Design Rules🚻 Plumbing Fixtures

Office Wash Basin (Per Person)

Wash basin count for office buildings
See also📖 NBC 2016🔗 IS 2556🧮 RCC Design📒 Handbook
1 per 25
persons
WB:1:251:25WASH BASIN
Primary value1 per 25 persons
Applies toOffice buildings · Mixed-use workplaces
Measured asProvide 1 wash basin for every 25 occupants (regardless of gender).
SourceNBC 2016Part 9, Section 2
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Why this matters

Wash basins are essential after WC use for hygiene. The 1:25 ratio is more generous than WCs because basin use is faster — quick handwashes don't accumulate queues.

Typical practice

Most offices install 1-2 basins per restroom regardless of strict count, especially after COVID-era hygiene awareness.

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