Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Designing Bathrooms That Work
Workplace bathroom design and maintenance remain hot topics, for good reason. On October 18 I spoke at Workplace Trends: The Changing Nature of Work in London. The conference was chock full of insightful, provocative and compelling presentations, the kind that make a trip to London very worthwhile. At the conference the topic of bathroom design and maintenance was raised because bathrooms have an important influence on workplace performance for more than the obvious reasons. Bathrooms are the places in every workplace where it is possible for workers to find some respite from what can be crushing workloads. Even if spa-like experiences aren’t designed in, bathrooms are regularly painted in relaxing colors, for example. And they do provide some privacy in the midst of open offices. People sometimes retreat to bathroom stalls just for that privacy. We all need some time when we don’t have visual or acoustic contact with others …
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