Drop-shaped building uses solar energy to convert air into water

The building not only looks like a drop of personality, but also turns air into pure water.

The south side of the building is an electro-optical glass that absorbs solar energy and allows sunlight to shine into the building.

The north side of the building is designed in a lattice shape and can maintain smooth ventilation.

Many people had envisioned what the future architecture would look like, and many buildings took a step forward, surpassing the current level of generality in terms of appearance, function, and access to energy, emphasizing post-modern design sense and the use of renewable energy, and now in Singapore, There is a building that will be futuristic both in appearance and performance, and the building will be used as a new generation of luxury resorts in Singapore.

According to reports, the water-drop-type building was designed by the Spanish architect Orlando De Urrutia, not only for the first time to realize the application of water drop shape to the exterior design of buildings, but also to use solar energy to convert air into water. It was not used before. This 乍 sounding amazing transformation is actually accomplished by organically combining natural elements with technological elements: On the one hand, sufficient light sources, solar photovoltaic cells towards the south can capture and use solar energy to purify water and generate electricity, and its transparency is also Sunlight can be transmitted through the glass into the room, saving the use of electricity and coal in the building. The north side is a grid-like design that can be used not only for ventilation, but also to keep the interior cool while saving the energy needed, and to use the first-ever Teex Micron device to condense the wet air into potable pure water. The Teex Micron generator is designed specifically for warm, humid climates. The optimum temperature is between 20 to 40 degrees Celsius (68 to 104F) and the ideal range for moisture is 30% to 95%. This innovative technology uses condensing and evaporating sea air and can produce up to 5,000 liters of water per hour, greatly reducing the amount of conventional freshwater that can be used. Therefore, the theme of water and renewable energy is embodied in both the architectural shape, design concept, and energy acquisition methods.

The building will be built on the warm and humid coast. Surrounded by sea, the environment will help strengthen water circulation and condensation, evaporate during the day, and condense at night, so as to obtain potable pure water. At the bottom of the water droplets, a water quality treatment equipment and technical investigation center was built to purify seawater and rainwater and ensure its quality. The upper level of the building has a series of luxury service facilities, from top to bottom: watchtowers, hotels and spa clubs, gymnasiums, restaurants, exhibition halls and aquariums. These facilities are all related to water, the environment and renewable energy. The aquarium is located at the bottom of the underwater building to highlight the theme of water.

In today’s society with water shortages caused by climate change and population increase, this beautiful and generously designed postmodern water-drop architecture not only visually satisfies people’s aesthetic needs, but is also an ingenious use of energy. The use of new energy and recycling, everywhere carry out the concept of sustainable development. Designer Orlando Day tried to arouse people's cherishing awareness of precious water resources through the building: “Integration of elements allows us to understand the living environment necessary for the occupants and the building, and we will go through building and sustainable urbanization. Responding to his needs.” At the same time, he said that the future architects not only need to learn architecture, but also should learn biology and understand how to tenderly maintain the ecological environment.