2nd year projectsMyles Bates
Water for allUnilever Award of £1500
Brief: Lighten the burden of water collection
for women in the developing world.
Problem Water supplies are far
away Girls miss school to
retrieve water in the mornings
The water is often dirty and full of disease
Causing illness and death, as well as problems from carrying the heavy water.
Facts More than 3.4 million people die each year from
water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in the developing world.
Lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills children at a rate equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing every four hours.
780 million people lack access to an improved water source; approximately one in nine people.
"[The water and sanitation] crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns."
Over 2.5X more people lack water than live in the United States.
Solutions: play pump playground wheel water
pump children play with it, which in
turn draws water from rivers, lakes and wells. Clean water More attendance at schools Fun Paid for by advertisements on
billboard on water tank Also has public information on
other boardsClick for video
Solution: Rain water collection
Problem:
It does not rain enough to make this solution effective to the mass population.
Solutions: water-wheel Collect water easily Wheel water to
save carrying, easy to push
Possibly could clean water as you move it
Quicker and easier water collection
Solution: http://www.sswm.info/category/impleme
ntation-tools/water-distribution/hardware/non-piped-distribution/human-powered-distr
Solution: Various similar
and cheaper products.
Solution: Life-straw Cleans water as you
drink Acts as a filter straw Does not help carrying
water Single person only
http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/design-matters/http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/618/the-worth-of-water/ http://www.buylifestraw.com
Solution: reusable bottle Water bottle turns in to
piping Helps transport water
closer to communities http://inhabitat.com/jointhepipe-brilliant-water-bott
le-wins-2010-dutch-design-award/
http://jointhepipe.blogspot.co.uk
Solution: Condensation collector A Giant Basket That Uses Condensation to
Gather Drinking Water His stunning water towers
stand nearly 30 feet tall and can collect over 25 gallons of potable water per day by harvesting atmospheric water vapor.
Each tower costs approximately $550 and can be built in under a week with a four-person team and locally available materials.
Inspired by the Warka tree
http://www.wired.com/2014/03/warka-water-africa/
Material research Water absorbing
polymer The polymer beads
will swell to up to 3 time their original volume as they absorb water.
Then release the water later
Useful for collecting moisture and water from the ground.
Solution: water venders Water transport and
selling door to door http://
www.sswm.info/category/implementation-tools/water-distribution/hardware/non-piped-distribution/human-powered-distr
Health AspectsThe quality of the water depends a lot on the source of water (see table below). Its contents are not always of drinking water quality. Even if water is safe at the point of source, there is a high risk of contamination during transport. To prevent waterborne diseases from unverified sources, safe storage and treatment of the water at the point of use and adapted hygienic conditions are very important.
Table 1: Improved and unimproved drinking water sources. Source: (WHO/UNICEF 2010)
Revised brief Design a low cost, affordable, solution to
assist in transporting water to homes in the water deprived Sub-Saharan desert. Encouraging children age 8-16 (mostly girls) to attend school, instead of missing it due to water collection. The solution must be capable of on distilling the water so it is clean and safe to drink.
CREATIVE CONDITIONSRBS Award of £3500 for the best design project RBS Award of £1000 for the best business case
Brief: Design and develop a vision and
business case for an environment or situation that prompts and fosters creative thinking.
Themes: Bright
colours Curved
corners http://
www.fastcoexist.com/3035799/this-origami-inspired-office-design-expands-contracts-and-changes-its-shape#9
Changeable objects and shapes Triangle shaped
object can change into ‘any’ shape
Could make an office out of these shapes to make it customisable.
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/sako-architects-family-box-in-beijing-china-09-25-2014/
Rent a creative space http://www.creativespaces.net.au Able to rent a local space to do projects Large spaces Plain and open Not tailored to a set industry Expensive for a new business
Working late? Office/dining room Office raises into the
ceiling to stop working late at home
Able to relax at home while still able to work during the day
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3035778/no-more-working-late-at-the-end-of-each-day-this-office-disappears#5
Converted shipping container Converted
shipping container
Small space converted to feel large
Recycling Cheap Quirky http://inhabitat.com/shelter
kraft-werks-builds-homes-shops-from-reclaimed-shipping-containers/
Pod’s Little
spaces Cocoon
for people to relax and free their mind in
http://igloo.com.au/blog/creative-spaces/
Creative offices examples http:/
/www.thecoolhunter.co.uk/offices/
http://www.thecoolhunter.co.uk/design/CREATIVE-WORK-ENVIRONMENTS---Do-you-work-in-one-/
http://prism_design.prosite.com
MOBILITY CITY Paid internship at Priestmangoode RSA Fellows’ Award of £1500
Kickstarter new design wheel chair easier to stand to be pushed by others as most people are
pushed better posture
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1836312178/movi-transport-chair?ref=category