Hy-Vee's top executive, Randy Edeker, walked into a Miami hotel five years ago and saw an innovation that he thought would work in the grocery chain — public restrooms for one. With every large format ...

In recent years, with the accelerated urban development of public spaces in China, public washrooms have been assigned numerous new roles. Designers have come up with a variety of proposals which ...

A large proportion of today’s public restroom users view privacy as an essential amenity. As all-gender restrooms rise in popularity, privacy has taken a fundamental role in restroom design. Although ...

Google the phrase “washroom design trends” and you get results that include – functional design, ADA compliance, low-maintenance materials, privacy, transgender accommodation and warm, high-end feel.

Recent laws, federal directives and high-profile news stories are shining a light on the day-to-day challenges transgender citizens face with using public restroom facilities, and raising questions ...

A new project between the Nippon Foundation and the city of Tokyo has garnered famed Japanese designer NIGO to lend his creative talents to designing public toilets. “THE TOKYO TOILET” project invites ...

This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "Why Architects Must Rethink Restroom Design in Schools." "Gang style" bathrooms, in which rows of stalls are installed opposite rows of ...

Have you ever wondered why toilet doors in malls and theatres don’t completely touch the floor? These public restroom doors are designed with a visible gap at the bottom. While it may seem like a loss ...