Replacing the old CCTV system at a 194-unit Bukit Timah condominium - super wide-angle cameras for the basement car park and ColorVu technology for lobbies and level 1 areas that deliver full-colour footage at night.
High Oak Condominium is a 99-year leasehold development at 11 Toh Tuck Road in District 21, completed in 1999 with 194 units across a 4-storey estate. Located in the quiet residential area of Bukit Timah, the estate is close to Beauty World MRT and the Bukit Timah shopping precinct. The MCST commissioned a full replacement of the estate's existing CCTV system, specifying coverage-appropriate technology for each zone - super wide-angle cameras for the basement car park where width of coverage is the priority, and Hikvision ColorVu cameras for the lobby and Level 1 areas where full-colour night visibility is the key requirement.
| Client / MCST | High Oak Condominium MCST |
|---|---|
| Location | 11 Toh Tuck Road, Singapore 596290 |
| Sector | Residential - Condominium |
| Project Type | Full CCTV System Replacement |
| Completion | March 2025 |
| Units | 194 across 4 storeys |
The basement car park and the lobby areas at High Oak present two distinct surveillance challenges. In the basement car park, the priority is coverage area - a wide, open parking floor where a standard fixed camera captures a narrow field of view, leaving blind spots between bays and along the perimeter. The solution for this environment is not more cameras in the same positions; it is cameras with a genuinely wide field of view that reduce the total unit count while improving coverage.
In the Level 1 lobbies and external areas, the challenge is different: lighting. These are the entry points where residents and visitors are most likely to be captured on camera during late evening or night-time hours - and a standard IR camera produces black-and-white footage that makes identifying details impossible to capture. For an estate where the footage may be needed for security incidents, the inability to record colour information at night is a material gap.
The existing system had reached the end of its serviceable life. The replacement was designed around what each zone actually needed - not a uniform camera specification across the whole estate.
| Area | Before | Securevision Upgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Basement car park coverage | Limited - standard cameras with narrow field of view | 18 super wide-angle cameras - maximised coverage per unit |
| Lobby & Level 1 night footage | Standard IR cameras - black-and-white footage in low light | 28 Hikvision ColorVu cameras - full-colour footage 24/7 |
| Recording | Ageing system | 1 × 64-channel NVR - centralised recording for all 46 cameras |
| Camera count | Old system | 46 cameras total - 18 wide-angle + 28 ColorVu |
A single camera specification across the whole estate would have required compromise - either super wide-angle cameras in the lobbies (where a tighter field of view is more appropriate) or standard fixed cameras in the car park (where coverage gaps would remain). The MCST wanted a system designed around actual surveillance needs.
Securevision specified two distinct camera types for two distinct environments. For the basement car park: 18 super wide-angle cameras, positioned to maximise the field of view and eliminate the coverage gaps that standard fixed cameras leave between bays. For the lobbies and external areas: 28 Hikvision ColorVu cameras, using the F1.0 super aperture and advanced image sensor to capture full-colour footage down to near-zero lux. Both camera types feed a single 64-channel NVR, providing unified recording across the estate.
Outcome: The estate gained comprehensive, zone-optimised coverage and full-colour night vision at all key entry points, all managed from a single, high-capacity recording platform.
The installation was planned around a zone-by-zone survey of the estate, identifying the priority coverage requirements for each area before any camera type was specified.
Surveyed the basement car park, Level 1 areas, and lobbies. Identified coverage gaps in the existing system and defined the field-of-view requirements for each zone.
Deployed 18 super wide-angle cameras. Super wide-angle optics significantly increase the field of view per unit, reducing blind spots between bays without requiring a high camera count.
Deployed 28 ColorVu cameras. ColorVu's F1.0 super aperture and large image sensor capture vivid colour footage in near-darkness - allowing the security team to see identifying details clearly at night.
Installed a single 64-channel NVR providing centralised recording for all 46 cameras. Verified coverage across all zones and confirmed ColorVu night performance before handover.
Super wide-angle for the car park, ColorVu for the lobbies - one NVR for everything.
Deployed throughout the basement car park to maximise field of view and eliminate coverage gaps between bays and along the perimeter. Reduces the number of units required while improving overall coverage.
Surveillance & Detection →Deployed at basement lobbies, Level 1 lobbies, and external areas. ColorVu cameras capture full-colour footage down to 0.0005 lux, ensuring clothing and vehicle colours are identifiable 24/7.
Hikvision →Centralised recording for all 46 cameras in a single unit. Provides unified storage, playback, and management across both camera types with room for future expansion.
Surveillance & Detection →18 super wide-angle cameras provide comprehensive basement car park coverage, addressing the blind spots present in the previous system.
28 ColorVu cameras deliver vivid, full-colour footage in all lobbies regardless of ambient lighting - providing evidentially useful information 24/7.
A single 64-channel NVR provides unified recording and management for all 46 cameras across the estate.
Each camera was selected for its zone rather than applied uniformly. The result is a system that performs correctly in each specific environment - car park, lobby, and perimeter.
The decision to use two different camera types at High Oak was not about spending more - it was about matching the specification to the actual surveillance requirement of each zone. A car park needs wide coverage. A lobby at night needs colour. Using a single uniform camera type would have compromised performance in at least one of those environments. Specifying correctly from the start costs the same and produces a system that works as intended in every zone.
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