AN ACCESSIBLE OASIS WITH KRONA

20/06/2012. By Egue y Seta. Casa Decor Madrid 2012. [MAD] Up to June 24th.
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“Soto Kangei” (“welcome outside”) is the name given by Egue y Seta office to the public toilets that are located on the ground floor of the new exhibition Casa Decor Madrid 2012. The layout of the different rooms, together with the door hinge with the EGO system with hidden hinge Kubica, and a sliding door K20 by Krona, creates a perfect combination that facilitates accessibility and mobility.

Public toilets interior. Casa Decor Madrid 2012. By Egue y Seta. Photography © Miguel de Guzmán.

Public toilets interior. Casa Decor Madrid 2012. By Egue y Seta. Photography © Miguel de Guzmán.

Swinging door with EGO system. Casa Decor Madrid 2012. By Egue y Seta. Photography © Miguel de Guzmán.

The interior designers have created a white 26 sqm oasis, with vegetation and wall coverings. The toilets are accessed through a wide gap in a dark wall and it is covered with a black lacquered door. This leaf is moved is shifted by grasping the Cirkle handle by Krona, and making it run on the circular guides of the sliding system K20 by Krona. The installation of this door has been custom made, considering the need of a ramp and the opening measures required to ensure full accessibility to the toilets.

The interior is a white, minimalist room, to what contributes the toilet doors, resolved with EGO system by Krona, a solution that allows the absence of doorframes and jambs giving uniformity to the environment. Inside the two toilets, walls and doors give continuity to wall coverings and have the Kubica Twist invisible hinge by Krona that allows that allows the opening of these up to 180 º, facilitating access and providing space amplitude.

PROYECT CREDITS

Proyect.- Public toilets (ground floor). Casa Decor Madrid 2012.
Site.- Casa Decor Madrid 2012. Plaza de España, 8. Madrid.
Author.- Egue y Seta. Daniel Pérez + Felipe Araujo + Mario Vila.
Krona solutions.- Sliding system K20 with Cirkle handle, EGO system for swinging doors with Kubica Twist hinge.
Up to JUne 24.