The first impression is that the toilet lacks privacy; there are no male or female bathroom as such, it is simply an area, or a zone assigned for toilets, an open space that is linked to the main dining area. However, it is hidden and recessed at the corner of the room. As you walk into the toilet zone, you will be greeted with a series of private cubicles and graphics which represents the sex imprinted on the each of the cubicle door, which at first glance is quite hard to read.
The cubicle doors themselves are not the typical full height door you assosiate with bathrooms, but rather a 'cow-boy' style changing room doors - although it must be stressed the doors are high enough to prevent over-looking.
The female cubicles are closer to the entrance of the toilet zone, (ladies first?) and the logic for this layout soon become apparent; as you walk past the ladies cubicles, you will find a troff around the corner, directly opposite the male cubicles. This layout ensures no ladies have to walk past men who are in the process of urinating. However this does not stop any curious ladies from having a cheeky peek.
From a design point of view, there could be a possiblity that the designer or the client asked for transparency - a concept that is clear from the onset the moment you stepped into the restaurant: the chef prepares the meal in front of you and the customers sit around the circular conveyor belt - not too dissimilar to that of King Arthur's round table, and if someone is nosy enough, will be able to see which dish is being eaten by any individual. So in that respect, the bathroom is a success, if not slightly controversal.
Overall, the toilet is cleaned frequently, toilet paper aplenty, although the fittings used (such as the sink and the troff) could be less 'off-the-shelve' but designed so they are more kept in tune with the minimalistic approach/ theme.
The cubicle doors themselves are not the typical full height door you assosiate with bathrooms, but rather a 'cow-boy' style changing room doors - although it must be stressed the doors are high enough to prevent over-looking.
The female cubicles are closer to the entrance of the toilet zone, (ladies first?) and the logic for this layout soon become apparent; as you walk past the ladies cubicles, you will find a troff around the corner, directly opposite the male cubicles. This layout ensures no ladies have to walk past men who are in the process of urinating. However this does not stop any curious ladies from having a cheeky peek.
From a design point of view, there could be a possiblity that the designer or the client asked for transparency - a concept that is clear from the onset the moment you stepped into the restaurant: the chef prepares the meal in front of you and the customers sit around the circular conveyor belt - not too dissimilar to that of King Arthur's round table, and if someone is nosy enough, will be able to see which dish is being eaten by any individual. So in that respect, the bathroom is a success, if not slightly controversal.
Overall, the toilet is cleaned frequently, toilet paper aplenty, although the fittings used (such as the sink and the troff) could be less 'off-the-shelve' but designed so they are more kept in tune with the minimalistic approach/ theme.
3 comments:
I like your design analysis.
I like the 'troffs'.
Thanks for the review. I will have it in mind.
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