Case study

 Lady Bird Lake Hiking Trail Restrooms



  • The Trail Restroom is the first new public toilet built in 30 years on the Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail, a public park that follows the banks of the Colorado River in the south of the city.
  • Austin-based Mario river architects wanted the structure to sit comfortably in the parkland. This led the firm to choose Corten – a weathering steel with a natural patina – for the exterior walls.
  • It is a material that is often selected in landscape settings, with other recent examples including a set of bird-watching structures in Toronto and a forest home in south Korea.
  • By embedding 49 different panels into the ground, the team has created a spiralling plan that encloses a toilet cubicle, but also frames an outdoor area for hand washing.
  • Each panel is two cm thick, but they vary in height to create an irregular profile.
  • A steel door folds back to provide access to the unisex cubicle, including for wheelchair users.





Kunst-Depot, Henze & Ketterer Art Gallery
  • The Art Depot of the Henze & Ketterer Gallery is designed to provide storage space for works of art while also being able to function as a showroom: a showroom not only for clients who wish to look at a work that is not currently on display in the existing nearby gallery but also a space that can be used for the presentation of contemporary art. The two floors above ground will allow all three types of use gallery, showroom and storage although initially mainly the top floor will be used as gallery space.




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