No matter what your design preferences are, keeping door hardware consistent with your interior styling and finishes is crucial. Door handle materials, in particular, are an often overlooked and underappreciated component in a building specification. For commercial projects requiring high levels of access and fire safety, the common misconception is that compliance opposes style. Brass breaks this paradigm, offering door handles that both look and perform beautifully.

Balancing style, durability and compliance: Designing with brass door handles discusses the importance of choosing fit-for-purpose door handles, and the benefits of specifying brass door handles for commercial applications. We discuss why your choice of door hardware is integral to how users perceive and interact with the building and how it can tie different elements within a space together aesthetically. We take a brief look at compliance considerations when designing and specifying door systems. Finally, against this backdrop, we consider why brass door handles are an excellent choice for a wide range of applications, including challenging, heavy-use and high-corrosion environments.

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Australia presents the award-winning Lockwood Brass Core range of stylish door handles that combine an elegant design with high functionality. Designed and assembled in Australia with Lockwood’s trusted quality at its core, the new brass handles comprise a broad selection of compliant lever styles that easily integrate with the building’s architecture.

Download this whitepaper and learn how brass door handles can elevate built spaces through their unique balance of form and function.