No, take a closer look. I tell you no, this is absolutely not a photo of a carousel. It is an image of the first female public toilets in the UK, called Peequal.
The public toilets of the future: less waiting and gatherings…
Annoyed by snaking queues outside public toilets at music festivals, two University of Bristol graduates, Amber Probyn e Hazel McShane they invented Peequals to speed up the wait. In a design that is (already mentioned) part carousel and part (this is new) Trivial Pursuit marker they have included six wedges with related urinals in an eccentric looking circle. Six women at a time will be able to use public toilets at the same time.
…and less privacy?
Although these public restrooms have an open top for natural lighting, the cubicles (built from 100% recycled and recyclable materials) offer privacy “only” from the waist down. They are also “hands-free,” with 10 fewer touch points than traditional public restrooms. This ensures adequate hygiene and eliminates the transmission of virus particles, which is no bad thing these days.
At this point a doubt arises. Perhaps some of you are wondering how urinals for women work. I'll use a metaphor from the designers themselves, indeed of one: McShane explains that they are designed “like a boat to minimize splashing.” Whoever wants to understand, let him understand. However, in the cubicles there is even some space to store some ornaments during the "passage".
There are too few toilets that really take women's needs into account. Also for this reason women are waiting, says one survey of some time ago34 times longer than men to use public restrooms. This is mainly due to the fact that on average there are 10 male urinals for each female toilet. As an Italian, the first thought that comes to me is: well, at least there they are.
Please wait less
The Peequal aims to overcome this “structural” deficiency, and is already at least six times more efficient than a portable toilet. Also excellent for public and temporary events. the first Peequal structures were installed at the Bristol Comedy Garden last week.
