Could housing be cheaper and better if we stop building so many staircases?

Re:Could housing be cheaper and better if we stop building s... by 8bitsrule on Saturday December 25, 2021 @12:38AM (#29680785)

The first person I ever saw laid out on the ground during a fire had been sleeping in an apartment building which had only one exit, at one end of the building. The fire-escape stairs on the other end was missing, and the door bolted so it would not open.

The fire was raging near the only stairway. It was the only access firemen had. The young kid was dead.

"Seattle-based architect Michael Eliason" is a complete idiot.

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Re:Could housing be cheaper and better if we stop building s... by lcpriest on Saturday December 25, 2021 @03:28AM (#29681484)

In the article, the architect spoke about how the goal of single stair buildings is to kill that hallway - one stairwell with the doors to each apartment on the stair itself, then narrower lots; similar to how it’s done in Europe.

He points out that the long corridor type of building you are describing is often caused by the need to make a Teo staircase build financially viable.

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Re:Could housing be cheaper and better if we stop building s... by pas on Saturday December 25, 2021 @06:54AM (#29682531)

Ah. An anecdote and an ad hominem. The perfectly balanced reasoning cocktail known to mankind. The best way to make policy universally.

Anyhow, funny story regarding dead people after a fire. He jumped out of a balcony. The fire was in his apartment. The firefighters were already at the door. It turns out the dude was off his meds. (Or never on them.) Because no one gives a shit about mental health. But maybe let's mandate bars on balconies so people can't jump out.

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Re:Could housing be cheaper and better if we stop building s... by pessimizer on Saturday December 25, 2021 @09:46AM (#29683709)

That's not an ad hominem. Calling someone an idiot because of what they say and do is not an ad hominem, it's literally the only reason to call someone an idiot. Calling what somebody said wrong because they are an idiot is an ad hominem.

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