Hochiki Europe has completed a new fire detection system at 334 Oxford Street, a mixed-use retail and office development on one of Europe’s busiest shopping streets. Hall & Kay Fire installed the system, which is based on Hochiki’s ESP open protocol. It protects 11 storeys and a site capacity of 7,915 occupants.
The installation had to be completed within a tight programme while fire protection was maintained across the building’s basement, ground floor and nine upper floors. Hochiki’s electronics-free YBN-R/3 common mounting base accepts the majority of the ESP range, which helped Hall & Kay cut cabling time and stay on schedule. Where cabling would have affected the finished interior, Hochiki’s hybrid wireless system was installed. It connects to the ESP loop and forms a self-configuring mesh network, routing each signal through the strongest available path.
