| Title |
A Study on the Present Situation of Floor Plan Types and the Equipments of Public-Toilets of Choongchungnam-Do |
| Keywords |
Public Toilet ; Floor Plan Types ; Space Composition ; Manual of Institute of Public Toilet |
| Abstract |
This study shows the floor plan types and the space composition of public-toilets of Choongchung-Do. The total areas of public-toilets are various from 28.52m2 to 94.57m2. and the areas of female-toilets are relatively larger than those of male-toilets. Public-toilets have several equipments such as toilet stool, urinal, washstand, change diaper, chair for baby-care, toilet stool for child, urinal for child, so on. The ratio of number of female-toilet stools versus male-toilet stools, and that of eastern-style toilet stools versus western-style toilet stools are very important and regulated in Manual of Institute of Public toilet, but they are partially kept. All the Public-toilets have toilet stool, urinal and washstand, but change diaper, chair for baby-care, toilet stool for child, urinal for child were used restrictively. There are six types of the floor plan types in public-toilets, five types of public-toilet forms, and five types how the equipments are installed in public-toilets. Opening and shutting doors were usually applied in male & female-toilets and rooms for toilet stools, and some other types of door system were used restrictively. This study offers not only the present conditions, but also the appropriate planning directions of the public-toilets. |