A new London apartment hotel has opened its doors to guests with an extensive Daikin VRV IV+ heat recovery air conditioning installation, set to deliver year-round comfort. The Adagio Hotel on Whitechapel Road complements three other Adagio sites to the north, west and south of the capital’s centre. It has good transport links and is close to a busy Underground station.
Daikin VRV IV+ installation at new London apartment hotel
Developed for Adagio by London-based Bamfords Property Trust, the hotel ensures year-round indoor comfort for guests through its substantial Daikin VRV IV+ heat recovery air conditioning system. Martin Hart, Bamford’s Client’s Project Manager, provides the overview: “Our brief was to deliver a high-efficiency heating & cooling system with cutting edge technology for BACNET BMS integration.”
Installed by Daikin D1+ Partner, Direct Cooling Services (DCS) of London, the system consists of 20 roof-mounted outdoor units and 206 slim concealed ceiling units. All apartments have at least one ceiling unit – but the larger apartments have more, with the largest ‘co-living’ rooms (with a lounge and four bedrooms) having five individually controlled units.
Each indoor unit is locally controlled via a white Daikin Madoka wired controller, while the whole system is centrally managed through a Daikin I-Touch Manager.
“The client wanted a seamless solution that offered simultaneous heating and cooling at the touch of a button, along with continuous heating, whilst on defrost, during the winter months. Along with Daikin we were able to meet that request to their complete satisfaction.”
Nicholas Weymouth, DCS Project Manager
Maximum operational flexibility using three-pipe system
From a management perspective, the three-pipe system can provide operating cost benefits where waste heat or cooling from some parts of the building can be used to warm or cool other areas.
The Daikin VRV IV+ system uses the well-proven and widely used R-410A refrigerant. All Daikin equipment manufactured at its facility in Belgium comes pre-charged with 100% certified reclaimed R-410A lessening the potential impact on the environment compared to using virgin refrigerant.
