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[gfish]

Dear architects,

Bathroom doors should open out, not in. I have remarkably little desire to use a handle previously touched by someone I just watched not wash their hands. Much better to simply push open the door with my shoulder. And I shouldn't have to point this out, but stall doors should do likewise. No one wants to straddle a toilet just to get the door closed. It's because of things like this that we all make fun of you. Function first, then form.

Sincerely, gfish

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[beaq.livejournal.com]

I expect that it's an example of function over function. As for stalls, traffic flow (also consider where the door ends up hanging as the hinges loosen), fire codes, privacy, cost, and tradition/habit probably all have a say. As for entrance doors, many public facilities use labyrinth entrances these days.

This is a common frustration, but I don't think it's about architectural arrogance.