Bamboo Tower, which produces water from the air

Architect Arturo Vittori and his agency Architecture and Vision developed a way to supply arid African water. Tower WakaWater (the name of the family tree ficus waka ) produces water, condensing it from the air. In March 2014 the Agency presented a prototype of a full-size tower, but now they are improving and supplementing it, left on Kickstarter in search of financing the construction of the towers in Ethiopia. In one day, the project has already won $ 20,000 from the $ 100,000 requested.



Tower height of 10 meters (more than two times lower than that tree whose name she received: waka, or ficus vasta, can reach 25 m in height) and 4 meters in diameter, offered to build a bamboo braided polyester mesh. It looks like the installation of a modern artist, but other than that, the assurances of the founders, can be condensed from 50 to 100 liters daily. Principle of operation - long known & quot; air well & quot ;.



The cost of construction of the tower is about $ 1,000. It has no moving parts and requires no power source. The tower is delivered to the place exploded into five parts, and going in less than an hour. Due to the unusual sight, the tower can serve as a gathering place and socializing people - as if it was really great and spreading tree giving shade in the heat.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/244131/