15-storey toilet built in Mexico apartment
Published May 4 2012, 11:29 BST | By Jamie Wotton
Architects in Mexico have placed a toilet in an unused elevator shaft.The receptacle is suspended near a glass floor, which is 15 storeys high.
© Rex Features / Hernandez Silva arquitectura
Any future owners of the penthouse apartment will have a clear view of the drop below them.
HomeDSGN reports that architects Hernandez Silva Arquitectos (HSA) developed the apartment on the top of an ageing colonial-style building.
The firm explained that the space was originally intended for a second elevator, which was never installed.
HSA's press release describes the penthouse as using "the concepts of transparency and the simplicity of materials."
Thank good its a toilet coz I would s**t my self going in there.
May 6th 2012 at 3:14pm
Let's face it... never get constipated with that loo.. Hell, you probable crap yourself just walking into the room lol. I know I would (terrified of heights... but I did love skydiving when I was younger... go figure).
Imagine that the lights in the shaft only come on when you sit on the loo... and normally it is one way floor that looks black. Now imagine a visitor goes to use the loo... they go in and lock the door and sit down and then you hear "ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH".
:D
May 5th 2012 at 7:54pm
cool until the light bulb under the glass dies...
May 5th 2012 at 5:48pm
Its like you read my mind, christ you need to be some kind of sadist to build that.
May 5th 2012 at 3:19pm
You could put a rug down i guess... XD
May 5th 2012 at 10:27am