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EQUITY
All-gender, multiuser restroom
designs with a common entry and
handwashing accommodations in a
common area present a new way to
design and build public restrooms.
All-Gender Restrooms Foster Inclusion
By Cassandra Ruport
T
oday's demand for all-gender public restroom buildings runs parallel
with the trend of transitioning from multiuser restrooms to
multiple single-user restroom spaces within the same building.
The multiuser designs have declined in popularity except in applications
involving a high number of users per hour. This type of design is
ideal for maximizing the allowable floorspace to provide use to the largest
number of occupants at a given time - for example, during half time at a
big football game, at a concert or entertainment venue, or at the airport -
whereas the " single user " layout has grown in popularity in many designs.
The Single-User Design
The single-user
design's rise in
popularity is due primarily to the
privacy, security and overall space
maintenance this layout provides.
Most single-user rooms are unisex.
Once inside, the space provides toileting
and washing fixtures along
with the pertinent accessories to
assist most users. This area allows
the individual to maintain privacy
as they have the room all to themselves
until they leave the space.
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This feature is also very popular in
many all-gender designs. In fact,
one certainly can take the position
that all single-user designs are also
all-gender.
All-gender designs with a common
entry and handwashing accommodations
in a common/open
area present a new way to design
and build public restrooms for multiple
users. This approach provides
many of the single-user benefits
while eliminating the single-user
features that owners despise - primarily,
the lock on the door and no
real way of knowing who's in there
or for how long.
Looking closely at the all-gender
design pictured above, a stall door is
the only real privacy afforded in this
design. Additionally, the stall door
to the toileting fixture should be
equipped with occupancy indicator
hardware and an increased undercut
to allow visibility of the users'
feet. This provides a sense of privacy
that will encourage the user to
use the available space punctually.
Additionally, since the water closet
or urinal is the only fixture in the
stall, the user will be more inclined
to gravitate out to the common area
for handwashing, personal hygiene
and preening. By moving the handwashing
out of the toilet fixture
space, we can move people faster
RENDERING COURTESY OF JASON SCHONAUER, ROMTEC, INC.

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