Functional, reduced, yet luxurious in aesthetics: Accessible Bathrooms brand space (bathroom and restroom) for JUNG solutions.
JUNG has stood for innovative building technology for more than 100 years. Intelligent and networked, sustainable and safe - that means permanent further development. Because what we understand by security is subject to the changing times. With all the demands on security and functionality (the core of building technology is, after all, function), living space still has the requirement to be homely. The function must therefore take a back seat to the living atmosphere. This is especially the case in bathrooms and WCs. Because these rooms are the most intimate in the living area, this is really about personal, completely private well-being. This is all the more the case in the accessible area. Being able to take care of personal hygiene independently, as far as possible - for people in wheelchairs, with disabilities, this is almost even more important.
Accessibility Meets Design - CGI for JUNG's Visionary Bathroom Concepts
JUNG ’s mission is to bring a sense of luxurious well-being and first-class design to this area, which, unfortunately, is all too often overlooked when it comes to people’s needs and desires. We had the privilege of collaborating with JUNG from Schalksmühle near Düsseldorf (Germany) on this project, creating CGI product images and designing the brand spaces from scratch. Our work was grounded in brand communication: High design standards based on Les Couleurs® meet building technology. The fact that this is a functional, truly accessible bathroom and restroom takes a back seat. The accessible spaces were conceptualized by JUNG and brought to life by us through CGI.
Compliance with DIN 18040 was just as crucial as the ergonomic representation of the operating height and positioning of the modules.
Designing accessible means: creating space for what is essential
How does accessible design work? What is important when considering bathrooms and toilets from this (lower) perspective? It quickly became clear that open spaces with plenty of room were needed here. Wide passageways, minimal interior design, focus on the essentials – that is the brand communication that was sought here. At the same time, these reduced spaces with minimalist furnishings draw the eye more strongly to JUNG's products.
Color as a Function – Le Corbusier Meets Accessible Design
The second point of reference is Le Corbusier’s color theory. With *Les Couleurs*, the Swiss-French architect laid the theoretical foundation for what he came to believe with unwavering conviction in his later work: color is just as important in architecture as form and floor plan. This way of thinking runs through his entire later body of work and is particularly evident in his sculptural pieces. Les Couleurs design concepts—for “our” accessible bathroom and wheelchair-accessible restroom—mean that the controls for building services, specifically the emergency call restroom set, are designed in accordance with Le Corbusier’s principles of form and color.
Le Corbusier’s Colors Subtly Staged—CGI at the Intersection of Design and Function
The Le Corbusier color palette was used. DETAIL has published a comprehensive article on this topic, showing how JUNG integrates these shades into its switch and outlet designs—a fusion of architectural history and modern technology. We enhance matte surfaces, which reflect light only subtly, with Ambient Occlusion (AO) to create realistic contact and corner shadows, and we also bake lightmaps that appear both functional and organic. Our task was to develop corresponding color schemes based on the company’s specifications and to use the accessibility features of these spaces as a foundation while ensuring they recede visually into the background. The accessible products are therefore kept white and blend into the background. An absolutely exciting project! 3D renderings for the switch design—there’s so much more to it than meets the eye.
