Slides aren't just for playgrounds ? they can offer escape routes from meetings or easy access to your kitchen. This week's roundup from our Pinterest boards showcases 10 homes and offices that find inventive uses for them.

Tokyo house, Japan, by Level Architects 
Japanese studio Level Architects connected the three floors of this Tokyo house with a slide with rounded walls. The enclosed slide encircles one side of the rectangular house and the staircase wraps around the other.
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Lego PMD, Denmark, Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord
A metal slide provides an escape route from a meeting at the Denmark office of toy brand Lego. Designers Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord also incorporated block-like display stands, model-building tables and a library of Lego pieces into the open-plan office. Find out more about this Lego PMD ?

Panorama house, South Korea, by Moon Hoon
A wooden slide is slotted into a combined staircase and bookshelf in this South Korean house, which was designed Seoul studio Moon Hoon to include various spaces where the owner's four children could play.
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Microsoft Headquarters, Austria, Innocad 
Microsoft followed the trend for offices like playgrounds with its Vienna headquarters. Austrian architects Innocad installed a metallic slide, a hunting lodge-themed meeting room and of course games rooms.
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Townhouse B14, German...