2015
PLUG-IN WATER FILTER
Floating Urban Intervention
- Lagos, Nigeria • Cornell University • Supervisors: Kunlé Adeyemi + Suzanne Lettieri
This floating rainwater harvesting system - located in Makoko, a predominantly water-based community in the city - uses existing infrastructures to collect, filter, store, and re-distribute potable water. The water is collected from the roofs with gutters, connected to a piping system which brings water to a filtration zone. At an urban scale, one water filter provides potable water 137 people, allowing for maximum effect in community betterment with a minimally invasive intervention. The plug-in water filters are located in void-like plaza conditions in Makoko, a predominantly water-based community in Lagos. The orientation of the base varies according to household configurations, providing a congestion-free zone of activity.
fig.1 Filtration components
fig.2 Open areas, Makokofig.3 Direction of circulation, Makokofig.4 Gutter aggregation, Makokofig.6 Sectionfig.7 Plan