Around the world, architects know that the buildings they create must meet the needs of all individuals, providing hygienic, safe, inclusive, adaptive, and aesthetically pleasing spaces. This belief extends to the architect and design team that worked with the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi to redesign one of their most heavily-trafficked campus restrooms.

The challenge

The University serves 6,500 students from Canada and beyond each year and they needed to redesign and modernise this high-traffic restroom to better meet the needs of all users, making it all-gender and fully accessible for all users with reduced mobility related to age, height, visual and physical abilities.

DuraLineSeries with Surface-Mounted Twin Jumbo-Roll Toilet Tissue Dispenser.jpg — *DuraLineSeries with 1” clearance and Surface-Mounted Twin Jumbo-Roll Toilet Tissue Dispenser*

Our solution

Lajoie Agency, a Montreal-based firm specialising in specifying plumbing, heating, and architectural products since 1980, worked with the architect and design team to specify Bobrick’s DuraLineSeries, Gap-Free, Extended Privacy partitions with overhead brackets to achieve the architects’ main principles of inclusive space design. With 1” floor clearance, DuraLineSeries created an inclusive restroom that is a safe, inviting gathering place for all university students, faculty, and visitors. To meet the hygienic objectives of the project, the team specified Bobrick B-43644 recessed waste receptacles with LinerMate.

Products

DuraLineSeries with 1” clearance

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Bobrick DuraLineSeries Gap-Free Extended Privacy partitions were a clear choice for the design team as a means to maximise privacy and promote peace of mind for all students using the new all-gender restroom.

Occupancy Indicator Latch with Extended Privacy

Occupancy indicator latch.jpg — *Occupancy indicator latch with Extended Privacy*

DuraLineSeries’ standard concealed stainless steel hardware package includes barrel hinges, latch and keeper, bracket, coat hook, inswing door hardware and/or outswing door pull. The Occupancy Indicator Latch comes standard with the Extended Privacy option.

Project details

Project: Gender-Neutral Restrooms

Location: University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

Architect: Chevalier Morales

General Contractor: Amec Construction

Distributor: Cometal

Technical Representative: Mélissa Hamel at Lajoie Agency

Building Type: Higher-Education Gender-Neutral Restroom

Products:

DuraLineSeries Gap-Free, Extended Privacy Partitions with 1” Clearance
Occupancy Indicator Latch with Extended Privacy

Main image: Overhead braced DuraLineSeries Gap-Free Extended Privacy Partitions

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