In a 1974 interview, Steven Korman recalled that the staircase alone took three months to build.1 Contractor E. Arol Fesmire’s portfolio included Kahn’s Fisher House, as well as churches and sacred spaces. His body of work mirrors Kahn’s belief that small details make powerful statements.
Upstairs, the staircase is the center of a hallway where the bedrooms open out. Kahn’s aim was to find a way of gathering people meaningfully, unifying private and communal areas while still creating smaller, autonomous sleeping units.3