Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa September/October 2014 | Page 54

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SECTION A-A

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Security and Access Control
The building is equipped with an electric
fence right round the perimeter. It has zone
monitors, a tag operated pedestrian entrance
and frequency hopping remotes for the
garage parking entrances. All entrances
have recorded CCTV footage with time and
date stamps.
Television
Each apartment is supplied with the full
bouquet of TV signals allowing each owner to
install their own Satellite Decoder.
The concrete designs
have become a Berman
Bros Group signature
trademark and have
been replicated in
various developments

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Solar Hot Water Generation
The Odyssey has a central solar hot water
heating system, supplying the entire building
with hot water. The system consists of 28 solar
collectors which are installed on the roof. The

solar generated hot water is stored in 5 x 1,000
litre tanks in a dedicated plant room in the
basement, from where the water is reticulated
throughout the building.
Electric backup heating makes up the
shortfall of solar heat during overcast and
winter days.
Room Air Conditioners
Split system inverter room air conditioners
provide energy efficient cooling and heating
to north facing units as a standard. Some
owners on other exposures have chosen to
have air conditioners installed as an extra.
The penthouse flats have central ducted
split units for the main living area and split
system room air conditioners in bedrooms.
Air-conditioning to penthouses also uses
energy efficient inverter air-conditioning units.
The Odyssey