This is the door release to get out of the secure roof complex at Perspectives (a block of flats in Cape Town).
You have to applaud the lovely clear signage instructing you what to do to get out:
TO EXIT PRESS WHITE BUTTON.
The choice of ‘white button’, however, leaves a lot to be desired. Instead of a nice plain white button, a white button with ‘EMERGENCY’ written on it in red type was used. These buttons are commonly used as part of domestic alarm systems.
The user is left wondering if they will trigger the building’s alarm systems, often searching the vicinity to see if there is a more appropriate-looking white button somewhere before finally taking the plunge and pressing the emergency button.
The placement of an ‘emergency door release’ just beneath only adds to the confusion.
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