Who has not felt the anxiety of using a restroom outside the comfort of their home? Various architects have experimented with proposals that address these stressful situations, addressing the efficiency of public restrooms from their sanitary facilities, spatial distribution and, mainly, privacy and comfort.
These variations can be seen in the planimetry of numerous examples published on our site. We've selected a number of projects that can inspire your next design.
Parque Urquiza Public Restroom / Diego Jobell
Trail Restroom / Miro Rivera Architects
Göteborg Bathing Culture / raumlabor
Safe Haven Bath House / TYIN Tegnestue
Public Toilets in the Tête d'Or Park / Jacky Suchail Architects
Wembley WC Pavilion / Gort Scott
Isemachi Public Toilet / Kubo Tsushima Architects
'View' Public Toilet / LiZhu
Haru-No-Ogawa Community Park Toilet / Shigeru Ban Architects
Editor's note: This article was originally published on July 19, 2020 and updated on September 6, 2021.