Tapped by a school to work on the portico of its new building, interior designer Tina Periquet spotted glaring errors throughout the place. The most appalling was the sight of urinals from the lobby, which potentially detracted from the welcoming ambience.
Periquet learned from an American architect that bathrooms should always be tucked away in any high-quality space. Who wants to see urinals, visitors emerging from the toilet with clothes still in disarray or smell anything foul in a public space? Without trying to undermine the architect, she pointed out the design problem.
The architect defended the concept as a barrier-free design so that people could easily find their way to …
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