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A slide connects all three storeys of this Tokyo house by Level Architects
Concrete ramps transform Philipp Schuster's hunting lodge into an indoor skatepark
The kitchen and child's bedroom of this house by Aboday near Jakarta are linked by a spiralling concrete slide
There's a climbing wall inside this house by Tato Architects
You might expect a toy brand like Lego to have a playground at their headquarters
Microsoft have also got a slide in their Vienna office by Innocad
The PAS house was designed so every surface can be skated over
It's not really for getting around but the slide Tjep. installed at Schiphol airport does keep waiting kids amused
Residents of this house by Naf Architect & Design can choose to get around using stairs, ladders or climbing walls
A slide connects two floors of this children's centre by Miquel Mariné Núñez and César Rueda Boné
Schemata Architecture Office hid a slide behind a mirrored wall in this office

Stairs are so last year

Rose Etherington | 9 June 2012 1 comment

Slideshow: stairs might be perfectly practical but moving from room to room via a skateboard, slide or climbing wall is far more exciting so here's a roundup of homes and offices from the pages of Dezeen that feature extreme ways of getting around.

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