Space Saving Design in a Children's Bathroom Greenwich Village, New

Geberit Concealed Tank and Carrier System Designed for Fun

Bathroom Renovation Greenwich Village, New York Space saving design in a children’s bathroom Greenwich Village, New York

Designer Coco Kanakis, Principal The Geberit system removes the toilet of Spaciality Inc. in Bedford tank from the bathroom and tucks it safely Corners, New York, used a Geberit inside the wall. This, combined with the wall-hung 60-inch vanity, added greatly to in-wall toilet system to maximize the ‘skateboard park’ sense of space. A the space and create a fun young wall-hung toilet makes it easy to maneuver boys’ bathroom. The “urban in the small bathroom while being highly skateboard park” is one of six functional, whimsical, and hygienic. A special bathrooms in a 5000-square- finish on all the ceramics prevents dirt from sticking, making cleanup easy and keeping foot, Greek Revival townhouse the bathroom cleaner for longer. in Greenwich Village. The design was made possible by the The final touch is a Geberit Geberit system. Sigma50 water-saving dual-flush plate (shown), The Challenge a functional accent When one of Coco Kanakis’ clients moved that complements the from a contemporary downtown loft to an contemporary appeal of the bathroom. The 1800s Greenwich Village townhouse on the Sigma50 model Kanakis chose is made of west side of lower Manhattan, they looked die-cast zinc with a jet-black plastic inlay. to Kanakis to reinstate their new home’s Dual-flush buttons of 1.6 GPF (6 LPF) for former grandeur while incorporating modern solids or 0.8 GPF (3 LPF) for liquids give an conveniences. This involved reconfiguring The Solution effective flush volume of 1.1 GPF (4 LPF) and the interior spaces to accommodate the Kanakis settled on an “urban skateboard save thousands of gallons of water per year client’s large family, which was not an easy park” theme for the space. To capture the when compared with a standard toilet. All the task given that the building façade needed to right style, she incorporated design elements working parts of the Geberit in-wall system be preserved as a part of the largest historic typical of an open-air skateboard park, like are accessible behind the flush plate. district in New York City. concrete-look floor tile, replica floodlights, black asphalt-colored accessories, green “The dual-flush actuator aligns with the Part of the challenge faucets, and wood wall tile. Unique accent tile client’s environmentally-conscious mandate was to design a fun- with printed skateboard patterns provided the and was used in the remaining bathrooms as filled, practical, eco- finishing touch. The overall layout wouldn’t well,” says Kanakis, who also designed the conscious bathroom have been possible without a Geberit owner’s previous home, a New York City loft, for the owners’ two Concealed Tank and Carrier system with using the Geberit in-wall system. Additional young boys while a wall-hung toilet, a go-to for Dutch-born ‘green’ features in the bathroom are low-flow maximizing the Kanakis. Geberit in-wall units are standard in faucets and valves and LED lighting. 5´ x 8´ footprint. This ↑ Coco Kanakis any European bathroom. entailed relocating all Design Firm: Spaciality, Inc. the plumbing, providing plenty of storage, “One of the features of the Geberit system Interior Designer: Coco Kanakis and sourcing products with easy cleanup and is the adjustable legs,” says Kanakis. “The maintenance. historic townhouse floors were out-of-level, with variances of 2 inches or more from one Geberit end of the room to the other. In this bathroom, 2100 S. Clearwater Drive the entire floor had to be built up to make Des Plaines, IL 60018 the floor level and safe for wet-room use. USA The adjustable legs on the Geberit carrier frame allowed us to compensate for the P 800-566-2100 floor variances that were discovered during F 847-803-5454 construction. The adjustable, lowered toilet seat height also adds comfort for the boys.” → geberit.us