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Aurland public toilets / Saunders arkitektur & Wilhelmsen arkitektur

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Public Facilities , Selected , , ,
 

As we already published the Aurland Look out project by Todd Saunders & Tommie Wilhelmsen, we are featuring now the public toilets included on that amazing wooden platform.

More pictures and drawings after the break.

From the Look out text:

“The architecture of the public toilet is opposite of the lookout. While the lookout is light looking the pubic toilet is black painted concrete that is more heavy and solid in appearance. The building is pushed slightly over the edge. The gives it drama yet also creates a facade that is inaccessible to the public. People can look out to the great view from inside the toilets, but no one can look in.”

 

19 comments »

Martin says:

Beautiful!

 
# December 4, 2008 at 08:45

Gorgeous views. This reminds me of the trio of Mockbee toilets in Alabama. One has a similarly scenic view, and one is a tower with an open roof that frames the sky. Nice project!

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# December 4, 2008 at 11:47
Richie says:

Beautiful work. I’m not sure that it seems right to have public toilets be so prominent in the landscape though (if the surroundings are as unspoilt as they appear)..?

 
# December 4, 2008 at 12:23

Breathtaking, wonderful and i dont know any other word for that.

 
# December 4, 2008 at 13:07
Cameron says:

Now what more can I say, but art can also be functional!

 
# December 4, 2008 at 13:18
musser says:

the new castle. solitude. and solid-tude. adore this. i want to live here.

 
# December 4, 2008 at 17:31
Benjamin says:

what a shame it’s a toilet…

 
# December 4, 2008 at 18:00
Greg says:

Love it, and the couple heading into the toilet… guess they love it too.

 
# December 4, 2008 at 19:24
blowback says:

Now if you could look at the full view while sat on the crapper, that would be perfection.

 
# December 4, 2008 at 23:48
meangene says:

its cold up there. be careful that your cheeks don’t freeze to the seat

 
# December 8, 2008 at 11:42

Excelente diseño y espectacular visual que cultivan asepsia.

 
# December 13, 2008 at 10:48
JRameau says:

so reminisce of the Peter Zumpthor’s Baths in Vals

 
# December 18, 2008 at 21:34
greek quote says:

xese pshla ki agnanteue

 
# April 5, 2009 at 13:01
Mr. Cheap says:

Wilhelmsens stupid vision coming true : “I want the roof, the wall and the floor to be just one element” … He does this in everything he does. So funny folding shit today too … biiiip.

 
# April 11, 2009 at 17:35
majchers says:

What an amazing s**t house! Great job guys! I wish I could use it one day…
;-)))

 
# June 2, 2009 at 17:22
Z says:

A great russian comedian once said; you can tell the wellbeing of a nation/people by the design of their toilets..
clearly awesome

 
# June 20, 2009 at 04:27
daiber says:

every one is beeing kinda zumthorish lately, just in the cosmetic aspect, but I like this project anyway.

 
# June 21, 2009 at 01:33

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