The 10 Coolest Public Toilets of 2017
On November 19, World Toilet Day was celebrated. That's why the folks at DesignCurial decided to choose the 10 most different and curious looking bathrooms in the world. In addition to innovation, the interaction with the environment, aesthetics and relationship with the community were also considered.
1. Kumototo
Location : Wellington - New Zealand
Designed by the Studio Pacific architectural firm, Kumototo's bathroom is reminiscent of a dinosaur or a large slug. The idea of making a different design is to turn the installation into a work of art and thus try to avoid the vandalism that public restrooms usually suffer.
2. Wembley WCS
Location : London - England
Five meters high, this public toilet has a perforated metal façade that creates a very curious effect in central London. And you can use it quietly, as the holes are not within sight of the walkers.
3. Uster bathroom
Location : Uster - Switzerland
This bathroom was created to be temporarily installed in 2011, but became a Uster brand, so much so that others were inaugurated in the following years. It has a design created by Gramazio & Kohler that mimics the skin of reptiles. The cool thing is that it can change color depending on the angle you see it or the sunlight.
4. Transparent
Location : Lausanne - Switzerland
This bathroom tests the courage of those who are tight as it has transparent walls. In fact, designer Olivier Rambert has created an LCD wall, which is opaque when the door is locked, preventing the view from the other side, but you only find that if you test the bathroom.
5. Gdansk Bathroom
Location : Gdansk - Poland
The city was one of Euro 2012's headquarters and needed to design low cost manufacturing public restrooms. The solution was to use elegantly prefabricated materials - in this case, reminiscent of a raindrop, according to the designers. The crowd, however, found one more use for the urinal: bike parking!
6. The Trail
Location : Austin - USA
Built in the park on the banks of the Colorado River, the “A Trilha” bathroom also serves as an artistic installation. It consists of 49 vertical steel plates, of different sizes, which at the end of the route form the cabin with the toilet.
7. Minturn Mining
Location : Minturn - USA
Inaugurated in 1904, the city of Minturn developed into mining. Therefore, these bathrooms resemble the entrance of the mines into the Rocky Mountains, with their undulating carved wooden façade and copper-colored sides. Each of these bathrooms cost the $ 100, 000 "trifle"!
8. The quietest bathroom in the world
Location : Ichihara - Japan
Renowned Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto designed what is called the quietest, most peaceful bathroom in the world. It is housed in a glass-walled cubicle, and privacy comes from the 2-meter-high fence around the garden that prevents onlookers from seeing you in the most intimate way.
9. Aurlandsfjelle
Location : Aurland - Norway
At Stegastein Lookout, in the commune of Aurland, is located a series of toilets called Aurlandsfjelle. Designed by Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen, they stand on the edge of a cliff, providing one of the most spectacular views of that little crap.
10. Toto Gallery
Location : Narita - Japan
This gallery was installed at Narita International Airport by one of the largest private toilet manufacturers in the country. Its LED panels give the impression of showing who is inside, but these are projections ranging from, of course, people using the bathroom even parties and ballads!
