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This Unique Recessed Handrail Feature, Designed by Adjaye Associates
Spotted at the King Salman Park Visitor's Centre
Saudi Arabia is currently building the largest urban park in the world. At six square miles the King Salman Park, which should be completed around 2026, will be five times the size of New York's Central Park.
The Visitor's Centre was erected last year. Designed by Adjaye Associates, the firm headed by Ghanaian-British architect Sir David Adjaye, the structure features rammed-earth walls precisely placed to create passive cooling.
What really caught my eye is this handrail detail that I've never seen before:
I poked around and found a couple other examples of recessed handrails (they're pretty rare). This is at Bloomberg's Hong Kong office, designed by Neri & Hu:
And this is at a private residence in Toronto, designed by PLANT Architect Inc.:
I prefer Adjaye's design over the other two. There's something decidedly unfriendly about the right angle corner the latter two designs present you with.
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I want to put a Hot Wheel car in that railing recess.
Oooh, even better!
Apple Park uses has recessed hand rails in the Steve Job Theater. And in the main Apple Park building they use a setback at the top of the wall to creates space for a handrail.
Looks like the rail standoffs would rip your fingers off if you slid you hand down the rail in a gripping fashion. The rails also don't return into the wall at the ends so you're on your own when you get to the end. Other than that, it looks cool.
beautifully executed!!!!
The Saudi handrail projects at the end, and so is a flagrant violation of many building codes. The handrail in my basement is similar, and I have caught the opening to the left front pocket of my khakis twice, nearly falling off the bottom step each time.
Marbles and ping pong balls are definitely getting rolled down the latter two.