Equality Mosebetsi o Moholo: Ntlwana ea Boithobalo e sa Khethollaneng ka Bong by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Equality Mosebetsi o Moholo: Ntlwana ea Boithobalo e sa Khethollaneng ka Bong by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Sebaka sa Ka Hare le Dipontsho Competition Category.

TšepeKa Hare· 2022

Equality Mosebetsi o Moholo: Ntlwana ea Boithobalo e sa Khethollaneng ka Bong

by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Client: MisoSoupDesign

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Ka Hare Category

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The Design

About Equality Mosebetsi o Moholo: Ntlwana ea Boithobalo e sa Khethollaneng ka Bong

Mongolo oa Buka: Tekano ke ntlwana ea boithobalo ea sechaba e sa khethollaneng ka bong e fumanehang Seteisheneng sa Banqiao, Toropong ea New Taipei. Sebaka sena se lekanang lifiti tse likholone tse 80 se na le bophahamo ba marulelo ba limithara tse 2.7 mme se hahiloe ka litaele tsa letsopa le mabota a arolang a polasetiki e teteaneng haholo. Peipi ea moea ka har'a sethala ka seng e theha khatello e fokolang ea moea (negative pressure) e tlosang monko o mobe. Sesupo sa lets'oao se seng seng kena e bontša hore na ke litšala life tse lokolohileng le mofuta oa tsona, ho kenyeletsoa moo ho rothisoang teng (urinal), oa Bophirima, oa Bochabela le o lokiselitsoeng batho ba nang le bokooa. Kaonto e bohareng ea sesefo e behiloe bophahamong bo loketseng bana, 'me lebota le tala le nang le seiponts'ehiloe (mirror green wall) le fepoa ka metsi a masila (gray water) a tsoang sesefong.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Equality Mosebetsi o Moholo: Ntlwana ea Boithobalo e sa Khethollaneng ka Bong ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Equality Mosebetsi o Moholo: Ntlwana ea Boithobalo e sa Khethollaneng ka Bong e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Equality Mosebetsi o Moholo: Ntlwana ea Boithobalo e sa Khethollaneng ka Bong e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This gender neutral public toilet is located in Banqiao Station, New Taipei City. As the main transportation of New Taipei City, Banqiao Station serves large traffic of commuters. This toilet design is designed along with the SDGs agenda of city to create more sustainable city development
Dimensions & Packaging: Total area: 80 square meter
Ceiling Height: 2.7 meter
Tags: SDGs, Gender Neutral, Toilet, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Production Technology: The interior space is constructed ceramic tiles and high dense plastic partition walls. Air duck is installed in each toilet stall to suck the smell for creating the space negative pressure.
Design Challenge: To achieve a gender-neutral toilet design, we investigated color choices for the space, circulation, signage, and lighting. These elements influence the mentality of users and contribute significantly to providing a welcoming atmosphere. The green wall at the mirror utilizes the gray water generated from the sink to innovate water usage and even more sustainable applications.
Research: The main objective of this project is to achieve gender equality with a design solution. Gender equality, one of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is often discussed in social issues. New Taipei City, the largest population city in Taiwan, has spent a significant amount of effort addressing SDGs in the city development. Therefore, this gender-neutral public toilet project is the milestone of New Taipei City's achievement.
Inspiration: The color, planning and lighting are inspired by concept of gender neutral. Toilet as one of the most sensitive space and function for gender equality, the design serves as the key element to go beyond of traditional gender barrier.
Project Duration: 2021.05 Design Proposal
2021.08 Finalizing Design
2021.10 Demolition of existing toilet
2021.12 Completion
Operation Flow: There is a signal indicator at the toilet entrance to show which toilet stall is available. The display also describes the type of toilet, such as urinal, western or eastern, and handicap-accessible. At the center of the toilet complex, there is a large sink counter with kids' friendly height. Furthermore, the integrated mirror green wall provides user comfort.
Patents: N/A
Team Members: Daisuke Nagatomo
Minnie Jan
Zoe Li
Image Credits: N/A