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Washroom facilities that encourage healthy habits
Carefully designed washrooms will help promote healthy habits and reduce anti-social behavior, as Trevor Bowers at Washroom Washroom explains
designed in order to create a pleasant environment for students, staff and visitors alike. While full height toilet cubicle doors are
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fine for visitors, staff and older students, at Washroom Washroom we’ve developed an extensive array of cubicle sizes to provide a solution for every age group. Specially designed low-level doors are ideal for nursery and primary age children as a way of helping them feel at ease and less intimidated, while also allowing for a greater degree of adult supervision if necessary.
ASHROOMS play a key role in any academy or school and as such it’s essential that they’re well
As well as different cubicle door sizes
ranging anywhere from 1050mm to 1950mm and up to full ceiling height doors, we’ve also developed shaped cubicles with rounded edges. This adds a fun element to the washroom space, especially when combined with digitally screen-printed designs such as our popular Frutti range with the bright coloured cubicles machined to resemble fruits. The use of InfraRed sensor operated
taps, which are designed to turn off automatically, can reduce the possibility of damage from flooded washbasins if taps are left running by accident. Material choice is an important way to
ensue washrooms remain in pristine condition for longer, even in a high traffic school environment. Solid Grade Laminate (SGL) and High Pressure laminate are extremely hardwearing and are also available in a wide range of different colours, making them ideal for school toilet cubicles, duct panels and vanity units alike. SGL in particular is totally impervious to water and its solid construction removes the need for independent edging which could come off, looking unsightly over time. It’s also highly resistant to vandalism, making it perfectly suited to a busy school environment. Such materials provide a hygienic
surface which is easy to clean and maintain and together with sensor
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operated taps, will help to minimise the potential spread of bacteria, which is essential in a school environment where viruses can spread very quickly. A school washroom design also needs
to balance the need for students’ privacy with the required degree of staff supervision to reduce antisocial behaviour such as vandalism and bullying, which can make washrooms effectively no-go areas particularly for younger students. One option is to redesign the
washroom layout to create a more open space by removing the door to the washroom areas in favour of full height cubicle doors and open vanity areas. A popular design is to create an open washroom space with centrally installed vanity unit purposely designed to act as a division between male and female WC areas. The more open design allows washroom areas to be overlooked at all times, reducing the threat of bullying and other anti-social behaviours. When it comes to specifying
washrooms for the education sector, a bespoke approach to design ensures that the differing needs all various end users from nursery aged children through to teenagers and staff are all effectively met.
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