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Building : Water Purification Skyscraper, Jakarta

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Water Purification Skyscraper (WPS) is a part of Ciliwung Recovery Program (CRP), a project that aims to purify the river water Ciliwung with a building system in the WPS. This program is expected to improve the condition of Ciliwung river that is currently the worst river in the world.

WPS has 3 purification sections :

1. First line is the flowof the polluted river water into the building through pipes by utilizing capillary vessel systems, into the filtrating section. at this stage, the river water is separated from garbage, the organic garbage then used as raw materials to fertilize the soil around the river basin, while garbage-free water proceeded to the next stage or channeled back into the River.
2. Second line is the phase of river water purification through elimination of dangerous contaminants, and good addition of various minerals to the water, so it is safe for daily needs of the CRP building occupants, which is people who previously lived in the slums along Ciliwung river. removal of Riverbank dwellers into the CRP building aims to open and expand Ciliwung watersheds that will be prepared to be the new open spaces for more ‘green’ Jakarta and to secure the flood plane.
3. Third line is the re-processing of household waste products into water which is safe to be returned to the Ciliwung river. some of processed water are being distributed to lands around Ciliwung river in two ways. first, through capillary pipes under the ground that not only bring water, but also fertilizer produced in the first line. capillary tubings are connected to the generator towers around the damaged lands, and create a new environment that’s usable for agriculture. second, by spraying water processed through the skin of the building. spraying water from height raises the humidity in the lower part of the building that triggers the growth of pioneer plants that will contribute to the creation of a new ecosystem. CRP’s ecosystems will create a good microclimate for Jakarta, as well as a response to the lost of many green open spaces around the world that leads to global warming.

[via designboom]