Irresistible Staircase Seattle
The elegant light filled escalier offers panoramic views of downtown and puget sound.
Irresistible staircase seattle. Designing an irresistible staircase so youll forget the elevator adele peters. In that episode of hidden brain i first heard about a staircase in seattle nicknamed the irresistible staircase because its inviting design coaxes folks into making the healthier choice of taking the stairs. Irresistible stairs one of the most celebrated features of the bullitt centre is the irresistible stairs designed to encourage tenants to use the stairs as opposed to elevators. To get to the space i climbed what is called the irresistible staircase a wooden set of stairs on the north side of the building with a view back to the seattle skyline.
Seattles 30 million carbon neutral bullitt center billed as the worlds greenest commercial building will feature what its owner the bullitt foundation calls an irresistible stairway. By focusing on design and tenant experience the stairs are turned into the more desirable option with beautifully crafted wood and steel clad steps surrounded by a light glass volume. At the bullitt center in seattle occupants choose to take its irresistible staircase for 75 percent of trips on entering the building rather than opting for the elevator as compared with the 17 to 23 percent of trips made via stairs in a typical office building according to results published this year by the center and lauded by friedman. We first wrote about seattles bullitt center dubbed the worlds greenest office building.
Seattles 30 million carbon neutral bullitt center billed as the worlds greenest commercial building will feature what its owner the bullitt foundation calls an irresistible stairway when it opens at the end of the month. To promote human health occupants of the building are greeted with an inviting stairway with views of downtown seattle and puget sound. Apparently designers accomplished this with a few tricks.