PUBLIC TOILET – AADARSH JANTA SEVA

MANDAL

LOCATION : DR. E MOSES ROAD

Location:

Dr. E Moses road.

Landmarks:

Asst. Engineers waterworks emergency repair cell

BMC office.

Harmony, a high-rise residential building.

Toyota showroom

Four Seasons Hotel

One bus stop: Jijamata Nagar

‘THE’ PUBLIC TOILET

USER GROUP

1. Slum dwellers

2. Passers-by, eg. Taxi drivers

3. Floating Population- Businessmen,

Salesmen, people waiting at the bus stop.

SLUM ADJOINING THE TOILET

ENTRANCE

ROAD

URINAL ENTRANCE

Ladies WC

Gents WC

Bath

Handicap

Gents Urinal

IC SCHEMATIC PLAN

MAIN

ENTRANCE

ENTRANCE TO

THE URINAL

PLANTER CREATED TO HIDE THE

SERVICE PIPES….AESTHETIC

ELEMENT ?

FACTS:

•Used throughout the day, but the activity is more during

morning hours.

•Built by the BMC, Managed by a private Mandal, Charges (3

Rupees) applicable on the use of WC. Urinals are free to use.

•Managed by two employees who change shifts.

•Cleaned twice, everyday.

•Men and women use the same space for bathing.

•Pay-and-use facility: Rs.3/-

Source: Local slum dweller.

Merits \ Demerits

•Fewer provision for females, only two reserved for the

same

•Common Bathing space for men and women

•Dimly Lit

•IC was incorporated within the corridor , so the place

is dysfunctional during cleaning.

•No access provision for the handicap.

•Absence of pan stains meant it was cleaned regularly.

•Plantations to conceal the service pipes and provide a

sense of privacy.

INDIAN W.C