Challenge

TORMAX was specified by main contractor, Gilbert Ash, to automate ten key access points throughout the new Levine Building at Trinity College, Oxford.

Solution

Delivering reliable swing door automation, TORMAX installed its technologically-superior iMotion 1301 to the main entrance doors and elsewhere in the building, which is a benchmark for overall accessibility.

For the aesthetically-sensitive entrances, TORMAX recommended the iMotion 1401 operator which is neatly housed in a casing beneath floor to create invisible automation.

As Trinity College has continued to improve accessibility elsewhere on campus, TORMAX has automated three further swing door entrances.

The Levine Building, designed by ADAM Architecture, is a modern classical building that sits harmoniously within a rich built and landscape heritage. Focusing on the College’s ambition to improve diversity of applicants, user groups were drawn from across the whole College community so that specific needs could be addressed.

Result

Providing world-class facilities for teaching, residential accommodation, public outreach and social activity, the Levine Building has level access to all public areas, teaching rooms at ground floor level and two new lifts. The TORMAX automated doors help ensure ease of movement throughout the building for all users.

Testimonial

“Since being opened by HRH Prince of Wales in 2022, the Levine Building has proved to be a superb asset to the College,” confirms Andy Hooper, Clerk of Works at Trinity. “The careful planning that went into ensuring that all elements of the facility can be accessed by everyone is evident throughout, with lifts, no-step accessible rooms and automated doors.”