15 Apr A touch of class: the EasyGates securing Europe’s landmark buildings
Entrance Control’s EasyGate security control systems aren’t just an Australian and New Zealand phenomenon. The same gates can be found all over the globe in some of the highest profile buildings you can imagine.
This month we’ve put together a roundup of five of the most visually stunning EasyGate installations in Europe. From England and Slovakia to Germany and the Czech Republic, these are some of our top picks.
EasyGate SPT at The Bard, in England
The Bard is a premium office space in a vibrant mixed-use building in Shoreditch, East London. Named after William Shakespeare, after experts from the Museum of London Archaeology found remains of the great man’s original O Stage and two exterior walls on the site, the space is a popular spot for those involved in the creative and technology industries.
Office workers and visitors to The Bard are greeted by EasyGate SPT speedgates, sporting tempered glass wings on pedestals featuring a black stainless steel RAL finish that complements the reception area’s brassy-toned wall panelling.
These security gates feature dual tempered glass wing barriers, to maintain a spacious feel and comfortable passage for users, along with a Magnetic Direct Drive (MDD) motor for quiet operation. A touch button panel was included to allow remote access of the gates, if needed, and a gravity-based card collector is incorporated into the pedestals to ensure visitors leave their access cards behind when departing.
EasyGate LC, Galvaniho Business Centre 5, Slovakia
The Galvaniho Business Centre 5 is the latest and most aesthetically impressive addition to Bratislava’s commercial and administrative complex between Galvaniho Street and the D1 motorway.
Designed by Architekti Šebo Lichý, access to the building is secured by five lanes of EasyGate LC speedgates in the building’s reception. The gates are designed to blend seamlessly with the building’s design and guide people easily to its lifts, thanks to integration with the building’s lift control system.
The EasyGate LC model at Galvaniho Business Centre 5 features flush-mounted access card readers and card collectors, access lights that guide users, and a low-energy stand-by power consumption of 22.6 watts to complement the building’s green vision.
EasyGate Elite, Bořislavka Centre, Czech Republic
The dazzling Bořislavka Centre is a prominent landmark office and retail space on Evropská Street in Prague. Its office buildings, shaped like natural crystals, also host restaurants and cafes that blend gently with the area’s terraced gardens and parks.
Versatile and high-quality EasyGate Elite entrance control gates were selected to facilitate secure authorised access into the centre’s secure office spaces. The EasyGate Elite can be equipped with glass wing barriers with any height between 990mm and 1,800mm, mounted on advanced slim-line pedestals, making it an ideal choice for this statement building in the Czeck Republic’s capital city.
EasyGate Superb, Deutsche Bahn, Germany
The Deutsche Bahn headquarters in Berlin’s 26-storey Bahntower serves as the nerve centre for Germany’s national rail service. When renovations were done, the entrance control in was upgraded to include four lanes of EasyGate Superb.
These stylish gates feature the sleekest pedestal of any swing gate on the market today, allowing them to complement the skyscraper’s design while also ensuring the reliability and efficiency of operation Deutsche Bahn prides itself on.
Built to last, and featuring a five-star security and safety rating, they were the perfect choice for a landmark building in the heart of Berlin.
EasyGate SG, Dominion Tower, Russia
Dominion Tower is a seven-storey office building in Moscow catering for startup companies in the city’s growing IT and creative sectors. Four lanes of EasyGate SG were installed in the reception area, featuring black stainless steel, black Corian cladding, and staggered using offset floor plates to match the vision of designer Zaha Hadid Architects.
The striking building – home to Russia’s IT and creative sectors – features a monochrome black and white design with unevenly stacked white floor slabs creating irregular protrusions, so the entrance control solution was tailored to perfectly complement it.
Key features of the EasyGate SG speedgates installed at the building include waist-height bi-directional glass barriers and advanced infrared (IR) sensors to ensure user safety and prevent tailgaters.