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Kawakawa Gorgeous, creative and democratic, the public restrooms in the center of Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, wins the prize. Designed in 1997 by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, famous Austrian architect, painter and print maker, these colorful restrooms feature smashed tiles and glass in curves and spirals reminiscent of Gaudi. Bottles embedded in the wall allow natural light to enter. The building is topped off by grass roof. |
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reader's choice Branson, Missouri, features a bathroom Valhalla, otherwise known as the
Shoji Tabuchi Theatre. No
high tech gizmos, no sleek Feng Sui, only good old-fashioned hedonism.
The women’s room has a fountain, wainscoting, stained glass
appointments and an Empire tin ceiling.
Live orchids lay nestled at every granite and onyx pedestal sink.
The fixtures are carved from black Italian marble and gold.
Voluminous chandeliers soar overhead.
The air is fragrant with 80,000 fresh violets (used per month).
But in this glut of material luxury, simple needs are
remembered--a rocking chair is placed at the changing nook. Over 50 readers sent rave reviews of this bathroom |
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Editors
Choice If Miss Universe was a restroom competition, six finalists would reside in Sheboyan, WI. Kohler sponsored six artists to design sculpture and art using technology and materials from Kohler. Transcending function, these bathrooms are spectacular.
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Best
Bathroom for a Safari Adventure For those who love the great outdoors but hate using leaves for TP, this bathroom is for you. The bathrooms are outside with exotic flowers and foliage. Instead of a mirror in the ladies' restroom, you get a forest! And don’t worry, the wildlife on display doesn’t include germs--this bathroom has won the prize for Singapore Cleanest Bathroom many years in a row.
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Best Bathroom for Extroverts Bar 89, New York
These
designer bathrooms amaze even jaded New Yorkers. The glass doors on the
unisex cubicles offer as much privacy as a float at the Macy’s parade.
But hook the latch, and the glass becomes opaque.
What’s the secret? The
door lock turns on a light that shines at an angle and the special glass
frosts over. Best of all,
these bathrooms are immaculate. |
Best
Bathroom to have
a Medical Emergency
As part of its ongoing upgrading efforts and
to create a healing environment for its patients, Alexandra Hospital has
renovated its toilet in an open concept style.
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The Most
High and Mighty Bathroom by
Grace of the (future) King of England
Commissioned
in 1899 at the peak of Rothesay's
Victorian popularity and since fully restored, these public loos have
won nation-wide awards. The
gents are a (fully functional) monument to Victorian ornate design
incorporating mosaic floors, marble fittings, shiny copper pipework,
enameled alcoves, and glass-sided cisterns.
Prince Charles , the Duke of Rothesay, has visited this loo in an
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Best Bathroom to Embrace Materialism or
to Renounce It, once and for all! The toilet bowls, wash basins, toilet brushes, toilet paper holders, mirror frames, wall-mounted chandeliers and even wall tiles and doors are all made of solid gold. Embedded in the floor at the entrance are gold bars and studding the ceiling are 6,200 diamonds, rubies, sapphires and pearls. The store’s owner was inspired by Vladimir Lenin’s vision of gold toilets for the masses. |
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Best
Bathroom to Evoke Homesickness (aka the Best Argument for
Constipation) These outhouses look grim, but they are somewhat warm and there is no wind inside! The good news—they smell better than most outhouses.
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