Reveal urban waters


PROPOSAL

To celebrate rainwater, one should have fun with it. My idea is based on the flexibility of water. Water is shapeless. The rain water would be gathered into narrow glass tubes and springs out from holes along their sides. When many tubes are gathered, the springing water will create geometric patterns depending on the the rain fall. The glass tubes are made to allow natural rotation, so the patterns will never be the same.

At the base of the glass tubes, pavements made from varied materials would gather water and serve as an "Side Stream" of the buried river. Different materials in paving would give quality of sound and reflection of the urban waters.

After the rain, people may still see the remaining water glittering in tubes with traces on the paved way.



Rotating glass tubes



Varied sound and visual effects



Water as an measurement



Water with light


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