Designing for people: Integrating technology into your next bathroom design

The driving force behind this generation’s most advanced computers, phones and televisions, smart technology is now revolutionising bathroom design. From smart toilets and sensor-operated taps to Google Home enabled bathroom accessories, technology has the potential to change how we experience the built environment, including spaces as personal as the bathroom.

However, the prospect of a highly-digitised personal life may be daunting for some. While the market is growing, Australians are still hesitant about adopting smart home technology. With Australians now spending more time at home than ever before, smart bathroom technology has the potential to transform and enrich our lives –  but it will require thoughtful and considered design to seamlessly integrate these new solutions into the most private of spaces.

The architect’s goal will be to select the ideal bathroom technology that will meet user needs and deliver the best experience over many years. Rather than a far-fetched futuristic fantasy, smart bathrooms will be made of several advanced, yet realistic components that fulfil the following criteria:

• User experience. Delivering a real functional benefit, rather than just “bells and whistles”.
• Design. Solutions that do not detract from the overall bathroom design.
• Timelessness. Technology that will remain relevant and useful now and into the future.
• Reliability. A trusted brand and product that delivers on quality and support.

In this white paper, we take a closer look at emerging bathroom technologies and how they can be integrated into bathrooms that will be loved by users for many years to come.