Karst Water Filtration Staircase

Chi-Hao Chiang Water Filtration Staircase
Chi-Hao Chiang Water Filtration Staircase

Karst Water Filtration Staircase

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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. The shells composed of calcium carbonate can react with acid rain to help neutralize acidified ocean by absorbing carbon dioxide. In the end, it is a filter system that can blur the boundary between humans and nature on Governors Island.

 
 
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