Bournemouth School For Girls - Faculty Toilet Refurbishment: Case Study

The faculty toilets at this all Girls Grammar School were in need of upgrading and the school took the opportunity to introduce a design led Washroom that included a shower cubicle area in the Female Wash Space. 

The client had a clear idea and design of what they wanted to achieve, which we sharpened up into CAD drawings and a full detailed specification, giving them an accurate breakdown of costs, materials and timeframes. 

The project took place over the school summer holidays of 2025, allowing us to carry out the works to the Male and Female staff Washrooms without any disruption to school operations. 

After removing the existing washrooms, we laid an Altro Wood flooring, a vinyl that laps up the wall to create a watertight seal across the floor. Meanwhile on the walls, an Altro Whiterock cladding was selected. This is a wall covering that has high fire ratings and is one of the most hygienic materials used in commercial wash spaces as it can easily be wiped down and sanitised. The Whiterock was of the Urban Mineral finish, which gives a mottled, polished concrete finish, and we used Nickel trim to help set things off. 

...large format cubicles give users added privacy, and also make the room feel more solid. 

We also used this Whiterock to make some concealed boxing of pipework, alongside a changing bench in the female washroom near to the showering enclosure. 

The shower enclosure was created using solid grade laminate panels from our Stature SGL Full Height Toilet Cubicles range, which created a small room where we installed a shower tray and glass enclosure. We installed a Triton Aspirante Electric Shower to avoid having to bring in a mains hot water feed, and kept some changing space within the shower cubicle. 

The toilet cubicles themselves were Floor to Ceiling Solid Grade Laminate Cubicle Panels in a wood grain effect. These large format cubicles give users added privacy, and also make the room feel more solid, with less echo in the space. This material is also completely impervious to water, meaning it will never swell or weaken from ingress moisture.

Full height Duct sets were used to create a thin cavity behind the toilets themselves, a service void where we are able to house and conceal the cisterns, waste and mains pipework. 

In the Mens Staf Toilets, RAK Origin back-to-wall toilets were then fitted and connected to a push button flush in the wall panel. In the mens room, RAK Series 600 urinals with concealed traps were installed with ceiling mounted sensor flush activation from Dart Valley Systems. 

A new suspended ceiling was put in place which housed a new PIR lighting system with low energy LED lighting. The hand wash areas were created from a Corian Wash Trough which was mounted on solid grade laminate underframes and paired with Hansgrohe Logis Single Lever Basin Mixer Taps. 

We also added a designer anthracite radiator which was selected by the client, and added extra ventilation through an external wall, helping manage moisture and smells within the new rooms.

These stylish washrooms at Bournemouth School For Girls set the benchmark when it comes to utilising small washroom space and leading with design. The Washroom Refurbishments were completed on budget and on time and have been met very well by staff across the site.