Dept of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
J Phys Act Health. 2013 May;10(4):556-62. doi: 10.1123/jpah.10.4.556. Epub 2012 Sep 11.
The indoor built environment has the potential to influence levels of physical activity. However, the extent to which architectural design in commercial buildings can influence the percentage of people choosing to use the stairs versus elevators is unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine if buildings with centrally located, accessible, and aesthetically pleasing staircases result in a greater percentage of people taking the stairs.
Direct observations of stair and elevator use were conducted in 3 buildings on a university campus. One of the buildings had a bank of 4 centrally located elevators and a fire escape stairwell behind a steel door. The other 2 buildings had centrally located staircases and out-of-the-way elevators.
The percentage of people who ascended the stairs was 8.1% in the elevator-centric building, compared with 72.8% and 81.1% in the 2 stair-centric buildings (P < .001). In addition, the percentage of people who descended the stairs was 10.8% in the first building, compared with 89.5% and 93.7% in the stair-centric buildings (P < .001).
The results of the current study suggest that if buildings are constructed with centrally located, accessible, and aesthetically pleasing staircases, a greater percentage of people will choose to take the stairs.
室内建筑环境有可能影响身体活动水平。然而，商业建筑的建筑设计在多大程度上可以影响人们选择使用楼梯而非电梯的比例尚不清楚。本研究的目的是确定是否具有位于中心、可及且美观的楼梯的建筑会导致更多人选择使用楼梯。
在大学校园的 3 栋建筑中进行了楼梯和电梯使用的直接观察。其中一栋建筑有 4 部位于中心的电梯和一部位于钢门后面的消防逃生楼梯。另外 2 栋建筑则设有位于中心的楼梯和偏僻的电梯。
在以电梯为中心的建筑中，选择走楼梯的人数比例为 8.1%，而在 2 栋以楼梯为中心的建筑中，这一比例分别为 72.8%和 81.1%（P<.001）。此外，在第一栋建筑中，选择走楼梯下楼的人数比例为 10.8%，而在以楼梯为中心的建筑中，这一比例分别为 89.5%和 93.7%（P<.001）。
本研究结果表明，如果建筑采用位于中心、可及且美观的楼梯设计，那么更多的人将选择使用楼梯。
