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AEE, THE AMAZON: VERTICAL DAM

Utilizing the abundance of rain in the Amazon Basin, this project explored ‘off grid’ means of generating electricity and clean drinking water for the autonomous communities of the Amazon through a ‘vertical dam’ system. Four large rain catchers were hung at a height in the canopy. These collected and stored rainwater, and were further connected, via tubing, to a portable hydro generator at ground level and a water store. As the water is released it passed through the generator creating electricity and into the storage vessel for drinking. The electricity generated manifested itself as an artificial light. At night this process became performance. LED lights connected via long clear wires to the generator turned the water reservoirs into giant floating light diffusers, whilst the generator was illuminated to reveal the source of the energy. This performative transformation of resources - rain to light to drinking water - aimed to explore how architecture can engage and encourage creative thinking about how we use natural resources. OTIS SLOAN BRITTAIN, 2015