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Cool Bathroom: Hot Water-Saving Shower, Sink & Toilet Set Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST [ Filed under Interiors or in the Bathrooms category ] Leaving the water running while it warms up is a wasteful habit, but what is the alternative? Taking a cold shower? Talk about a rude awakening. This idea contains a water-saving solution that should really make its way into more bathroom interiors. This award-winning designer layout by Frank Guo features a space-dividing partition that doubles as a holding tank for water warming up while you wait to hop into the shower. When the user is ready and the water warm, they can push a button to switch modes and begin showering. The stored water is later used for washing your hands or flushing the toilet, rather than simply spiraling down the drain though the pipes and straight into the city sewer system. Being visibly held within an elegant glass container, the liquid-storing unit doubles as a partial room divider and decorative accent piece while letting you know how much water you have stored up for other uses. While this solution is rather beautiful, the plan leaves something to be desired – saving water comes at the cost of using up more space by effectively splitting a bathroom into two parts with ways to walk around potentially on either side, at least according to this 3D prototype.