Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design (2015) / Chapter Skim
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68 "Toilets remain contested terrain, with the question remaining of how, truly, to make all toilets, and toilet users, equal before the law of the commode." From "Pissing Without Pity: Disability, Gender, and the Public Toilet" by David Serlin in Toilet: Public Restrooms and the Politics of Sharing, Harvey Molotch and Laura Norén (Eds.) I.1 Introduction What if you could .
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Airport Restroom of the Future 69 I.2 The Issues Planning Many airports were built with restrooms squeezed into inferior, leftover spaces. Now, especially in the wake of the events of 9/11, it is difficult to enlarge typical restrooms to accommodate travelers' carry-ons as well as accessibility for travelers with disabilities without decreasing the fixture count.
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70 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design These intrusions of urban life also increased the desire for personal privacy, which in turn led to increased concerns of modesty, especially regarding the human body and bodily functions. The anxiety of women emerging from the homestead to work, shop, socialize, etc.
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Airport Restroom of the Future 71 AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ACCESSIBLE SINK ACCESSIBLE TOILET PIPE CHASE 5 0 5 02 0 4 0 6 6 Figure I-1. The airport restroom of the future module.
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72 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design Construction The module is ideal for prefabricated assemblies. The entire module or entire wall assemblies can be built offsite and brought in and fit together with other modules, speeding up construction time and minimizing disruption for renovations within the airport.
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Airport Restroom of the Future 73 concept is purposefully compact for efficiency. With the required clearances for accessibility, there is room for more than one person in the module, but there is no privacy.
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