REUsel :

Rethinking Public Toilets

REUsel is a proposal based on three aspects:

SOCIAL - It has a constrained circular plan around the span of the open grid layout. The toilets for female and male have been isolated encouraging disciplined segregation for the semi-private spaces. It has arrangements of framework, some of them unbuilt that may bend over as waiting areas and multi-functional spaces to use as meet-up or flea market.

MATERIAL - Disposed plastic containers are reused as building material. This procedure is more effective than recycling and it generates a substitute function for the bottles instead

of degrading in landfills.

ECOLOGICAL -There is a water harvesting reservoir to gather and store water and the construction strategy has a low carbon footprint. Economically, the plastic containers are modest and locally available. The absolute waste generation is diminished and natural resources are preserved.

The proposition is a modular unit that can be imitated according to site conditions and available reusable materials. It makes a methodical arrangement and instructs users to be delicate towards the environment.

The Little BIg Loo, VolZero Competition 2020

Participants: Ipsita Datta, Nusrat Tabassum

Shortlisted in the top 50 entries