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Snapshot: A Never Ending Stairway

By Mark Robins
Posted November 1, 2019
By Mark Robins The red-wrapped stairway plunges infinitely as if you were looking into parallel mirrors. The stairwell is a focal point of United Therapeutics’ downtown campus in Silver Spring, Md. It is the largest net zero commercial building in the United States, and the tall space serves as a heat sink. Stairwell designer: EwingCole,… Continue reading Snapshot: A Never Ending Stairway
By Mark Robins

Snapshot Nov19 1

The red-wrapped stairway plunges infinitely as if you were looking into parallel mirrors. The stairwell is a focal point of United Therapeutics’ downtown campus in Silver Spring, Md. It is the largest net zero commercial building in the United States, and the tall space serves as a heat sink.

Stairwell designer: EwingCole, Philadelphia, www.ewingcole.com
Stairwell fabricator/installer: Shickel Corp., Bridgewater, Va., www.shickel.com
Metal wall/perforated panel fabricator/installer: MillerClapperton, Austell, Ga., www.millerclapperton.com
Stairwell walls: Trespa International B.V., Weert, the Netherlands, www.trespa.com

Snapshot Nov19 2

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