Toilet design

I looked at the fanciful designs for toilets.

They all looked claustrophobic.

I never walk into any building unless it has windows and looks like you can communicate with the outside world or climb out in an emergency.

Where is the Z shape entrance enabling you to enter hands free with your suitcase on wheels or shopping trolley, whilst concealing those inside from view?

Where is the window to the outside, for the claustrophobic and for exit in any emergency of a different kind?

Where are the mirrors so you can comb your hair and check you skirt is not caught at your waist and your shoes are not dragging bits of toilet paper?

Where are the foot operated bins for dispsoal without getting your hands dirty?

Are the seats wide enough to support a 20 stone person without breaking, sliding sideways, and leaving everybody else without toilets for a year?

Are they cheap enough to build and produce and distribute and move to new locations?

What about toilets for events, exhibitions? Any event attended by more than 100 people is going to cause a long queue.

Where are the seats so that people can wait for friends?

Where are the wide hooks which can hold your heavy shopping bag?

Does the toilet wash down?

Does it use natural light so you can see if you can't find a light switch, or if there is a power cut, and to save energy in daytime?

What was the brief given to the architects - a brief which should have included the maximum heights and weights of people in a cubicle and number of cubicles - even room for adding more cubicles, like a lego block or mosaic or jigsaw.

How much space is needed in a cubicle for a wheelchair or twins in a buggy?

How much space is needed around a toilet to get in when the door is opening and shutting?

Which colours are most soothing?

Where is the automatic dispenser of toilet paper and towels?

The room around the drier so it doesn't go off in your ear whilst you are washing your hands.

Is it free of metal toilets and basins so that a faulty light bulb does not electrocute you?

How about a free flow of air to keep it smelling sweet.

Pictures and information?

Wash your hands signs.

Apparently the latest successful health measure ask you if the person next to you is washing with soap, not just water.

Signs should at least read Please wash your hands with soap, not only water - the soap makes a big difference.