Facebook Tweet Help Stories Retail FOR ALL THE FAMILY Share Tweet Help The owners of this cafe, housed in a heritage building, set out to create family-friendly, clean and bright bathrooms for their patrons For this project, a family style cafe within an old libary, the designer has specified Kohler bathroom products, including the disability toilet. Heritage buildings can provide a charmingambience, but often require extensive upgrades to bring them into line with modern requirements.When this 1920s library building in Onehunga was converted to a family-friendly cafe, the designer turned to Kohler to supply the bathroomware needed to create a bright, spacious, and clean environment, says cafe owner Debbie Leaver. For this project, a family style cafe within an old libary, the designer has specified Kohler bathroom products, including the disability toilet. "Because the Library Cafe is a heritage building, we could not knock down the walls, so we were working in a constrained space," says Leaver.The design solution for the bathrooms was to combine sleek contemporary lines with functional, easy-to-clean designs, says Kohler product manager Vivienne Wood."The clean simplicity of the vitreous china, textures, colours and new modern fittings with matching curved shapes were the main solutions to achieving the design objectives. The outcome is a clean and crisp facility with a bright airy atmosphere that matches the rest of the cafe decor," she says. For this project, a family style cafe within an old libary, the designer has specified Kohler bathroom products, including the disability toilet. In the main bathrooms, shown below right, the designer specified twin Kohler Odeon semi-recessed basins with Kohler Symbol tapware, to complement the Kohler Opiaz toilet suites. The disability toilet, below left, features the Ove raised-height toilet suite from Kohler, which has a 460mm raised-height pan and complies to the NZ Building Code GI and AS1172 standards. The Ove is WELS rated as 4.5 litre flush and a 3 litre half-flush, for water efficiency, and has a quiet-close seat.For more information, visit the Kohler showroom, 133 Diana Dr, Glenfield, Auckland, or freephone 0800 100 382. Email: info@kohler.co.nz, or visit the website: www.kohler.co.nz. Story by: Trendsideas 28 Jun, 2008 Retail Design Trendsideas Home kitchen bathroom commercial design Latest Post A beacon on the landscape 24 Nov, 2024 Rounding on the scenery 24 Nov, 2024 Hamptons high life 24 Nov, 2024 We know the Specialists Related Book More Books > NZ2409 NZ2409 Read More Similar Stories