A Building with a Revolving Door but Only Stairs
A Building with a Revolving Door but Only Stairs reflects on urban thresholds and invisible hierarchies, using the revolving door as a portal for access and circulation, and a space of quarantine or isolation before entering another social reality. Stark contrast in white-collar building and staircases: one enters through a luxurious front entrance, only to face an arduous climb to the top floor, an architectural irony that feels almost malicious by design. The work weaves together two dramaturgies of the urban landscape: the sudden shift of realities just around the corner, where luxury high-rises stand next to aging hillside neighborhoods, and the presence of staircases in social housing, worker dormitories, public rental apartments, and emergency exits. These vertical pathways, often used by those with the least access, expose the everyday segregation embedded in our built environment.




