This is a guest post from Antonina of OpenBuildings - a community-driven and openly editable encyclopaedia of buildings from around the world.
It happens so everybody needs to visit them once in a while. For many of us in Europe and the US there is nothing public about the programme they accommodate so these inescapably important amenities have become a sort of a grey zone in public buildings (yep, that’s what they are). People around the globe – and in history – have developed their unique perception, level of open-mindedness, fair share of humour and own terminology for public lavatories. Whether it’s the ‘restroom’, the ‘loo’, the ‘house number 00′ you need to visit or you just happen to ‘powder you nose’ once in a while, it is a fact worth noting that these small public amenities are a challenging opportunity for inspiring design .
Rural Studio: Perry Lakes Park Bathrooms
image: flickr user whipple_ansley
BKK Architects: Calder Woodburn Rest Area
image: John Gollings
Wang Xing Wei & Xu Tian Tian: Jinhua Architecture Park Public Toilets
image: flickr user 扯淡小烤鸡
Saunders Architecture: Aurland WC
image: Todd Saunders
X-Urban Associates: Public Toilet in Shenzhen
image: chinesearchitects.com
Bunzo Ogawa FUTURE STUDIO: Hiroshima Park Restrooms
image: Toshiyuki Yano
Miro Rivera Architects: Trail Restroom
image: Priston Design/Miro Rivera Architects
NRAP Architects & Plastik Architects: Gravesend Public Toilet
image: shape-east.org.uk / NRAP Architects & Plastik Architects
Shuhei Endo: Halftecture O
image: Shuhei Endo
Shuichiro Yoshida: Tokinokura Lavatories
image: Sadamu Saito
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uhmm… the restrooms from “Wang Xing Wei & Xu Tian Tian” and “Miro Rivera Architects” would probaly not be a good option while raining!
:) might be refreshing actually. They are not fully open too :)
huh, good point Gibran!
Checkout the royal public toilet in Windsor UK , very posh
I like thi one ‘BKK Architects: Calder Woodburn Rest Area’
very nice design!
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