Dezeen promotion: architect David Morley will discuss how installing Toto bathroom products at his office encouraged his team to cycle more, and also decreased water consumption, as part of a series of Clerkenwell Design Week talks.
Japanese bathroom brand Toto is hosting two talks at its London showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week, which takes place from 22 to 24 May 2018.
In the first talk, titled Talking Toilets, Morley will talk about the various Toto products he has installed at his Clerkenwell-based studio, which includes showers and toilets.
"Six years ago we refitted the David Morley Architects bathrooms with lots of Toto products," he said.
"It was the year of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and we wanted to complement our work building one of the most sustainable Olympic Venues by creating environmentally responsible bathrooms in our own studios." Toto's products are installed at the Louvre in Paris
Paired with TOTO?s product, David Morley installed the reAqua unit ? a grey water recycling system. The system takes used water from the shower and uses it for flushing the toilet on the floor below. According to Morley, the products have reduced the firm's water use by 30 per cent.
"We recycle shower water for WC flushing and we clad the walls with super thin tiles made from recycled offcuts," explained the architect.
"For the sanitary ware, the timing was perfect to get in at the beginning of Toto's UK launch. Th...