Public toilets
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about public toilets
Product • By Phos Design GmbH • WC pictograms (Man, Woman, Wheelchair User, All Gender)
WC pictograms (Man, Woman, Wheelchair User, All Gender)
Our high-quality stainless steel toilet pictograms, combined with a divider, enable clear identification of the different toilets in the sanitary area.
As door signs, they enable comprehensible orientation independent of language and writing with a significant message for efficient routing.
The self-adhesive pictograms are attached to doors and load-bearing surfaces as toilet signs.
With a height of 2 mm, they stand out matt to ensure clear orientation and a first-class design statement.
Winner of 3 international design awards, the symbols can be used individually or as a pictogram pair.
PHOS Design GmbH
-----------------------------------------------------------------We offer different versions of the signage/pictograms.
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Project • By PLAT ASIA • Pavilions
Weihe River Landscape Pavilion
Place in Times River
The section of Weihe River in Xixian New District has recently restored the original surroundings. The riverfront ecological zone revives great environmental context from the past to the future. PLAT ASIA designed the Weihe River Landscape Pavilion in 2017 on the south bank of Weihe River and west of Shanglin Bridge, which served as public infrastructure for a viewing deck. This project is one of six public buildings in the riverbank area co-designed by three architects from China, Korea, and Japan, devoted to daily exercise needs for citizens.
PLAT ASIA ndn lab
Horizon for People
The building comprises a two-story vistas pavilion with a store and a single public toilet for leisure time. Through the view frame a... More
Project • By Mosa • Sports Centres
AVV Swift
Project AVV Swift, published by Mosa.
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category: Stadium, Sport Center
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News • News • 2 Oct 2020
Pritzker Prize winners among 16 creators transforming public toilet design in Tokyo
Japan is renowned as one of the cleanest countries in the world. Even the country’s public toilets are known to have a higher standard of hygiene that much of the rest of the world. Nevertheless, the use of public toilets in Japan is limited due to a widespread belief that they are dark, dirty, smelly and scary. The Nippon foundation is seeking to dispel these misconceptions with THE TOKYO TOILET project. The project will see 17 new toilets constructed at 17 locations in Shibuya, Tokyo. Toilets designs come from 16 leading creators, including numerous Pritzker Prize winners.
A brief requirement common to all 17 toilets is that they ‘demonstrate the possibilities of an inclusive society, ‘ and that they are ‘a... More