Sephardi Center, Room 508
Initial Impressions: I knew from the moment I stepped foot in the room that I was in for a treat. This was a classic Glass Cube, inserted in a room far too small for a Cube. On the right, the door is blocked by the sink and on the left by the toilet. The designer clearly intended for the bather not to take hygiene for granted, but rather to approach the experience with intention, something one rarely sees in modern shower design.
The experience: Given the setup of the doors, there is no way to turn on the shower without pre-flooding the room. There is also not a clear place to put the towel, other than on the toilet or in the sink. I chose the toilet. After closing the shower door, I watched as the spray hit the hinge of the door and passed directly through on its way to the floor. The Personal Hygiene Product was mounted about six feet off the floor, making it possible to apply it directly to the head. It was also closer to hand soap than traditional PHP. This led me to bring in my own back-up bottle of shampoo, although there was no shelf for it. The Glass Cube was far too small to pick it up from the floor, so I was forced to put it on the only available surface—the top of the PHP dispenser. This was thoughtfully curved, ensuring anything placed on top would immediately slide off and not be left behind.
Flooding: The bathroom flooded all three times I used the shower, getting worse each day.
