Karst Water Filtration Staircase by Chi-Hao Chiang |
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| DESIGN NAME: Karst PRIMARY FUNCTION: Water Filtration Staircase INSPIRATION: The goal is to allow nature to appear and break the traditional boundary that we humans created, separating ourselves from nature. After many physical explorations, the proposal was narrowed down to create an interactive community for humans and water. Also, the reason for naming the staircase Karst is from the Karst terrain, which is famous for solutional caves, with its cave form and the process that acid rain can act with the crushed oyster shell. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Karst, a modular staircase designed for Governors Island in New York, is like a solutional cave for people to see and hear the flowing water, with a water-filtering system that brings the sensation of nature into the house, connecting the community of humans and water. Each module has a pocket for placing a bag of crushed oyster shells, and the shells composed of calcium carbonate can react with acid rain to reduce ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: First, the rainwater drips from the pockets with bags of crushed oyster shells. After the filtration, it trickles down on the cliff and flows through the troughs. Potentially, this staircase can be not only applied indoors but also separated into modular sliced units then installed along the island. It is a filter system that can blur the boundary between humans and nature on Governors Island. In the end, the filtered water can return to the harbor and benefit the island. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in February 2020 in New York and finished in May 2020 in New York, and was exhibited on Governors Island in New York in October 2020. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Building Materials and Construction Components Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: It will be made out of concrete, and the bags with crushed oyster shells inside as the filtering material. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 2032 mm x 5740.4 mm x 5130.8 mm TAGS: Staircase, Concrete, Water Filtration, Governors Island, Sustainable RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Question the relationship between industrial standardized building material and organic material in the present time when concrete jungles are sprawling on the land. Our goal is to allow nature to appear and break the traditional boundary that we humans created, separating ourselves from nature. After the explorations of physical material combinations, we took styrofoam and pine cone models to deconstruct and reconstruct. After simplifying, two different forms combined in a consistent way. CHALLENGE: Finding a way to combine two very different forms to be consistent and functional is the design challenge. ADDED DATE: 2021-06-23 21:52:40 TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Chi-Hao Chiang and Zhixian Song IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Front View of Karst, 2020. Image #2: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Side View of Karst, 2020. Image #3: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Filtration Bags of Karst, 2020. Image #4: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Handrail of Karst, 2020. Image #5: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Steps of Karst, 2020. Video Credits: Architect Zhixian Song, Application of Karst, 2020. |
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NAME: Chi-Hao Chiang PROFILE: Chi-Hao Chiang is an avid gamer, amateur Hip-Hop dancer, and a cross-field industrial designer with a mechanical engineering background. Coming from Taiwan with a BA in mechanical engineering, He completed his Master's Degree in Industrial Design at Pratt Institute in May 2021. Chi-Hao possesses sensitivity for connecting the concept and fabrication phases in industrial design. Focus on the interrelationship between form and function, He believes every design is reasonable and supported by research. Holding passion and inspiration in the interaction between humans and objects, he aims to spark a more vital and positive community bonding through his design. |
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Karst Water Filtration Staircase by Chi-Hao Chiang is Winner in Building Materials and Construction Components Design Category, 2021 - 2022.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Chi-Hao Chiang. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Chi-Hao Chiang. |
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