Warka Water Tower Harvesting Water from Rain, Fog and Dew

Solution

Arturo Vittori and his team at Architecture and Vision have created an iconic bamboo tower structure that can harvest water from rain, fog and dew. People have been using the principal for centuries building high-stone structures, air wells that gather moisture from the air and funnel it into a basin for collection. The WarkaWater functions in much the same way, using mesh netting to capture moisture and direct it into hygienic holding tank accessed via a spout. However, the new design is of relatively low cost bamboo and polyester mesh and can be readily transported and reassembled should that be required.