<p>A plant-filled bathroom, designed by British landscape architect Kim Wilkie, has been declared the winner of an online contest searching for the ‘Best Restroom in America’. <br /><br />Sponsored by bathroom supply company Cintas, the competition asked people to vote online for their favourite U.S. washroom facility. <br /><br />Ten nominees were in the running for the title, but it was the lush bathroom located at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania that gained the most attention from voters.<br /><br />The winning bathroom has been built inside a greenhouse at the <br />public gardens and consists of 17 domed lavatories that are naturally-lit through etched translucent glass skylights.<br /><br /> Access to each toilet is through individual doors positioned along a curvy green wall, which is covered in over 50,000 plants.<br /><br />The vertical garden is one of the largest green walls in North America and was installed in the bathroom to help clean dust and toxins from the air. <br /><br />According to Longwood Gardens’ Communications Manager, the bathrooms have become a ‘must see’ for visitors to the gardens, and there are even guides available to share information about the facility’s design.<br /></p>
<p>A plant-filled bathroom, designed by British landscape architect Kim Wilkie, has been declared the winner of an online contest searching for the ‘Best Restroom in America’. <br /><br />Sponsored by bathroom supply company Cintas, the competition asked people to vote online for their favourite U.S. washroom facility. <br /><br />Ten nominees were in the running for the title, but it was the lush bathroom located at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania that gained the most attention from voters.<br /><br />The winning bathroom has been built inside a greenhouse at the <br />public gardens and consists of 17 domed lavatories that are naturally-lit through etched translucent glass skylights.<br /><br /> Access to each toilet is through individual doors positioned along a curvy green wall, which is covered in over 50,000 plants.<br /><br />The vertical garden is one of the largest green walls in North America and was installed in the bathroom to help clean dust and toxins from the air. <br /><br />According to Longwood Gardens’ Communications Manager, the bathrooms have become a ‘must see’ for visitors to the gardens, and there are even guides available to share information about the facility’s design.<br /></p>