Problem: The Agnews Campus in the Santa Clara Unified School District serves 3,000 students in San Jose, California. The district worked with LPA Design Studios to design the schools with a high-tech aesthetic — even in the restrooms. “Our main goals for the restrooms were to maximize ease of use, clean and modern aesthetics, and maintenance,” says Alice Kim, project interior designer, LPA.
Solution: The design team chose the all-in-one WashBar with Verge washbasins from Bradley Corp. as the standard for all 136 campus restrooms. With touch-free soap, water and hand dryer in one chrome-plated component, the WashBar makes handwashing easier, more accessible and hygienic. A total of 147 WashBars were specified.
Result: “With combined and integrated functions, the WashBar met the needs of easy access and usage, as well as clean aesthetics,” Kim says. The basin and the WashBar hand dryer are designed to work together to eliminate water dripping onto the user, walls or floor. “The units eliminated facility personnel’s concern of dripping water from sink basin to hand dryer, which could result in slip/fall hazards,” Kim says. 800-272-3539; www.bradleycorp.com
