Книга: Restroom Design

Товар № 10337144

Издательство: daab

Вес: 1.440 кг.

Год издания: 2008

Формат: 175х235 мм

Страниц: 385 Переплет: Твердый переплет

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Society has created dozens of euphemisms to refer to the restroom and to talk about the bodily functions that occur in it, relegating it until now to the bottom of the ladder when it comes to designing public spaces. In many cases, public restrooms are associated with poor hygiene, vandalism and perversion - a place you only visit if you absolutely have to. However, smartening up in public or private places has been a feature of many civilizations throughout history, with the oldest found in the city of Mohenjo-Daro (India) from 2,000 years ВС. The evolution of the bathroom has gone hand-in-hand with the evolution of civilization, keeping abreast of changes in living conditions and different ways of understanding hygiene. This, together with the evolution in technology and the design of bathroom equipment, means the washroom is today the object of greater attention by designers, who are giving free rein to their creativity to transform it into a space of maximum comfort, with an uncommon artistic language that goes against the grain of what was the norm until now. Today there are many public spaces in which the restroom enjoys a privileged status, making it an object of visit in bars, restaurants, airports, motorways, museums, offices, spa complexes, hospitals and hotels. Thousands of solutions are employed to merge creativity with the needs of the different groups (men, women, children, the disabled) in these spaces. Some of the examples shown here reveal this evolution with public designs for claustrophobics where the user can see everything that surrounds him outside without being seen, or bathrooms that are true artistic expressions you visit not just for physical relief but also out of aesthetic interest. In short, they are examples of the evolution of the public restroom which is today slowly approaching the collectivizing behavior it had in the past and, thanks to groundbreaking design and cutting-edge technology, is making a visit to the restroom a revelation for the senses.