Shapes of Public Toilets

Last Thursday, all members of the Critical Contexts members performed a short meeting about the topic we are going to research. An interesting and unique direction was determined which means we are going to research some solution about Society-beneficial public toilets. Honestly I am never good at architecture or interior design. On the other hand, this would be a challenge that providing fresh knowledge to me as any others.

A work of designing shapes of toilets was distributed to me (Not the facility toilets, but the public toilet rooms). There were 2 matters obviously confronted: I can use a 3D software to make it simpler; also, not high qualified pictures show I make cause it can just be draft which is enough showing simple shapes about interpretation of my thoughts.

Designing a public room comes with numerous issues to consider about. One of them is to utilise space reasonably. As a public toilet, the necessary devices need to be arranged in a limit space. Additionally, make the restricted room inspiring is a job for a obliging designer. Consequently, some plans of toilet shapes roughly came out.

If a toilet room can have a square space, toilet devices should be as easy as it can be observed at the first second someone comes inside. Meanwhile, the door of a compartment would better not face the main door of the toilet. This would not be a problem if there can be double doors for the toilet room. However I had better consider about the more serious situation. In case there would be an enormous number of users, several extra compartments should be side of another wall. The washing basin should be at the place can be seen at last when some emergence have been settled.

When a public toilet can just be set in an corner, put the basins facing the main door can be a nice idea. As they do not occupy much space, the limit room beside the entrance is suitable. After that, the space left can be as efficient as possible.

Sometimes when a toilet is disposed at the end of a corridor, the shape should be arranged to adapt the shape of a building. While the corners can not be 90 degrees, it would be able to put more toilet devices owing to the space considering for opening doors for each compartment should be released more. What's more, make the shape like this intensively could give the shops near by more space.

Occasionally, toilets could be set in a specific spot with something could not be avoided like a pillar. When this happens, this annexation can be a place for some small devices like washing basins, mirrors etc.

Numerous conditions should be considered when setting up a public toilet. Despite some ideas, for incidence collecting water washed hands to flush toilets, are quite impressive, it is important to stay focus on my own duty which is to research the shape of toilet rooms firstly. On the other hand, I can give some suggestion to other members at the meetings later.