Since moving into a suite on my college campus, I've found a couple crucial design flaws with the rooms. However the most noticeable problem deals with the lighting placement for my bathroom. One would think that if you have a small corridor with a sink and mirror and inside the corridor is a small separate section with the shower and toilet that there would be two light switches so the person on the outside can't control the shower light.
Well on this campus that isn't the case. Within our bathroom section I have one light switch to control all lighting for both sections. Located over five feet from the inside of the shower section, anybody could walk in and leave you in the dark if you're in the shower section causing some potential issues. I believe that when they first installed the lighting system for our dorm that they felt that only having one switch could save money and fulfill multiple tasks with just one switch. However after usability testing by individuals actually living in the dorm, having more then one switch would be much more practical. The picture below shows the lighting situation within the room in my dorm.


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