A Rain-Harvest sharing fountain among neibor.
During the winter Lotus collect the rain for the summer dry season.
Thanks to the self cleaning coating Lotus provide water , drinkable and for your garden :)
The lotus plant is yet another example of how researchers
can learn surprising lessons from what Nature has provided. (see video)
Sorry, may I have misunderstood but, if the surface has self-cleaning properties, does not mean that there will be more dirt that slides into the water? Their form drops all where channels the water of the fountain. Can you help me to better understand?
no problem:silviasim The special coating will speed up the rain into the tank (trunk) so doesn't evaporate and should be able to chatch also drops of condensate during the night The air pollutant is not an issue, only few minute of rain, and will be clean into the filter . Thank
Ok, thanks for your explanation ... I had not understood in this way so, good work! I like the design :)
I am not the right person to critisize technical issues -if any- But i do like what i see a lot! It does simply save water and it is a piece of art! Maybe it can also be used to provide watering for public garden/parks on the neighborhoods..
Good I love your point, there are too many professor here.. and I follow your suggestion "neighborhoods fountain" thanks!!
good use of bionics. I think it would be nice. There is shade on hot days. But is not very massive foundation. Need make a little more beautiful design in this manner.
Thank's G_Sasha the foundation should be ok and I change the material in this update
Hey Rawin.... Interesting idea. Have you considered what kind of filter is needed to deal with bird droppings? Giving you a 3 until you prove that all the kids won't get sick with Psitticosis or E-coli.
Thank's gizmotech! I like the 3 star because I am not going to prove nothing, I am a designer not a scientist. My job is to be creative, imagine the future and of course, make some research to support my ideas. There are many filter in the market and within 5 years I guess, we get bier from water. The birds? the self cleaning coating is there for this reason, whatch the video!
Fine by me. Just reflecting the fact that the challenge brief requests.... Technological, Analytical, and Scientific tonality in the presentations. Good luck.
Have you actually developed this technology yet? Your typical hydrophobic surfaces have other inherent issues which may need to be dealt with such as their affinity to bond with non water based compounds. They are also significantly more expensive than a strictly cement structure and have potential filtration remefications
I am not a scientist BGC are you? the self cleaning coating is for sale that's enough for me and within 5 years........................
lucky to live in a country with plenty of rain! Like the idea though!
Like the artistic sculpture for several purposes: saving water and cleaning, sun shelter, public bank for meeting...maybe imo the scale is a bit to large in that surrounding you´re showing, needs higher and larger buildings...8* for now
great presentation of a really interesting idea. love the clip and the boards. good luck !
do you this one ???!! http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contestpk=28&itempk=34608&p=2
sorry the link is
http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contestpk=28&itempk=34608&p
i think the same idea
if the links don't work try this
http://www.designbuzz.com/entry/solys-sun-shading-system-collects-rainwater-for-your-garden/
and this
http://www.google.jo/imgres?q=water+full+rainy+season&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1138&bih=555&tbm=isch&tbnid=C6ocdaKydRfBeM:&imgrefurl=http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php%3Fcontestpk%3D28%26itempk%3D34608%26p%3D2&docid=Wkuw8D4gC73eJM&imgurl=http://www.designboom.com/contest/files/copy0waterfulldryseason.jpg&w=600&h=800&ei=FbTSTqCfJeHk4QTL7bUf&zoom=1
and this one
http://www.ecofriend.com/entry/solar-powered-warp-provides-electricity-water-and-clean-air/
Dear noor, If you pay attention my idea is something else: inspired by lotus plant (use of bionics.) easy to implement, cost-effective (made of concrete block) and more then all is an artistic sculpture. By the way, if you tell me what is your concept in this contest I will check also for similarity of your idea.
this is so childish. your filters would clog almost immediately, and if you store water for a whole season the way you've illustrated, the still water would become a disease pit which can't be accessed for cleaning. even if all the water evaporated, the dry muck would remain and reactivate the germ cultures when new water entered the system.
Yes Sure, you are totally incompetent in this matter, check the sys before criticize.
you are attacking the messenger, and ignoring the message. i wonder why. oh yeah. ... it's because you are unable to address any of the concerns raised.
If the details can be worked out with regard to storage, evaporation, filtering, etc, this could be useful. But even as a design element, it's a lovely form. Basing design elements on structure in nature can be very appealing.
You haven't had a comment in 4 days but yet you climb like a mighty billy goat...interesting...
mhh i like the basic idea, but i think its not effective enough, and the guy sitting in the shadow, 6 h later he is stitting in the sun :/ it is a to small shadow i guess
Very similar idea. http://inhabitat.com/gardens-by-the-bay-singapores-largest-ever-garden-project/
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