Gran Via Business & Meeting Center

These 2,500m2 of offices and shared collaborative workspaces in the heart of the city provide a flexible and well-equipped home to companies from international corporates to local start-ups. Fibre optic broadband, LED lighting, a spectacular terrace on the sixth floor, an on-site restaurant and adjacent rental apartments are also part of Gran Via’s high-end service.

Gran Via sought powerful access control with easy system management to further enhance its offering.

Key Requirements were:

• A replacement for an existing, out-of-date system to provide more flexibility and control over access to Gran Via’s premises
• The ability to install any new system without disrupting day-to-day business at the busy offices
• Locking devices to complement the professional, modern image of the Gran Via workspace, which attracts high-profile, design-savvy business clients
• A system to seamlessly manage different access needs of permanent versus temporary users, and that copes with the rapid turnover of people
  

SMARTair^® represented the solution to meet Gran Via’s needs.

SMARTair^® wireless electronic escutcheons and wall readers control access to Gran Via’s six floors of offices, meeting spaces and communal areas. Access requirements change all the time at the business centre, and managers now have a system that makes programming and reprogramming of access rights fast and easy. 

Thanks to the slick, flexible management system behind SMARTair^®, everything works in the background, keeping site users safe without anyone noticing.

SMARTair^® devices are operated with RFID smart-cards, so security is not compromised if a permanent or temporary office user loses their credential. Security administrators simply cancel the lost credential’s access rights - much quicker, cheaper and more professional than replacing a mechanical lock. The user gets their new smart-card validated at an on-site wall updater: it is the perfect combination of contemporary image and efficient user experience for Gran Vía’s clients.

Importantly, SMARTair^® door and wall devices also complement Gran Via’s contemporary aesthetic.

«SMARTair^® has a modern design and suits our installations perfectly,» confirms Esther Portillo - with escutcheons to fit wood, glass, emergency exit and fire-resistant doors. Bringing more doors into an installed SMARTair^® system is straightforward, so Gran Via now has an access control system they can reconfigure and expand to suit their needs.