Human-toilet Interaction: THE MISSING PIECE OF THINKING THE ASSESSIBLE TOILET DESIGN

Creator

Tam, Tsz Kin, Jeff

Title

Subject

Social aspects – Design -- Exhibitions

College graduates

Date Created

2020-09-18

Relation

PolyU Design Degree Show 2020: Profile Cards

PolyU Design Degree Show 2020 Tutors' Choice

Format

Photographs

Identifier

ASSD2020BASDD03P001

ASSD2020BASDD03P002

ASSD2020BASDD03P003

Is Part Of

BA (Hons) in Social Design

Award Winning

Description

The accessible toilet is an absolute necessity for the people living with a disability and mobility issue. Its design features enable them to use the toilet as independently and safely as possible. Conventionally, the designing practice of accessible toilet is about compliance with the design guidelines, including a long list of dimensional standards and regulations. But to the physically impaired, such practice is flawed due to its inadequacy of designing a toilet that could adapt the needs of the physically challenged group. Based on this insight, the project introduces a brand-new practice of creating a more user-friendly accessible toilet design, by presenting the scenarios of using the accessible toilets to observe the user's interactions with the items in the accessible toilet. Followed by a summarization of the user’s concern, the goal of the project is to encourage us to think about “How the users use?” when designing accessible facilities.

Collection

PolyU Design Degree Show 2020