Atour Village Public Restroom / GN Architects

In Atour Village town square, the sight is captured by three themed buildings, leaving no independent space for the public restroom. Initially, the owner just wanted this feature, and it could appear inside any building, or be incorporated with the garage overhead. The starting point of most constructions is efficiency, to distinguish the majority and minority, the protagonist and the background, and then allocate the cost and design workforce, which was also a problem we were worried about. Because of the maintenance cost and site itself, most of the scenic bathrooms lack a bright and clean experience. However, we found in the survey data of some scenic spots that tourists' complaints about restrooms are second only to the cost-effectiveness of tickets. The construction and management of public restrooms is a neglected bug in cities and cultural tourism scenic spots. We hope to solve this problem here.

Atour Village Public Restroom / GN Architects
The entrance is hidden behind the white wall slices. Image © Wenjun Liang The entrance is hidden behind the white wall slices. Image © Wenjun Liang
  • architects: GN Architects
  • Location: Qingdao, China
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Wenjun Liang
  • Photographs: Yong Zhang
  • Area: 216.0 m2

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