what do you mean by water feature? if you look at the document for the project of OMA in ABuja on ftp (or on OMA's web site http://www.oma.eu/index.php?option=com_projects&view=portal&id=628&Itemid=10) they had a water "feature" on the roof as a green device to cool the building down and collect water. the project of the Dutch Embassy in Mozambique also has a water feature on the roof (a releif where water can accumulate) but they decided to only use rain water because they were scarded people would think they are "stealing" or collecting water. I think it is a great idea to use water as green feature to cool down the temperature around the building, but I wouldnt put a Las Vegas style fountain in the middle (i'm sure you wouldn't either..). the PDF document on OMA's project in Abuja gives explanations of their sytem.
who knows, the state would probably love for you to design an extravagant fountain. but perhaps you will be shunned for the rest of your career thereafter.
http://fctwb.net/watersystem.htm - info from the FCT, so im not sure how much can be taken at face value. all the data im sure is good.
http://travel.ciao.co.uk/Abuja_Nigeria__Review_5686687 - the beginning talks about Abuja being adequately supplied with water.
im also thinking of harvesting rainwater somehow as a part of the building, since they have a wet season for half of the year. i think it is doable.
i originally wanted to have some sort of public baths to double as evaporative cooling and an attraction...i found that they are quite popular in tunisia and morocco which i thought were drier than abuja? so not like a fountain or anything..more like wading pool type thing? too much?
viv, the pdf on the ftp is way more detailed than the section on the OMA website... so if there are any detailed drawings they are probably on the pdf :)
what do you mean by water feature? if you look at the document for the project of OMA in ABuja on ftp (or on OMA's web site http://www.oma.eu/index.php?option=com_projects&view=portal&id=628&Itemid=10) they had a water "feature" on the roof as a green device to cool the building down and collect water. the project of the Dutch Embassy in Mozambique also has a water feature on the roof (a releif where water can accumulate) but they decided to only use rain water because they were scarded people would think they are "stealing" or collecting water. I think it is a great idea to use water as green feature to cool down the temperature around the building, but I wouldnt put a Las Vegas style fountain in the middle (i'm sure you wouldn't either..). the PDF document on OMA's project in Abuja gives explanations of their sytem.
ReplyDeletewho knows, the state would probably love for you to design an extravagant fountain. but perhaps you will be shunned for the rest of your career thereafter.
ReplyDeletehttp://fctwb.net/watersystem.htm - info from the FCT, so im not sure how much can be taken at face value. all the data im sure is good.
http://travel.ciao.co.uk/Abuja_Nigeria__Review_5686687 - the beginning talks about Abuja being adequately supplied with water.
im also thinking of harvesting rainwater somehow as a part of the building, since they have a wet season for half of the year. i think it is doable.
i originally wanted to have some sort of public baths to double as evaporative cooling and an attraction...i found that they are quite popular in tunisia and morocco which i thought were drier than abuja? so not like a fountain or anything..more like wading pool type thing? too much?
ReplyDeletewoahh jeanne thanks so much...i can't believe i didn't notice that before! that's like exactly what i wanted to do!
ReplyDeletegood point jeanne.
ReplyDeleteabuja has an average rainfall of 1100mm to 1600mm.
this is half of lagos' 3000mm, but still significantly more then montreal's 950mm.
so, i'd say that use of water is possible... it depends how it's used and designed.
jeanne, are there drawings or more details about the oma project in abuja for their water collection system? i didnt see it on the website?
ReplyDeletevivian, those should be in the later part of the pdf document on our ftp.
ReplyDeleteviv, the pdf on the ftp is way more detailed than the section on the OMA website... so if there are any detailed drawings they are probably on the pdf :)
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