chi Minh City in South Vietnam. It was built directly on the waterfront on the Thu Thiem peninsula, which is developing into the new central business district. With over 20 private pools, the complex is a place of well-being in the hectic city. This makes it all the more important that residents feel completely safe and are not disturbed in their peace and quiet.
Avoid false alarms and unnecessary evacuations
The building owners REFICO and CII – two of Vietnam’s leading project development companies – wanted to maximize fire safety while minimizing the risk of false alarms. Unwanted disturbances to residents and unnecessary evacuations were to be avoided. The system integrator KPS System Corp developed a solution that connects the fire alarm system with the public address and voice evacuation system. This combination enables centralized monitoring of both systems to detect potential faults at an early stage. At the same time, it gives security personnel complete control over the evacuation process in case of emergency.
Access control and video surveillance for all-round security
The holistic security concept was complemented by access control and video surveillance – at all key points such as the garages, lobbies, elevators, and corridors on all floors. All systems can be conveniently monitored from a central control room. The complex has a gross floor area of 90,000 m² and comprises 525 exclusive apartments in three towers.
The technical equipment is correspondingly extensive and includes:
- 3 fire alarm control panels
- More than 1,600 heat detectors and 3,500 smoke detectors
- 3 public address and emergency sound system control units
- Almost 600 speakers
- Over 360 cameras – turret, bullet, and fixed dome
- 12 network recorders
- More than 100 door controllers and card readers
Better protection for building users with less effort
The combination of fire alarm, public address, and evacuation system, along with access control and video surveillance, provides comprehensive protection for building occupants. Bringing all systems together in a central control room simplifies operation and monitoring. Hazards are detected early and the risk of false alarms is minimized. At the same time, security personnel can act quickly and decisively in the event of an emergency.
