Public Bathrooms: Examples in Plan and Section

© Fabián Dejtiar

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

© Luis Vignoli

© Luis Vignoli

via Diego Jobell

via Diego Jobell

Trail Restroom / Miro Rivera Architects

© Paul Finkel

© Paul Finkel

via Miro Rivera Architects

Göteborg Bathing Culture / raumlabor

via raumlabor

via raumlabor

via raumlabor

Safe Haven Bath House / TYIN Tegnestue

© Pasi Alto

© Pasi Alto

via TYIN Tegnestue

Public Toilets in the Tête d’Or Park / Jacky Suchail Architects

© Franck Fleury

via Jacky Suchail Architects

via Jacky Suchail Architects

Wembley WC Pavilion / Gort Scott

via Gort Scott

via Gort Scott

via Gort Scott

via Gort Scott

Isemachi Public Toilet / Kubo Tsushima Architects

via Kubo Tsushima Architects

via Kubo Tsushima Architects

via Kubo Tsushima Architects

‘View’ Public Toilet / LiZhu

© ZhongNing

© ZhongNing

via LiZhu

via LiZhu