6. Healthy stairs selected over escalators
for vertical circulation based on the
following benefits:
•Increased health/ reduced obesity
•Space efficiency – increased area
for lobby & balconies
•Reduced costs
•Stairs as public art
Principles for Healthy Stairs:
•Stairs in high visibility preference
location
•Amenities for encouraging stair use:
•Vertical garden
•Landings with views
•Daylight
•Water feature using gray water
•Elevators positioned with
secondary visual preference
location
Interior Sculptural Stairs
Morgan Hill Sutton & Mitchell Architects
Center for Community Renewal
7. Micro-wave turbines to generate
electricity from water feature
Stairs structural elements
Cross wire for plants.
Landing with views
Water Tank at 6th Floor
Interior
Sculptural Stairs
Morgan Hill Sutton & Mitchell Architects
Center for Community Renewal
9. Solar Chimney Sectional Diagram
Morgan Hill Sutton & Mitchell Architects
Center for Community Renewal
10. Dark glazing material
Direction of air in summer
Dark absorbing material
Direction of air in summer
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Insulation and finishing
panel material
Solar Chimney Sectional Diagram
Morgan Hill Sutton & Mitchell Architects
Center for Community Renewal