rethinking design - Spatial Design@Massey

ethinking designRethinking design:Water collection designs using bio-mimetic technologyAustralia in recent years has been prone to drought problems and often had to comply withwater bans and limitations on water usage. The communities demand on water supply hasincreased which means the supply of water itself has decreased.With water bans and limitations, this means people are not able to supply their owngardens with sufficient water in times of drought.Design proposal: The design is for portable attachable/removable water collection sheets.The water attracting qualities of the Namibian desert beetle, and processes of watercollection from fog quest inspired this design.The sheets are to be fastened up in rooms that generate condensation, such as abathroom. And to be utilised in countries which suffer from droughts. Such as Australia, asit is common for limitations on water usage, Australia provides a good example, becausepeople still use hot water for showers, even in the humid weather, which in turn providesthe steam central to this design.The design proposal is for the water collection sheets to absorb the access moisture fromthe bathroom when in use by a person using a shower, which generates steam. Once thewater is collected it is channelled down a tube into a container.The idea is for the access water to then be reused to water the residence outdoor gardenor domestic plants.The ability to provide the domestic vegetable gardens with essential water helps with themaintaining of a sustainable household._Water collecting screenwhich is attachable toany surface_ Attachable-absorbing sheet, size: 500mm by 500mm_Water attracting bumps