30 September 2024

Watch time: 3 minutes 37 seconds / Read time: 2 minutes / Updated: September 27, 2024

If you’re designing a shower for your commercial washroom and looking for tips on how to create the most efficient and effective layout, check out our video.

It offers valuable insights and key commercial shower design considerations to help you achieve the ideal commercial washroom or public shower design.


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Various shower heads with special finishes at the Dolphin Showroom

What to consider when designing shower facilities

1. User needs

Understand who the users will be, as this will impact the type of shower, accessibility features needed, and water usage.

2. Types of commercial shower heads

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3. Accessible showers

When it comes to commercial shower design considerations for accessible showers, ensure they include all the accessible washroom products that comply with regulations and codes of best practice standards.

These Doc M shower packs typically include:

And other commercial shower accessories.

Dolphin End-of-Trip Facilities Shower Room with unique and elegant shower heads

4. Water efficiency

Opt for water saving showers with products that have efficient flow rates. An ideal flow rate is under 9 litres per minute.

5. Durability and Maintenance

Part of commercial shower design considerations includes ensuring the shower products are able to endure heavy usage, therefore it is important that the materials you specify must be of high quality such as satin stainless steel.

6. Shower aesthetic

The whole commercial washroom and shower design should align with your brand image and aesthetics.

Some ideas:

  • Choose showers that match the theme and ambience of the commercial washroom design.
  • Match the special finishes of the showers with the finishes in the rest of the washroom to create a uniform look.
Special finished Dolphin shower set at WOS Carlton Park

7. Privacy and partitioning

Separate commercial shower cubicles with full hight lockable doors are a very good idea as this ensures complete privacy in an enclosed space.

8. Shower installation and plumbing

Ensure the infrastructure supports the type of shower. It is best to consult with washroom professionals to ensure correct installation and compliance.

9. Ventilation

To keep the washroom fresh and hygienic, ensure there is proper ventilation to avoid the build up of mould.

10. Maintenance accessibility

Lastly, commercial shower design considerations should include the ease of maintenance, such as access panels to allow maintenance staff to service showers with ease.