With standards for accessibility in public buildings tightening, inventions like this 'REDesign Exit Door' are invaluable additions to institutional interiors. With the possibility of fire or other emergencies, this simple product designed by Chen Guan-Yuan provides a reachable means of egress in the event of an evacuation.
By taking the widely used horizontal bar handle on many emergency exit doors, the 'REDesign Exit Door' cleverly flips the rail vertically so that it can be reached, operated and the door can be opened from any height.
What's Driving This Trend
- Accessible Exit Strategies
- Innovative solutions for easy and safe emergency escape for people with disabilities and differing heights.
- Vertical Door Handles
- Creating vertically positioned evacuation door handles for varied users' easy accessibility in times of emergencies.
- Emergency Egress Design Solutions
- Developing inventive design solutions that ensure easy evacuation for all individuals during emergency situations.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture
- Designing accessible and inclusive architecture for public buildings.
- Construction
- Developing and implementing innovative accessibility solutions in building construction.
- Industrial Design
- Creating solutions in industrial design that improve safe evacuation for those with varying physical abilities.
