THE WATER CRISIS
is a largely silent crisis. Every year, some 3.4 million people die from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene. These water and sanitation problems disproportionately affect women and children.
THE GOAL
of the H2OS project is to design a prototype house that can harvest and store water supplies for all domestic uses (drinking, cooking, washing, irrigation) and to integrate the scarce water resources in a few artificial walls.
1
COMMUNITY ECO HOUSE
250
LITERS OF WATER PER DAY
400
SQM OF HARVESTING SURFACE
365
DAYS OF WATER SUPPLY
THE PROJECT
H2OS prototype for a self sufficient house in terms of
water, energy and food.
OPENSOURCE
THE SYSTEM
The project relies on ancient knowledge such as how to harvest rain water
or how to ventilate rooms while incorporating up to date technologies
for energy production from renewable sources.
IMAGES
The first H2OS PROTOTYPE was inaugurated on May 2017, and it’s a “community eco house” with areas for training and information service activities and a connected guest house.
STORY
The village of Keur Bakar is changing.
The transformation into eco-village is in progress
Promoted by
Supported by
Architectural research*
Construction of the prototype
* This project has been made possible in part by a grant from Autodesk Foundation Fund, a corporate advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation.