The Philadelphia Zoo

SERVICES: Architectural Design

CLIENT: The Philadelphia Zoo

LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA

STATUS: Complete

YEARS: 2025

Architectural Design for public restrooms at four locations at the Philadelphia Zoo including the renovation of an existing historic building, adaptive reuse of a former animal holding cell, cosmetic upgrade to an existing restroom building, and construction of a new restroom building attached to the Bear Country exhibit. As part of the work, we studied provided an existing use study, we observed how each site was being used. This helped assist the Zoo in prioritizing the work and offering an improved customer experience. The analysis proved that one of the buildings in our scope was the most heavily used on campus and needed expansion.

The restrooms feature cleanable surfaces, non-slip flooring, design of joints and construction details to avoid showing dirt or stains, touchless faucets, and natural daylight.