One of the most important functions of recreation center cabanas in family locker rooms is providing a convenient place for users of all physical ability levels to change in comfort and privacy. As the recreation center cabana concept has become more common, the diversity of target users has increased and the types and arrangements of fixtures has evolved as well. Cabanas now are often […]
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In most buildings you need to have separate restrooms (facilities) for male and female users. So technically, doing a pair of unisex restrooms isn’t allowed. However, in the 2012 IBC there is an exception 2902.2.1 for family or assisted-use toilet facilities. This is great for institutional users or rec facilities and other uses where you
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One of the most over-looked aspects of a successful rec center cabana design is sufficient drainage. It’s easy to assume that the shower drain and an overflow for the toilet will cut it, but you must consider that half the people who use the cabana will already be wet when they get there, and many
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A new idea in recreation center cabana door hardware is the “no latch hold open” approach. In this configuration, the push side of the door (outside) has only a push plate, and the pull side has just a pull bar and a manual dead bolt which activates an occupancy indicator on the outside, like on an airplane
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