No External Condenser! Discover How These London Apartment Owners Found Their Perfect Air Conditioning Solution
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No external condenser at The Strata in Elephant & Castle:
An architectural icon:
We specialise in no external condenser, so we have been asked to install many systems in the Strata. One of the city’s tallest residential buildings and one of London’s architectural icons. While it set many standards for energy efficiency and sustainable living, the floor-to-ceiling windows and southern aspect caused this owner to feel very warm, even during the chilly winter months.
The solution:
Due to planning restrictions, traditional external boxes and punctures to the outside were not permitted.
Typically, we fit two water-cooled internal systems with no external condenser on his property. No outside access was needed; we installed them in a storage cupboard beside his washing machine. These are connected to quiet, energy-efficient wall units in both the open-plan living room/kitchen and master bedroom.
Our technical team used the ceiling voids to hide the pipework between the condensers and the room units. There was no disruption to the existing decor within the apartment, and the entire installation took less than two days to complete!
No external condenser at Cumberland Terrace in Regent’s Park
A Crown Estate Grade II Listed building:
This iconic Crown Estate Grade II Listed Building is right near Regents Park.
The owners were desperate to have air conditioning. Still, the apartments were subject to stringent planning restrictions, and no external condenser or drilling of external holes was allowed.
We were explicitly approached because of our expertise in air-conditioning apartments within listed buildings.
The solution:
The only air conditioning solution available to them was our A** rated energy-efficient DC inverter with water-cooled internal condensers.
We hid the internal condensers in utility cupboards in the hall.
Both projects were carried out whilst the apartments were being refurbished, which allowed all the refrigerant pipework between the condensers and the room units to be fully concealed. No planning permission was required to fit our air conditioning systems in these apartments.
Fully-internal Air Con at One the Elephant in SE1:
A cornerstone development:
One The Elephant is a cornerstone development in SE1. Even though the building is 30% more energy efficient than what regulations require, owners found that their apartments were heating up during the winter.
Due to restrictions, owners can’t install traditional air conditioning units or make external holes.
The Solution:
The only solution available was to install our A** rated energy-efficient DC inverter water-cooled internal condensers, which allow everything to be retained within each individual apartment.
Several projects combined two —and three-bedroom apartments. In each installation, the water-cooled condensers were installed in the utility cupboard above the washing machine within a custom-made cradle system.
There were minimal disruptions to the existing decoration, and in one case, our technical team worked alongside the client’s contractors during the apartment refurbishment.
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