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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I wish to sincerely acknowledge, with gratitude my debt of thanks to all those who have been an important part of this Dissertation and have given their contribution to the successful completion of this project.
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Words can only inadequately express my deep gratitude to my guide, Ar. Dushyant Ludhekar, for his meticulous assistance, kindness and generosity. His fruitful comments and insightful suggestions have been a crucial influence on the present study. He has been a constant support since the very beginning of my research and without his guidance and encouragement, my research would have never come out in the present form.
Grateful acknowledgments are also due to Ar. Ashima C. Grover for their incessant inspiration, expert guidance, and invaluable suggestions.
I take this opportunity to thank Shweta Tiwari and Arya Ludhekar for the help provided at every stage of this course. I also wish to express heartfelt love and appreciation to my seniors and friends, for their inspiration, encouragement, critique, and faith during the entire period of completion of this Dissertation.
Special thanks to my family for being so encouraging, supportive, and for being as involved in the project as I am.
AIM
This study's primary purpose is to examine every aspect of public toilet design to reveal a design strategy path for future directions and to understand the characteristic features of public toilets in different spaces and their influence on the environment.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this study are-
• To conceptualize the problem of public toilets • To study the architectural design typologies of public toilets & to enhance the cost efficiency in materials used in public toilets. • To study the importance of public toilet use in a slum. Furthermore, how it plays a vital role in developing urban areas.
NEED FOR THE STUDY
Everybody needs to go to the public toilets at some point in time should be seen as an integral component in urban regeneration and city planning, and not as a money-wasting add-on provided with little consideration of the spatial, social, or design aspects of the city the need for a strategic spatial planning approach to public toilet provision in India.
SCOPE
To Identifying the urban tissues of use of the public toilets and the decline of public realm with taking into consideration of discarded materials which provides an understanding of how the current design of public toilet affects the society and also considering the universal design principles to observe the means of public toilet design to reach a different solution for the futuristic approach for the COVID-19 pandemic.
LIMITATION
1. The limitation of this study focuses on the transition of public toilet designs and their evolution over the ages. 2. It will show the design function of the public toilets only and its cost efficiency w.r.t upcycled materials. 3. It will also show the analysis of an individual's functions in a toilet based upon their culture, age, location, and user type. 4. It will be focusing on the planning of unit-level study of the public toilets only, not on the macro-level of the urban area.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1...........................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................
▪ DEFINATION OF THE PROBLEM....................................................................................9
▪ DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES ON THE PROBLEM........................................................10
▪ METHODOLOGY..............................................................................................................12
CHAPTER 2.........................................................................................................................13
-THE BACKGROUND ..........................................................................................................
▪ TIMELINE OF TOILETS, TRANSITION AND CHANGE OVER TIME.......................13
▪TYPES OF PUBLIC TOILET: MACRO- LEVEL STUDY...............................................15
▪DISCARDED URBAN WASTES…………………………………………………………20
CHAPTER 3.........................................................................................................................21
▪ IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC TOILET DESIGN IN URBAN REGENERATION AND
URBAN DESIGN………………………………………………………………………21 ▪ MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND NEEDS OF ITS MANAGEMENT,
MAINTENANCE, AND FINANCE CONCERNING COST-EFFICIENCY………....22 ▪ UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND BODY FUNCTIONS, UNDERSTANDING THE
SPECTRUM OF HUMAN ABILITIES. ………………………………………………25 ▪ ANTHROPOMETRICS OF THE PUBLIC TOILET………………………………….30 ▪ UNDERSTANDING THE BIS AND NBC STANDARDS OF THE PUBLIC
TOILETS……………………………………………………………………………….35 ▪ UNDERSTANDING UPCYCLED MATERIALS…………………………………….37
CHAPTER 4 -
CASE STUDY .........................................................................................................................
▪ THE LIGHT BOX, INDIA............................................................................................39
▪ THE TI TOILET FOR HER…………………………………………………………..45 ▪ INFERENCES……………………….
CHAPTER 5 –
DESIGN AND POLICY CHANGE STRATEGIES.............................................................
▪ DISABILITY OR DIS-ENABLEMENT……………………………………………….47 ▪UNIVERSAL URBAN DESIGN: A DISTRICT LEVEL………………………………48 ▪TOILET DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS: MICRO-LEVEL……………………………55 ▪CREATING CHANGE: USER AND PROVIDER GROUPS………………………….57 ▪BRINGING THE IMPORTANCE OF 'UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES' IN TOILET DESIGN………………………………………………………………………………….58 ▪ NEED FOR PUBLIC TOILETS IN SLUMS AND THE ROLE OF INFORMATIONAL AND SUPPLY-SIDE CONSTRAINTS IN URBAN AREAS…………………………..61
CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION...........................................................................................62
▪ CONCLUSION – A ROUTE MAP ....................................................................................62
