PP Garden by Pao

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“花墙如厕”是一间不分性别的公共卫生间，为人们提供了一个意想不到的，兼顾公平、交流与参与的放松场所。

PP Garden is a gender-neutral public restroom that provides inclusive relief for those that need to relieve themselves and serves as an unlikely social space.  

▼空间概览，overall view ©众建筑，金伟琦

乐平基金会原先所用的是一个办公楼中最为常见的卫生间，狭小、破旧、光线昏暗、气味扑鼻，无论男女常需排队。因此，乐平基金会决定对其进行改造，以能体现基金会构建包容创新社会的使命。

The office building toilet was originally narrow in size, frequently untidy, dim and often smelly. Both men and women frequently had to line up. The Leping Foundation, a tenant in the building, ultimately decided to refurbish the toilet to align with their mission of social inclusion and openness.

▼入口空间，用镜面延伸空间，entrance, extend space with mirror ©众建筑，金伟琦

日常生活中，办公楼、商场、体育馆里，常能见到女士排队如厕的情况。比利时根特大学的研究数据化了这种体验：在貌似合理公平的空间分配下，每4位男士如厕的时间只够1位女士如厕。他们建议了一种混合性别的卫生间，能使男女如厕的机会更加平等，换句话说，对女士更加关怀，空间使用更加公平。这成为我们设计的基础构想，将原来男女卫生间完全打通，置入一个个单间，无论何种性别，自己选择单间如厕即可。

The design also considers the cultural context of China where there are residential areas with no private toilets, leading to public toilets commonly used also as places for chit chat and social exchange. The original men’s and women’s toilets were unified into one to create the PP Garden. Regardless of gender, one can choose any stall to use the toilet. The result is a fairer bathroom.

▼剖面，卫生间不分性别，
section, regardless of gender ©众建筑

恐怕大多数人都有这样的体验，卫生间里的聊天份外亲切，暂别紧张的工作环境，唠唠家常与八卦，谈谈时事和新闻，卫生间成为交换信息与交流感情的重要场所。空间应能促使这种行为的发生。为此我们在原男女卫生间的隔墙上打出几个洞口，将洗手、梳妆、吹干等功能内置于墙间，两侧人穿过墙上这些可用的洞口，去洗手与梳妆，原先不相识的两人，也有了打个照面，交谈聊天的机会。同时，墙上洞口增加了可用面积，使卫生间增加更多单间，提高使用效率。

To encourage interaction, we created large openings in the partition wall that previously divided the space by gender. Functions such as hand washing, grooming and drying are incorporated into the wall on both sides. This saves space and the openings serve as an opportunity for informal chatter, as people on either side wash and dry their hands as well as do their make-up. 

▼多功能隔墙上的洞口，提供交流的机会，large openings in the partition wall serve as an opportunity for informal chatter  ©众建筑，金伟琦

多数人心中，卫生间是每日必需，却又不愿主动提及的空间。而在这里，我们设置了一个能够主动改变的植物墙，它不同于常见那些管道密布、由技术支撑的绿植墙，这是个以洞洞板作为基础的墙面，挂着几百盆不同的植物，由使用者选择、照料，根据心情或使用所需调换位置与组合。也可自己带来植物，互相交换，谈论养植经验，随季节有新的香味，新的色彩。

▼花墙立面变化，
change of the flower wall elevation ©众建筑，金伟琦

To enliven the space, we filled the wall with hundreds of different plants. Selected and cared for by the adjacent offices, the plants can be freely rearranged. The greenery can also provide a topic for a conversation. 

▼可自由调节的植物，plants can be freely rearranged ©众建筑，金伟琦

卫生单间的使用状态与基金会办公室的信息相连，办事人员在办公室里就能查阅到单间的使用情况，方便安排时间。同时增设了残疾人单间，全面照顾残疾人的使用情况。

To ensure greater convenience, information on the number of empty stalls is displayed in the nearby offices. People can check the availability of the toilet from the desk and avoid unnecessary queueing.

▼平面图，plan ©众建筑

▼剖面，sections ©众建筑

项目名称：花墙如厕
项目地点：北京
客户：乐平基金会
建筑面积：32平方米
设计时间：2019年
建设时间：2019年
主持建筑师：何哲、James Shen（沈海恩）、臧峰
项目建筑师：许嘉玲
项目团队：沙靖海，王学成
摄影：众建筑，金伟琦

Project Name: PP Garden
Client: Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation
Location: Beijing
Building Area: 32 square meters
Design Period: 2019
Construction Period: 2019
Principals: He Zhe, James Shen, Zang Feng
Project Architects: Xu Jialing
Project Team: Sha Jinghai, Wang Xuecheng
Photography: People’s Architecture Office，Jin Weiqi

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