Flower Pavilion Public Restroom, Shenzhen building

Flower Pavilion Public Restroom, Shenzhen

9 Novmeber 2026

Architect Design: REFORM Architecture

Location: Shenzhen International Garden and Flower Expo Park, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Flower Pavilion Public Restroom in Shenzhen design by REFORM Architecture

Photos by Sun Huihuang / 孙辉煌

A Vessel for Light and Nature

REFORM Architecture designed the Flower Pavilion Public Restroom in Shenzhen International Garden and Flower Expo Park, in Futian District, Shenzhen, China. Completed in 2024, the 143-square-metre building is part of the park’s restroom renovation programme initiated in 2020. It follows four completed first-phase restrooms and is the first completed project of the second phase.

The site lies on a slope, with bamboo to the north and a park path to the south. The brief required the existing vegetation to be retained while accommodating the facilities within a limited area and construction budget.

Nineteen parallel walls establish the building’s spatial order. Their staggered arrangement avoids the preserved trees and creates gaps for the programme. A shared washing area occupies the centre, with male and female facilities at opposite ends. Toilet cubicles, a universal restroom, a mother-and-baby room and a dressing room fit between the walls.

The building opens towards the bamboo and planting along its north-south axis, while the east-west enclosure protects privacy. Arched openings cut through the parallel walls to form a continuous sequence of circulation spaces. The overlapping curves recall petals, connecting the building’s architectural language to the nearby Flower Pavilion.

Light-grey matte ceramic tiles line the interior walls, selected for economy and ease of maintenance. Frosted glass blocks admit diffuse daylight while screening views into the facilities. Warm timber partitions contrast with the pale walls.

Frosted-glass skylights filter direct sunlight, allowing the shadows of branches and clouds to register overhead. Gaps between roof and exterior walls admit breezes and views of greenery. Rather than separating the restroom from the park, these openings make light, planting and changing weather part of its everyday spaces.

Flower Pavilion Public Restroom, Shenzhen, China – Building Information

Project: Flower Pavilion Public Restroom, Shenzhen International Garden and Flower Expo Park
Location: Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Design: REFORM Architecture / REFORM 重塑建筑
Design period: 2020–2024
Completion: 2024
Gross built area: 143 m²
Photography: Sun Huihuang / 孙辉煌
Drawings: REFORM Architecture / REFORM 重塑建筑
Official project: https://www.re-form.cn/projects/p24/
Studio: https://www.re-form.cn/
Editorial contact: info(at)re-form.cn