Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

There is a wrong way and a right way to place a door to a public restroom. Why is this so difficult?

This is a bit of an odd blog post, but here goes.

I am fed up with poor public restroom architecture. There is a right and wrong way for the door to the restroom to open. The door should not open to give a view of the toilet. (see figure – click to enlarge)

The Wrong Way and Right Way to Position the Door for a Public Restroom

Why do restroom designers make this mistake so often. It isn’t that difficult.