Why stick with boring old stairs when you could be whisked down to the lower levels of your home on a slide" Architects demonstrate how fun interior design can be with playground-style slides in all shapes and sizes, integrated right into the layouts of family homes. Check out just how surprisingly elegant these structures can be, from swirling, mirrored, stainless steel tubes to gently sloping hallways that form a continuous loop around the house.
Skyhouse with an Indoor Slide by David Hotson and Ghislaine Vinas
A tentacle-like, tubular steel slide swirls its way through four stories of a penthouse apartment in New York City. Designed by architect David Hotson, the slide is an integral part of the interior design, its opening taking up an entire wall separating the living room from the dining room. It starts at the very top of the apartment, in an attic room surrounded by glass and winds around a column and through a window. Its mirrored, stainless steel surface is rippled for a funhouse-style effect.
Swirling Apartment Slide by Ki Design Studio
The owners of this split-level apartment in Ukraine wanted a fun way to get from the second floor to the first, so they commissioned Ki Design Studio to build a slide that would start at the edge of a loft platform and swirl around the edge of a vertical garden before ending in the relaxing living room, where spacious couches and a hammock offer plenty of space to lounge.

Panorama House by Moon Hoon
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