SiSa AiRR Studio : rain system

 

•  design and build a system to collect rainwater from metal roof of AiRR Studio


•  rainwater can feed from downspouts, directly into a concrete cistern


•  rainwater can be guided from rain chains, into a terraced series of rain gardens

•  incorporate flowforms:

 

https://flowform.org/

 

Teasel•Tecture  :  water•catch (below)

 

•  observe and model the architecture of teasel stems and leaves

 

•  experiment with water catchment and storage systems

• local inspiration (below):

Rain Ravine at The Frick Environmental Center (Pittsburgh, PA)

 

artist: Stacy Levy

 

landscape architects: La Quatra Bonci

 

building architects: Bohlin Cywinkski Jackson

 

https://living-future.org/case-studies/the-frick-environmental-center/

 

 

• local inspiration (below):

rain chain system at The Frick's Grable Welcome Center (Pittsburgh, PA)

 

 

• local inspiration (not pictured):  Phipps Conservatory (Pittsburgh, PA)
Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes


rainwater harvesting / stormwater management / wastewater treatment

 

https://living-future.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Phipps_Water_Case_Study.pdf

Water Storage:

Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds

for Domestic Supply, Fire, and Emergency Use

 

includes How to Make Ferrocement Water Tanks

 

Art Ludwig

 

Oasis Design; 2nd edition (2009)

 

Create an Oasis with Greywater:

Integrated Design for Water Conservation

Reuse, Rainwater Harvesting, and Sustainable Landscaping

 

Art Ludwig

 

Oasis Design; 6th edition (2015)

 

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (Volume 1):

Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life and Landscape

 

Brad Lancaster

 

Rainsource Press; 3rd edition (2019)

 

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (Volume 2):

Water-Harvesting Earthworks

 

Brad Lancaster

 

Rainsource Press; revised edition (2019)

 

Earthships have evolved a long way since the 3-volume set was published between 1990-1993 (see below), yet much of each book is still relevant.

 

In this 24-minute video from 2020, Earthship creator Michael Reynolds gives a tour of a Global Model Earthship:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idluPG4OVLM

 

Earthship (Volume I):  How To Build Your Own

 

Michael Reynolds

 

Solar Survival Architecture (1990)

 

•  Interfacing with Local Phenomena  (pp 27 - 46)

 

Earthship (Volume II):  Systems and Components

 

Michael Reynolds

 

Solar Survival Architecture (1991)

 

•  Domestic Water Systems  (pp 27 - 49)

 

Earthship (Volume III):  Evolution Beyond Economics

 

Michael Reynolds

 

Solar Survival Architecture (1993)

 

•  Indoor Water Catch with Water Organizer Module  (pp 46 - 58)
references Volume II  (pp 43 - 44)