Kauri logging theme inspires toilet design

It's all go for the new public toilet in Katikati's Diggelmann Park.

Work on the new facility starts this week and the community will be involved in the final stages - adding a themed facade to the design.

Construction will be completed by the end of the month, subject to weather conditions and then the community will get to work to finish the building by erecting the themed facade.

Katikati Community Board Chair, Jenny Hobbs says it has always been the aim to have a building that complements the kauri logging history theme at Diggelmann Park. The facade represents an old logger's hut with slab rough-sawn timber for the walls and chimney structure.

The chimney is representative of the old cooking space and provides a useful addition for another toilet if required in the future.

There is one unisex cubicle with access for disabled users plus two conventional unisex cubicles. A footpath connection to the existing footpath will be part of the project. The concrete pad and path will include an oxide tint so that blends naturally with the park's environment.

The toilet will open to the public once the building is completed, including the facade.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council appointed Permaloo to design and build the toilet. Permaloo works with councils and the Department of Conservation to create public toilets featuring urban, rural, historic and coastal themes.