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  • 1.  Lavatory counts

    Posted 04-20-2017 05:59 PM
    Hello All ---
     
    As a bit of an aside to fixture counts, I'd like to suggest a couple of ideas, that might live-or-die on available space, and/or budget, and/or Owners' attitudes:
    1.    Neutrals:
    Have a couple of the now-rising "gender neutral" lavs, with the two ancient, circular gender-symbols combined-into one.  Sometime the sign outside says "Family" (not my idea of a picnic spot...).  These are generally "one-holers" w/ both w.c. and urinal, along w/ the lavatory fixture.  My guess would be, have these equal 10% of your count, BUT ---
    2.    How to take 10%?:
    To keep the authorities happy, depending on locality, it might be good, if feasible, to NOT have the "Neutrals" included in your base figure of 100%.
    3.    Remember baby:
    Have changing-tables in ALL ("110%") of lavs.  Recently, I've seen these in men's rooms, occasionally in use as I'm there.  Daddy, not only Mommy now, can be out w/ the baby, too.
     
    Thanks ---
    Bill
    william j. devlin aia, inc.,
    ARCHITECT
    Springfield, MA