Timeline for Why don’t we remove door handles and let doors open both ways (inwards, outwards)?
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| Jun 26, 2014 at 19:00 | comment | added | supercat | @ErikKowal: Additionally, pocket door channels generally have very thin studs which are adequate only to support drywall, and have no ability to support anything above them (like another story or a roof). It's possible to include pocket doors in load-bearing walls, but only by using a header which extends over the entire area that the door can travel. | |
| Jun 26, 2014 at 12:57 | comment | added | Cornelius | @ErikKowal Yes, I admit when writing "not used", I meant as far as "open area" is concerned. Of course there might be a lot going on inside the wall that needs to be remembered when building the door/wall. But that's not really an UX concern, modulo placement of switches etc. – but that can be mitigated. | |
| Jun 26, 2014 at 10:37 | comment | added | Erik Kowal | @Cornelius - I like sliding doors as a solution for some tricky interior layouts. However, the space occupied by a sliding door integrated into a hollow wall may nevertheless be needed to accommodate electrical cables (and possibly wall outlets) and/or water/gas pipes and other plumbing infrastructure... | |
| Jun 26, 2014 at 9:28 | comment | added | Cees Timmerman |
Don't forget height. Also, the 0.8 is where people walk, so should be clear anyway.
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| Jun 26, 2014 at 2:07 | history | edited | Joseph | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 25, 2014 at 13:51 | comment | added | MSalters |
Sliding doors use an area width x thickness whereas normal doors use 0.8 x width x width. As doors are much wider than they're thick, it's a net saving.
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| Jun 25, 2014 at 11:45 | comment | added | Cornelius | Sliding doors can be integrated into the wall; so yes, they use up space, but – structural integrity notwithstanding – none you would use for anything else. | |
| Jun 24, 2014 at 19:18 | comment | added | David Richerby | Sliding doors do require space: just in a different place. For example, my bedroom door is in the corner of the room and, on the other side is a narrow corridor. The only way to fit a sliding door would be on the inside of the bedroom, sliding away from the corner. However, I have a chest of drawers in that location, which would need to be pulled away from the wall to let the door slide past. It would then be difficult to store things on top of the cabinet, since they would also have to be kept clear of the door. Net result: no thanks! | |
| Jun 24, 2014 at 16:39 | history | edited | Joseph | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 24, 2014 at 16:37 | comment | added | Joseph | @EvilClosetMonkey forgot to mention that places I went to for point 1 were mostly restaurants, clinics, malls, groceries etc., hence "most". I'd have to agree with you since there are cases that they are violated. | |
| Jun 24, 2014 at 16:26 | comment | added | JAB | @EvilClosetMonkey Point 1 may be violated plenty in the handle/knob == push form, but I don't believe I've ever seen a door where bar == pull, at least not ones where the "bar" isn't just a really big handle. | |
| Jun 23, 2014 at 16:43 | comment | added | Nicholas Pappas | Point 1 is violated all the time, and a source of much UX discussion over "affordance". Point 3 (for public spaces) may be true long ago, but is not true today for the same reason as Point 2 - so people can get out more easily in case of emergency. Point 3 is generally correct when speaking of personal spaces (e.g., homes). | |
| Jun 23, 2014 at 16:39 | history | answered | Joseph | CC BY-SA 3.0 |