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7 2.1 Drivers and Goals For the last five years, complaints to airports have been mounting. The most frequent comments from travelers are that the restrooms look filthy and dated, and there is always a line.
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8 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design distribution throughout the airport) to accommodate the calculated passenger load.
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Planning 9 • General contractor • Primary subcontractors 2.3 Existing Restroom Evaluation With the restroom team in place, the easiest task to initiate, but also the most time intensive, is determination of the existing state of the airport's restrooms. This process involves going to each restroom and related space -- janitor's closets, pipe chases, and associated storage rooms -- and documenting the existing conditions for the following: • Proximity to other airport functions • Signage • Surfaces • Hardware • Accessories • Amenities • Plumbing • HVAC • Power • Lighting • Technology • Accessibility A form for each of these categories is shown in Appendix B: Existing Restroom Evaluation Forms.
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10 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design issues. As the research team's surveys of travelers and airport managers revealed, there is often a disconnect between the perceptions of the two groups.
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Planning 11 Keep in mind that landside and airside restrooms accommodate a different mix of users. While both are visited by travelers and airport employees, landside locations are also frequented by meeters and greeters as well as, in some airports, transportation chauffeurs.
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12 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design and because female travelers typically bring children into the restroom, as voiced in the focus groups, and do not have the advantage of the quick turn-around provided by urinals for men (refer to Appendix I: Airport Restroom of the Future)
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Planning 13 3. Determine Peak Passenger Capacity Peak passenger capacity (design passengers)
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14 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design 4. Determine Total Number of Men's and Women's Fixtures Since the quantity of women's fixtures can fluctuate, with a suggested minimum being equal to men's fixtures but potentially increasing based on the airport's customer service philosophy, the men's fixture count is used for base calculations.
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Planning 15 2.4.2 Landside Calculations Landside restrooms are typically located within the major terminal areas such as check-in, baggage claim, and concessions areas. Calculations are based on the total peak-hour O&D passenger demand (PHP)
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16 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design However, this should be studied carefully as some locations may exhibit lines during peak passenger demand. As a result a higher percentage distribution for those areas may be required.
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Planning 17 • Baby diaper changing area • Toilet stall • Wheelchair-accessible stall • Urinal area • Family room • Plumbing chase • Janitor's closet/storage Section 2.5.5 presents additional diagrams that indicate locations of the following restroom elements: • Spatial components • Amenities • Signage • Accessories • HVAC • Lighting • Power • Technology 2.5.1 Spatial Components Entry Area The entry, as with other circulation within the restroom, needs to accommodate two-way traffic for passengers with luggage, in wheelchairs, pushing strollers, etc. A clear width of six feet six inches is a reasonable minimum.
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18 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design ANSI A117.1-2003 requires that in restrooms with six or more sinks, at least one sink is to have an "enhanced reach range." This means that the point where controls or sensors for water and soap are activated cannot be more than 11 inches back from the front edge of the counter and/or sink. The recommended sink depth to accommodate these requirements is 20 inches from the face of the raised shelf.
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Planning 19 providing a clear space for individuals to maneuver themselves and their belongings with the door in any position. Having the resting position of stall doors be a position that is a few inches open allows users to readily see if the stall is occupied.
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20 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design with fixtures (but usually not doors) and some jurisdictions have a modification if there is an open gap below the stall partition versus a partition to the floor.
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Planning 21 2.5.2 Room Prototype The room prototype layout separates the toilet and washing functions into "rooms" (see Figure 2-5)
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22 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design Figure 2-6. Room prototype -- view toward entry.
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Planning 23 2.5.3 Galley Prototype The "galley" layout is a more efficient plan, spatially (Figures 2-9 through 2-11)
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24 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design Figure 2-11. Galley prototype -- view toward grooming area.
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Planning 25 Many airports have a column bay spacing of approximately 30 × 30 feet so a typical concourse might be three bays wide. This limits expansion outward.
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Entry Sink Area Changing Area Toilet Stall Accessible Stall Urinal Area Chase Storage Figure 2-16. Spatial components arrangement.
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Planning 27 Shelf Changing Table Grooming / Make-up Storage Shelves Figure 2-18. Internal amenity locations.
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28 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design Mirror Toilet Paper / Disposal Seat Paper Dispenser Paper Towels / Trash Biohazard Disposal Sanitary Products Vendor Utility Shelf / Rack Provide recessed accessories wherever possible to reduce surfaces requiring cleaning, to minimize potential corners to bump into, and to streamline restroom appearance. Figure 2-20.
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Planning 29 Lighted Panels Recessed Downlight Mirror Light Utility Light Motion Detector Wall lights provide even ambient light and minimize fixture clutter on ceilings. Sidelighting at mirrors illuminates faces without shadows.
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30 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design communication tool for a variety of audiences from airport executives and authorities to the public. It is a living document that is expected to be modified over the years as air travel is an ever changing industry.
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Planning 31 Figure 2-25. Exterior catchment zones.
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32 Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design For this section of the concourse, the plan shows a dashed black box around the existing restroom locations along with the room numbers, which ties in to the evaluation forms described in Section 2.3 of this guidebook. The red circles indicate the proposed restroom locations with the fixture counts in red.
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Planning 33 2.7 Renovation Versus New An important consideration in the master planning process is to evaluate the pros and cons of renovating a restroom versus relocating it, or building new. The last option is easy.
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