Over the next few days we’ll be bringing you a series of clips from the recent presentation on The Chicago Spire.
In this must-watch segment architect Santiago Calatrava shows off some of his heady ideas for The Spire’s door handles.
We’re looking forward to the comments on this one.
Calatrava leaves no stone unturned. I think the handles are fantastic.
interesting. but my favorite hotel, the park hyatt in paris did this concept in 2000.
http://paris.vendome.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/rooms/room-description.jsp
Yeah, I’m impressed with the attention to detail. That’s seems to be rare these days.
Calatrave leaves no grave unturned. I agree, this is a nice novelty at first, but the 100th time you have to open a door by putting your fingers into the mouth or eye socket of a human skull, it may begin to get a little strange. However, if the point is to “humanize” the design and provoke thought, then there is nothing more human and thought provoking than a human skull.