Unisex Bathroom

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Envelope

Walls

• Requirements
  • 4 walls
  • sound proofing is good
  • privacy
• Design / Selection
  • Ideas
    • reuse of block from window installation
    • reuse of ceramic tile for shower walls
    • fill block cores with walnut shell?
  • Design / Selection
    • Walls from reused painted block...fill block with waste
    • paint for the block
    • Ceramic tile with dark grout for:
      • wall base min 4"
      • shower area
      • back splash for sink
• Rationale
  • maximize
    • reuse
    • durability
    • Sanitary

Floors

• Requirements
  • drain
  • entire bath floor to slope to shower drain
    • shower drain to be located out of normal standing area
  • water / slip resistance
  • sanitary for cleaning
  • thickness of tile floor is max 1/2" for ADA access
• Design / Selection
  • Tile (salvaged)... max 1/4" thick
  • Dark grout
  • drain
• Rationale
  • durability
  • ability to heat via radiant flooring
  • sanitary cleaning

Ceiling

• Requirements
  • durability
• Design / Selection
  • Ideas:
    • reclaimed tile over used drywall
  • Design
    • 2x6 joist ceiling
    • covered with plywood
    • drywall (research selection)
      • painted (semi-gloss)
• Rationale
  • durability

Doors

• Requirements
  • Access code requirements: 36" door width
  • 1 Main door include air supply vent in door
• Design / Selection
  • 36" reused steel door w/ vent in door
• Rationale
  • driven heavily by access code

Shower

• Japanese style minimizing shower space
  • Not intended to be main shower- will show how minimum size space can be utilized

Fixtures

Shower valve and head

• balanced pressure-tempering shower valve required
• hand held shower head required
  • code max 2.5 GPM shower head
    • Bricor- 1.5GPM and less shower heads
    • Oxygenics 630- 1.5 GPM
      • pro-low water usage
      • con-aerates water- which lowers water temperature
    • Niagara Conservation 1.5/2.0 GPM
      • non aerating low flow shower head

Toilet

• Requirements
  • toilets: ADA compliant, elongated
  • Minimize usage of water
  • durability
  • ease of cleaning
• Design / Selection
  • Ideas:
    • Reuse: toilets with dual flush valves
    • Toto's view of sustainability
    • American Standard Eco-product Listing
  • Design
    • Dual flush toilets
      • Regular
        • Toto Aquia II
        • American Standard dual flush
      • ADA
        • Toto Aquia III
        • American Std Cadet3 dual flush
• Rationale
  • Sanitary
  • minimize water

Hardware

• Requirements
  • Hardware Elements
    • folding shower seat
    • wood shower mat
    • grab bars
    • soap dispenser/dish
    • towel bars/hooks
    • mirror
    • shower curtain ?
    • changing table...space??
    • waste baskets
  • ease of cleaning
  • durability
  • no waste
• Design / Selection
  • Ideas:
    • Reuse pipe for grab bars- must be without sharp edges; Dalgleish grab bars
  • Design
  • Soap from container?
• Rationale
  • sanitary
  • reuse / easy to clean
  • support sustainable practices and products

Electrical

Lighting

• Requirements
  • code: 10fc
  • minimize energy
  • durability / life of bulb (low usage)
  • adequate light
• Idea
  • reuse tempered glass from coffee table
• Design / Selection
  • Occupancy sensors? light might go out while in shower
  • Light level sensors
  • Design (more research required)
    • Over mirror (1) T5 bulb with indirect down/up (Woody does these)
      • reuse wood in frame
• Rationale
  • energy efficiency
  • very little usage after occupancy is dealt with

Exhaust Fan

• Requirements
  • 20 cfm air movement
  • air pulled through door vent
  • minimize energy
  • durability
• Design / Selection
  • Ideas
    • Use central fan to pull air out of bathroom (no fan)
    • Occupancy sensors??
  • Design (more research required)
    • Use silent small fan 30cfm? ...w/ timer switch/button
• Rationale
  • minimize energy efficiency
  • proper ventilation

Outlets

• Requirements
  • special outlet needs??
  • hair dryer?
• Design / Selection
  • two outlets
    • near sink
• Rationale
  • minimize energy efficiency