Design & AEC Contributors
Fictional bios crafted for architecture, bathroom design, interiors, and commercial AEC project storytelling.
Malik Rivers
Hospitality Interiors Lead • Spa & Wet-Room Specialist
Malik designs calm, high-performance guest bathrooms for resorts and flagship hotels, blending warm natural materials,
daylight-driven planning, and water-smart fixture specifications. His work focuses on “quiet luxury” detailing—hidden
drainage, seamless thresholds, and long-life finishes engineered for heavy turnover.
Graham Whitlock
Principal Architect • Building Systems & Standards
Graham bridges design vision and buildability. He’s known for creating repeatable restroom standards for multi-site
commercial programs—optimizing plumbing walls, ADA clearances, and maintenance access while keeping the experience
polished and human.
Dr. Kenji Sato
Facade-to-Fixtures Strategist • Transit & Civic Projects
Kenji specializes in high-traffic environments where architecture and operational reality collide. He consults on
durable restroom design for airports, stations, and civic venues—prioritizing vandal resistance, easy cleaning,
and intuitive user flows without sacrificing aesthetic clarity.
Elise Van Arden
Workplace Design Director • Amenity Restrooms & Wellness
Elise designs modern workplace amenity spaces that feel residential but perform commercially. She’s recognized for
elevating “everyday” bathrooms with thoughtful lighting, acoustic comfort, and refined fixture coordination—creating
spaces employees actually enjoy using.
Amina Takahashi
Coastal Modern Architect • Indoor–Outdoor Bath Planning
Amina’s projects blend minimal geometry with coastal resilience. She designs bathrooms as micro-architectures—precise
proportions, clean junctions, and humidity-ready assemblies. Her favorite challenges include outdoor showers, spa terraces,
and corrosion-resistant specification packages.
Joanna Mercer
BIM & Specification Manager • Bathrooms at Scale
Joanna builds the backend systems that keep multi-unit bathroom designs consistent across hundreds of rooms. She develops
BIM families, fixture schedules, and finish matrices that reduce rework—ensuring procurement, field teams, and designers
all speak the same language.
Marco DeLuca
Material & Finish Curator • Boutique-Modern Interiors
Marco is known for pairing expressive surfaces with pragmatic performance—stone, tile, and metal finishes that wear well
under real-life conditions. He advises teams on grout strategies, slip resistance, and how to preserve design intent when
value engineering inevitably arrives.
Daniel Cho
Urban Project Architect • Public Restroom Systems
Daniel focuses on public and mixed-use projects where restrooms must be intuitive, robust, and efficient to service.
He designs layouts that reduce bottlenecks, improves sightlines and circulation, and specifies components with
service-life thinking—so the space looks good on day 1 and day 2,000.
Priya Larkin
Healthcare Interiors Consultant • Infection-Control Planning
Priya consults on healthcare-adjacent bathrooms where hygiene, user safety, and operational clarity matter most.
She reviews fixture placement, touchpoint reduction, and cleaning workflows, collaborating with clinical and facilities
teams to align design intent with real-world protocols.
Thomas Havel
Design Critic & Technical Editor • Bathrooms & Building Craft
Thomas writes and reviews technical design narratives for AEC teams—translating construction details into clear,
compelling stories. He’s particularly sharp on bathroom assemblies: waterproofing layers, transition detailing,
and the “small decisions” that separate an average room from a timeless one.
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