From commercial buildings to public spaces and residential settings, the Richie Rail illuminated handrail series offers exceptional versatility. Suited for interior and exterior use, in stairwells, ramps, walkways, or bridges, Richie Rail seamlessly combines safety with ambiance.
Designed by Offspring Profiles, the Richie Rail series puts light only where it needs to be. In today’s architectural landscape, where safety and aesthetics are paramount, the Richie Rail series provides a superior solution for any environment.
What makes the Richie Rail Series Unique?
Unlike traditional handrails that merely serve a functional purpose, the Richie Rail series revolutionises safety and design by seamlessly integrating LED technology into the handrail design. The illumination not only increases visibility but also elevates the overall aesthetic, transforming handrails into visually striking yet functional architectural features. This revolutionary product redefines the role of handrails in both interior and exterior environments, merging practicality, safety, and visual appeal.
- The Richie Rail series meets or exceeds relevant safety and accessibility codes, ensuring that spaces are compliant with NZS regulations.
- The Richie Rail designs only allow light to be directed downwards onto the illuminated area. This ensures there is no glare and no uplight above the handrail, therefore minimising disruption to flora and fauna life cycles.
- The innovative sliding wall brackets allow minimal power feeds to the LED strip for simple installation and make for quick installation.
Customisation and Personalisation
A key feature of the Richie Rail illuminated handrail system is its extensive customisation options. With each handrail made to measure, designers, architects and end-users can tailor the system to suit specific architectural styles and environments. From bespoke powder-coated finishes, tailored LED colour temperatures, IP-rated LED strip, and custom angles and lengths, the Richie Rail system allows endless possibilities for personalisation and allows for seamless integration into the architectural style of the project.
Richie Rail Emergency System
Richie Rail’s key differentiator is its unique emergency LED strip and emergency battery pack, available for use in the Richie Rail 17, 20, and 26 models. Designed with safety in mind, this system includes a 1080 lumen per meter primary circuit and a 180 lumen per meter emergency circuit for power outages. By integrating emergency lighting directly into handrails, the system ensures safe navigation during critical moments and has been successfully supplied on several commercial buildings around New Zealand, including Victoria University in Wellington and EPL Farmers in Tauranga.
Earning top honours at the 2021 IES Lighting Awards’ “Innovation Award of Excellence”, the judges remarked: “The product design provides a fully engineered emergency lighting solution for stairs, integrated into the handrail system. We thought it was a great solution where architectural aesthetics are a priority.”
Richie Rail Illuminated Handrail Products
The Richie Rail series comprises four distinct models, each engineered to meet the diverse needs of different environments, ensuring a solution for every application.
Richie Rail 17
- Sleek, rectangular, aluminium system suitable for interior and exterior use.
- Applications: residential and light commercial use of stairs and thoroughfares.
- Mounting options: wall and glass.
- Can be powdercoated in almost any colour.
- Option for continuous emergency lighting, compliant to AS/NZS2293 with remote mounted emergency pack.
Richie Rail 18
- Extrusion designed for various timber profiles and timber types by converting an existing handrail or using a brand-new timber profile.
- Applications: residential and commercial stairs and thoroughfares including accessible routes and urban spaces. Interior only.
- Mounting options: wall, post-top, and glass.
Richie Rail 20
- 4mm diameter, 316 stainless steel system suitable for interior and exterior use.
- Applications: residential and commercial stairs and thoroughfares, including accessible routes and exterior urban spaces.
- Mounting options: wall, post-top, and glass.
- “Plug-and-play” modular system, or seamless, fully welded system.
- Option for continuous emergency lighting, compliant to AS/NZS2293 with remote mounted emergency pack.
Richie Rail 26
- 3mm diameter, 316 stainless steel system suitable for interior and exterior use.
- Applications: residential and commercial stairs and thoroughfares, including accessible routes and exterior urban spaces.
- Mounting options: wall, post-top, and glass.
- “Plug-and-play” modular system, or seamless, fully welded system.
- Option for continuous emergency lighting, compliant to AS/NZS2293 with remote mounted emergency pack.
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
The Richie Rail system uses advanced LED technology to achieve significant energy efficiency, ensuring lower operating costs and a reduced environmental footprint. The high durability and extended lifespan of the LEDs and handrail minimise the need for frequent replacements, leading to decreased long-term maintenance efforts and lower overall waste. The LED strips are replaceable ensuring the handrails can be serviced for many, many years after installation. By reducing energy consumption and maintenance requirements, the Richie Rail system provides long-term cost savings for users while supporting eco-friendly building practices.
Conclusion: Elevating Safety and Design
By seamlessly blending safety, functionality, and aesthetics, the Richie Rail product family enhances modern architectural spaces while providing essential lighting. In an era where design innovation is increasingly intertwined with safety considerations, the Richie Rail illuminated handrail system offers a refined and reliable solution for both contemporary and traditional environments.
Check out the Richie Rail products on the Moth Light website at www.mothlight.co.nz/products/
