WCircle
Awards:
Jumpthegap International Design Competition 2016-2017 - Finalist
Published:
Curve Magazine Dec/Jan 2018
Executive Bulletin 7 Nov 2017
Jumpthegap International Design Competion 2016-2017
Selected as one of the 3 finalist projects out of 6,054 participation from 134 countries
Organized by Roca and BCD Barcelona Spain
Jury:
Patrik Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects and president of the jury
Isabel Roig, general director of BCD Barcelona Design Centre
Benedetta Tagliabue, director of EMBT and the Enric Miralles Foundation
Josep Congost, design and innovation director at Roca
Valentin Vodev, founder of the company VELLO
Xavier Torras, communication director at Roca and director of the We Are Water Foundation [Read more]
WCircle is a smart, eco-friendly bathroom facilitating a modern experience while optimizing use of space to maintain a minimal footprint. Its main interface consists of a central revolving pod, rotating to provide either of three essential functions of everyday use: the washbasin, the toilet seat, and the shower. This capsule is essential for living environments with minimal space such as dorms, studio apartments. This innovative pre-built capsule has a self-cleaning system, and a grey water filtering technology that makes use of an easy unified.
WCircle is a holistic solution. It replaces the traditional bathroom, which requires selecting the walls, and floor finishes, sanitary fixtures, faucets, accessories, storage units, lighting, waterproofing, and complex pluming. The concept of the bathroom becomes a single device that can be inserted into any space like a piece of furniture. In addition to the time and effort needed to build a toilet, WCircle requires a smaller floor space than other bathrooms that have three main functions, while maintaining reasonable circulation space.
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3D Renders by Hassan Mourad
Layout design by Jihane Chartouni
Know more about the competition at Jumpthegap.