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H3AR designs water-harvesting skyscraper in Sudan
Published: 23-Mar-2010
Polish firm H3AR has designed a water-harvesting skyscraper which would draw water from the underwater lake, creating an artificial lake in Darfur, Sudan.
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Apart from serving as a water storage centre, the skyscraper will also work as a hospital, a school and a food storage center.
The design of the building resembles a baobab, the “upside down tree” from the Savanah. It consists of water pumps and a treatment plant. These pumps will take water from the aquifer and then pump it all through the building to heat and cool. Water will be stored within the core of the building. Building's users will have access to this water, which would be recycled by the treatment plant.
H3AR also plans to build three towers. The towers will be built of dry clay bricks, which will be manufactured on site. The bricks will be made with a combination of earth, cement and water. The tower’s shape provides a shade on the ground which helps in stabilizing the microclimate. An artificial lake will be created between the towers.
In 2007, scientists at Boston University discovered the existence of an underwater lake in the region, which is said to be the biggest in the world.
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