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Architects: SJ2A
- Area: 40 40sqm
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Jomar Bragança
Text description provided by the architects. With a focus on sustainable architecture and using the most environmentally friendly
materials and construction techniques, SJ2a created the eco-transportable bathrooms.
For public use, the bathrooms were designed to fit in recycled marine containers, with
the original metal shell structure modified for better use of natural light. Because it is a mobile
structure, the lining was made in flexible material and resistant to small movements. In this way
the walls and ceilings were covered with slabs of VIROC, a cement fiber board panel composed
of a mixture of compressed and dry pine wood particles and cement . The combination of
strength and flexibility of the wood with rigidity and durability of concrete panels make them
versatile for this type of enclosure and finish. The panels do not require final
finishing such as paint and ceramics. The installation in furring wall style allowed the passage of
all hydraulic piping and electrical equipment necessary for operation. For the floor a single large
roll of vinyl was used, with no seams, with the same concept of flexible material and in
this case also for easy cleaning and maintenance.
