Skip to Content

Crazy Looking Bamboo Tower Creates 25 Gallons of Drinking Water Per Day From Thin Air!

Sharing is caring!

This crazy-looking tower creates 25 gallons of drinking water per day from thin air. It’s basically an atmospheric water collector which gathers dew from the air.

“…The 9 m tall bamboo framework has a special fabric hanging inside capable to collect potable water from the air by condensation…”

It’s called the WarkaWater:

“…The name ‘WarkaWater’ comes from the Warka Tree, a giant wild fig tree native to Ethiopia, traditionally used for public gatherings and school education. The Warka Tree is an archetype of the Biennale theme ‘Common Ground’…”

WarkaWater

Architecture and Vision

WarkaWater

Architecture and Vision

 

The tower is being developed by architect Arturo Vittori at Architecture and Vision. Vittori sought to design a tower that could harvest water from the air through condensation and one that would be quick and cheap to build without extensive tools.

The Warka tower consists of a mesh polyester material inside a bamboo frame. The mesh collects dew, rain, and fog, which trickles down into a reservoir at the base of the tower. A fabric canopy shades the lower sections of the tower, which helps prevent the collected water from evaporating.

WarkaWater

Architecture and Vision

 

WarkaWater

Architecture and Vision

Warka Tower

Architecture and Vision

 

WarkaWater

Architecture and Vision

The simple and practical, yet elegant design powers out ahead of any of the commercial atmospheric water generators on the market which cost thousands more to build than this.

This is a wonderful water generation idea, that’s inexpensive, and actually beautiful to look at.

Water is life, and in this case, is being designed after a tree. This is a real Tree of Life.

***

via: Architecture and Vision and  WarkaWater

Sharing Time 1 | Ben's Classroom Babbles

Tuesday 21st of October 2014

[…] An extremely informative website that talks about various issues regarding fresh water in our lives Bamboo Tower- Which creates 25 gallons of drinking water per day from air Island Powered by Coconuts and Biofuel […]

Free Solar

Thursday 12th of June 2014

[…] Thats nothing, I just found out those crazy Africans are planning on stealing all our air water! Crazy Looking Bamboo Tower Creates 25 Gallons of Drinking Water Per Day From Thin Air! | Off Grid Wo… […]