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Having been contacted by a Grade II Listed Building to provide an alternative communal solution to the present analogue-only
terrestrial channels, New Vision TV worked closely with the residents of this self-managed block to address the Planning
issues.
To overcome the visual reservations about cabling, New Vision TV utilised fibre optic technology. Horizontal runs were largely
concealed within the basement storage areas and vertical runs were designed to take advantage of the contours of the building. We
brought just one fibre feed with a diameter of only 2mm into every living room where we converted it back to coaxial cabling to
provide
four signals to enable residents to have one independent Dstv Communal installation+ HD decoder in each of two rooms.
The living rooms for the nineteen flats in this Listed Building faced from all four elevations. There were no vertical risers
inside
the building to conceal cables. Trunking around stairwells or within corridors would not be in keeping. The network therefore
had
to be run externally to bring the satellite signals to the living room of every apartment.
We met with the area representative for Historic Buildings to understand their objectives. Dish visibility proved to be
less of a concern than the impact of cabling on the external elevations. Indeed the legacy implications which would flow
from future changes in communal television technology was given the greatest prominence – what damage would be
caused to the fabric when the network needed to be removed in the future?
This solution addresses all the Planning issues with the consequence that the Authority decided that Planning
Consent was not required. The residents now have greater viewing choice within their flats. Even the size of
the communal dish can be smaller with fibre which means it can no longer be seen from the grounds.
“And then there is the Peregrine Falcon…..”
In practice, we installed the signal reception equipment at roof level one
month before the Falcon’s annual visit. Although our design approach
minimised the external facilities we still require rooftop access to maintain
the communal dish and aerial. There is a webcam to observe the Falcon,
so we can co-ordinate our visits with the guest!
This floor-to-floor cabling through the block is run within the riser by the lift
which is at the end of each of the twenty-four floors. The cables to each flat
are contained behind coving which we fitted on both sides of every corridor.
We designed and built a special wooden box panel to conceal the cables as
they crossed a glass background on each floor.
We met the residents’ criteria that no cabling to any of their one hundred and sixteen flats be
visible within the common parts. And we have not disturbed the Falcon.
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1 pretoria street
1102 Pretoria Gate,Rosebank
Johannesburg
Gauteng, South Africa
Telephone Number : 011568 8195
Mobile / whatsapp : 063 555 5557
Email: hello@dstvcommunal.co.za
ABOUT US
Case
Histo
ries
Having been contacted by a Grade II Listed Building to
provide an alternatie communal solution to the present
analogue-only
terrestrial channels, New Vision TV worked closely with the
residents of this self-managed block to address the Planning
issues.
We met with the area representative for Historic Buildings to
understand their objectives. Dish visibility proved to be less of
a concern than the impact of cabling on the external
elevations. Indeed the legacy implications which would flow
from future changes in communal television technology was
given the greatest prominence
The living rooms for the nineteen flats in this Listed Building faced from
all four elevations. There were no vertical risers inside
the building to conceal cables. Trunking around stairwells or within
corridors would not be in keeping. The network therefore had
to be run externally to bring the satellite signals to the living room of
every apartment.
In practice, we installed the signal reception equipment at roof
level one a month before the Falcon’s annual visit. Although our
design approach minimised the external facilities we still require
rooftop access to maintain
the communal dish and aerial.
This floor-to-floor cabling through the block is run within the riser by the
lift which is at the end of each of the twenty-four floors. The cables to
each flat are contained behind coving which we fitted on both sides of
every corridor.
Having been contacted by a Grade II Listed Building to provide
an alternative communal solution to the present analogue-only
terrestrial channels, New Vision TV worked closely with the
residents of this self-managed block to address the Planning
issues. To overcome the visual reservations about cabling,
New Vision TV utilised fibre optic technology. Horizontal runs
were largely concealed within the basement storage areas and
vertical runs were designed to take advantage of the contours
of the building.
