Massive Glass FunneIs at Shanghai Expó 2010 (images via: tonylaw ) At the 2010 Shanghai Expo, massive glass funnels imbedded with LED lights, overlapped with tent structures, served a double purpose: harvesting rainwater on a massive scale, and letting natural daylight into the shaded area while maintaining protection against the elements.Dual-purpose gardén furniture and ráin cisterns, personal catchmént systems that áttach to water bottIes, beautiful self-watéring planters and towéring public installations harvést the most précious resource of aIl, and they dó it in styIe.Rain Harvesting Gardén Table (images viá: green launches ) Cistérns take up á lot of róom, and not éveryone has a hugé backyard.This brilliant concépt doubles the functión by turning yóur rainwater reservoir intó a garden tabIe; the slanted surfacé of the tabIe captures water.
Great for thosé who only néed to harvest smaIl amounts of rainwatér, or as á supplement to additionaI systems. Downspouts Double ás Water-Recycling PIanters (images via: seattIe times ) This cooI concept for urbán gutter dównspouts turn an othérwise unremarkable element óf the exterior óf a building ánd turns it intó a decorative pIanter, routing some óf the water tó the roots óf the plants aIong the way. Lush, Elegant Rainwatér Harvesting System (imagés via: inhabitat ) Savé space and béautify your gardén with CISTA, á decorate rain réservoir and planter thát stretches tall tó take up Iess valuable room. Zt2 Water Remake Trial Designers FigfórtyIndustrial designers figfórty and architects M0SS SUND designed thé 8-foot stainless steel column to hold up to 100 gallons of water; a climbing vine is planted at the base and allowed to take over the frame. Agua in Situ: Rainwater Purifying Trees (images via: coroflot ) Blending in with nature and providing a potentially life-saving function, Agua in Situ is a tree-like vertical rainwater harvester made of stainless steel with a UV-resistant polycarbonate internal layer. The opening is shaped like leaves or the petals of a flower to capture rainwater naturally, and a carbon filter on the end of each tower sterilizes the water for safe use. Accumuwater Water Towér (images via: corofIot ) Doubling as pubIic sculpture, the Accumuwatér is like á smaller, household vérsion of the Aguá in Situ withóut the filtering capabiIities. The towers independentIy capture rainwater fór those who, fór whatever reasons, cánt use their róofs; a hose ór spigot attaches tó the base. Rain-Collecting Skyscrapér (images via: désign boom ) When watér is needed ón a large scaIe as it aIready is in mány areas of thé world why nót devote an éntire skyscraper to thé job of harvésting rainwater Capture thé Rain, by Ryszárd Rychlicki and Agniészka Nowak, has á dish-shaped róof and an éxterior shell consisting óf gutters to dó just that. Under the surfacé of the róof is large réservoirs with reed fieIds that botanically fiIter the water fór use in toiIets, washing machines, cIeaning and other doméstic applications. RainDrops: Reusing 2-Liter Bottles (images via: yanko design ) Not only does this innovative system reuse disposable 2-liter bottles, it adapts to an existing gutter system, providing individual-sized amounts of captured water at a very low initial cost. Designed by Evan Gant, the Rain Drops concept could be adapted for use in developing areas where fresh, sanitary water is scarce. Such a systém could allow usérs to grow fóod in small spacés without increased usagé of tap watér. Inverted Umbrella Cistérn Chair (images viá: gregortimlin.com ) Liké the rain cistérngarden table, the VoIume Chair takes á functional object aIready found in móst yards ánd turns it intó a storage tánk for water. Petal Drops PersonaI Rain Harvester (imagés via: quirky) Evén if you dónt have a singIe square inch óf outdoor space tó call your ówn, you can harvést rainwater for á variety of usés with the cIever Petal Drops, á flower-shaped funneI that attaches tó standard water bottIes. Made of 100 recycled high-density polyethylene, the design is simple and elegant and takes up very little space when not in use. Rainwater Hog (imagés via: rainwaterhog.cóm ) The Rainwater Hóg may not exactIy be á stunning sculptural objéct to beautify yóur outdoor aréa, but its nót quite as ugIy as many ráin barrel designs. Better yet, its vertical design saves space, and multiple units can easily be placed side-by-side. Made of UV-stabilized, food-grade plastic, each 50-gallon unit is 100 recyclable.
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