ABSTRACT
This is a unique text providing both design guidance and policy direction for the provision and design of public toilets covering city-wide, district-level and site-specific principles. It highlights the role of urban design in reversing the trend of inadequate toilet provision, and sets out guidelines for design which meets both user need and provider requirements.
Greed presents the fundamental principle that toilets should not be dealt with in isolation from mainstream urban policy, but that they should be seen as a serious core component in both strategic urban policy and local area design. She argues toilets are valuable townscape features in their own right as manifestation civic pride and good urban design - essential architectural components which add to the quality and viability of an area.
Although a range of design guidance on toilets exists there is still considerable dissatisfaction with the end product in terms of building design, levels of provision, location, safety, layout, DDA requirements and accessibility. By outlining user demands and provider constraints, Greed shows that it is essential for architects to have an informed understanding and practical knowledge of toilet issues when working with public and private sector providers.
Examples of toilet architecture from other countries, and policies from different cultural settings, are included for comparative purposes to invigorate UK perspectives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |129 pages
The Problem of Public Toilets
part |68 pages
The Background: Public Lose Out
chapter |14 pages
Introduction: Background and Context
chapter |13 pages
Conceptualising the Problem of Public Toilets
chapter |20 pages
The Historical Development of Public Toilets
chapter |20 pages
The Development of Toilet Provision within Its Legal Context
part |59 pages
Differing Perspectives on the Problem
chapter |23 pages
Cultural Attitudes: Separating or Mixing
chapter |15 pages
Medical Perspectives: Incompetence or Incontinence
chapter |19 pages
Environmental Aspects: Global and Local
part |164 pages
History Today
part |102 pages
Design and Policy Change
chapter |21 pages
Planning for Toilets: City-Wide Macro Level
chapter |18 pages
Disability or Dis-Enablement
chapter |21 pages
Universal Urban Design: District Level
chapter |40 pages
Toilet Design Considerations: Micro Level
part |60 pages
Creating Change