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Building design: reconciling elegance and accessibility

Sarah Taaribit12/18/2024
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Whether in terms of elegance or accessibility,building designis a concept not to be overlooked when constructing your building. From conception to creation, your projects must incorporate certain roles so that your structure is fully optimized, whether for your clients or your staff. Worldwide, in 2016, the revenue for thesedesign projectswas 269.1 million dollars. In 2021, it had reached 315.4 million dollars and has continued to grow since then, in correlation with new market demands.

Optimizing your project’s architecture for better flow management

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When starting your project, it is important to be able to visualize your entire future building thanks toBIM, an innovative solution that allows you to anticipate and plan for every detail. Indeed, the premium products designed by dormakaba can be integrated into practical visualization tools so that every aspect of your building is both stylish and accessible.

Of course, you will also need to anticipate the flow of people who will use your access points, so that these are optimized and adapted. Thanks toaccess control systemsmanufactured in compliance with standards, you will be able to streamline passage, make it more accessible, and much more secure. In fact, an entrance that is not fluid will not make the controllers’ work easier. The Argus access control lanes are structures fully adapted to your needs and will have a significant impact on themanagement of people flow. Your clients and beneficiaries will then have to follow specific lines to get from one place to another, thus facilitating security management.

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Building designalso allows you to integrate other equipment that facilitates flow management in your company, such as turnstiles or automatic access doors. From the very beginning of your project’s design, you will need to anticipate challenges to improve your security, the safety of your clients, and the performance of your teams.

Building design: making your buildings accessible to all

With its extensive expertise, dormakaba offers you numerous solutions to facilitate the accessibility of your buildings. Indeed, it is necessary, right from the construction of your business, to anticipateaccessibilityissues so as not to have any surprises at the end of the project’s implementation.

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As we mentioned earlier, many solutions can be offered toimprove your company’s accessibilityby considering the environment and the terrain. Designers and the architect can offer you:

  • High-end turnstiles

  • Designer access lanes

  • Modern and sleek automatic doors

These solutions will streamline your entrances, making them more inviting and safer. Of course, an accessibility specialist will also offer you other access methods with different features for your other entrances.

Building designallows you to integrate other access methods, whether for essential facilities or service entrances. Indeed, you can secure your entrances with a door closer.

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Its manufacturing quality gives it excellent durability and your building will be fully secured. To unlock the door, the process is very simple; you can open it using a system located next to the entrance. This type of opening can be unlocked from the inside using a fingerprint reader, badge, card, or directly with your smartphone. As foraccess for people with reduced mobility, as they approach an essential facility, the door will open automatically. A light system indicates whether the restroom is occupied or not, thus making life easier for people with reduced mobility.

Building a quality project thanks to building design

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Building designis also a way to anticipate additional delays by choosing higher quality materials that will integrate perfectly into your new structure. Indeed, the stakes are high, whether for security, flow management, or the protection of your employees. Every detail counts when designing your project, whether it’s the size of the entrances, the material of your systems, the colors of your access points, or the space allocated to your dormakaba products.

We will support you throughout your project to facilitate your procedures and your search for the simplest, fastest, and most reliable access method, which will also fit your budget. Moreover, having a reliable system to protect your employees and collaborators will provide a significant sense of well-being to your teams. By choosing to putbuilding designat the heart of your concerns, you will succeed in creating a project fully adapted to your needs.

By considering building design in your project, you will more easily create an ambitious, modern, and reliable project. Thanks to the various solutions offered by dormakaba, your future building will meet your different needs, whether in terms of flow management, security, design, or access optimization. To find out more, do not hesitate to contactdormakabausing theformon our website.

Whether it’s renovating an airport, a metro station, or even a port, BIM and building design are essential and must be addressed at the start of the project.

dormakaba Editorial Team

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Sarah Taaribit

Sarah Taaribit is an author for Dormakaba's Blog, where insights into access solutions, security technology, and innovative design are shared.

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