Water Conservation System

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Sustainable Design 2009

Water Conservation System

10 Weeks, 2 People, Roles on Design management, Strategy, Concept development

Due to a lack of knowledge and concern, individuals aren’t taking the necessary steps to preserve this water resource. In this project, we collaborated with architecture students to rebuild a new church in Pass Christian, MS. As the industrial design students, we focused on developing concepts for water conservation and gray water systems. Moreover, the concepts also can be applied in other area, like Savannah.


I know water conservation, but I have a lot of water. I don’t need….

Water Conservation System

WOW, so water can be way. If I can save water….

Sustainable design is not only about recycling or energy saving, but also a way to twist people’s logic. When water conservation is not a necessary need for life, it must be show its value by a different way.


Research Pass Christian

Current products are not suitable for the need of people in rainy area.

People in these areas are usually not aware of the concept about water conservation. Mostly Designed for Rain limitation area

User research

Site research

Competitive product

Material research

Savannah

The two areas are both full with rain resource.

Apply sustainable and recycled material in manufacturing process.

PLA (Polylactic Acid)

Instead of satisfying the basic need for life (drinking, irrigation), the water conservation system should show its value and make people want to access it in an educational way. The goal is to advance the awareness level to action level of water conservation.

Plenty resource can be used in water conservation system.


Concept Development Green roof water collection

Design Criteria - Keep water circulation clear to make people in volve in the process

How to keep natural

ferent community’s need - Provide more functions into water - Use Eco friendly material

kind of roof?

Water Screen Irregation

Mechanical Filter

Collection How to keep it natural and can be replaced easily?

How to make it functional and involve in peiple’s life?

Dispersion

Solution

Business Aspect

Modular design is suitable for different areas

servation system that can be

Design Aspect

What you see is what you need ! Based on the research phase, we found that people in Pass Christian and Savannah don’t have much awareness and knowledge about water conservation. In order to improve this situation, we would like to design a clear water system in the community that can make people involve in the system. Moreover, by the clear water circulation system, people can be educated the possibility of water usage and conservation.

Water Circulation Clear Visible Modular Aesthetic

Storage How to keep water alive and close to people?

Memorial Tank Storage bench

Filter

Transportation How to make it clear area?

Walking water channel & wall glass brick

Wei-Hsin Lai [ Industrial Designer ]


2D Concept Sketches Dispersion - Water Screen It is charged by the solar power. People can watch the video that is projected on the water screen.

Collection/Leaf Shade & Green Roof Using green and recycled material to build the green roof and outdoor church shade. This is modular design

(Sketch by team member)

Storage - Water Bench

lected by the shade.

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Transportation - Glass Brick & Water channel

C

people can sit on the water tank and use the water

D

F S

T

brick to be part of the building and the water chanand accompany the aesthetic function. Transparent

Concrete

Water Underground


3D Modeling Storage - Water Bench

Collection/Leaf Shade & Green Roof

Filter/ Three sets of modular water tank

C D

F S

Shade for collecting rain water

Pipe for water input and output

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Water window for observe

Transportation Glass Brick & Water channel

(Built by team member)


Final Models Storage - Water Bench

Collection/Leaf Shade (Made by team member)

C D

F S

T

Glass window to see the recycled water shade

Collection/Green Roof (Made by team member)


Extended Case Leaf shade

water channel water tank

Collection

Dispersion

Filter

Water Circulation

Storage

Transportation

Over Flow Output

Design Objective To increase the green space in built-up centers To educate the concern of water conservation in public area

Redesign Bus Station According to the study from the University of Manchester, a mere 10 percent increase in the amount of green space in built-up centers would reduce urban surface temperatures by as much as four degrees Celsius. Therefore, this design is to rebuild the bus station to be a water conservation center. The more conserved water we have, the more green space we can get. In irrigate the green ground by the water. To complete a water circulation, the rain water can be collected by the leaf shade, go through cooling the heat. People can release the water when they sit on the bench and see how much remains in the tank by the glass window. Also, the bus station provides people an opportunity to get closer with the water conservation system and feel about it.

Irrigation Output


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