006 Eco Unit
Issues of sanitation and hygiene still remain one of the main concerns for developing countries. Designed to assist in this widespread need and as a tool for hygiene education, ‘Eco Unit’ is a mobile hygiene unit, easily transportable by truck, to be placed in villages without potable water access. Supplying solutions developed for the International Space Station, the unit is equipped with systems for water purification and recycling, and also uses energy from the sun and derived from waste valorization.
Project Details
Background: 1.1 billion people in the world lack access to safe water, 2.4 billion people in the world do not have access to adequate sanitation (UNESCO)
Objectives: Provide safe water and sanitation in remote areas
Concept: A mobile water collecting and recycling unit using space technologies powered by local resources
Materials: Aluminum, wood, ETFE film
Structure: 3 elements contain the water treatment system and the sanitary facility, with faucet, shower and toilet
Technologies: Liquid-solid separation; composting and other eco sanitation
Energy: Solar-power and manual work
Operation: solar-powered batteries
Transport: 1 truck
Assembly: 3 hours, 2 persons; fold-out elements and inflatable parts
Maintenance: Daily cleaning and housekeeping; occasional cleaning of chassis and membrane; weekly water supply
Dimensions: 8 times 2.5 x 14 x 3 m packed, 8 times 7.5 x 14 x 5.5 m deployed
Weight: 600 kg
Typology: Mobile sanitation unit
Design Team: Architecture and Vision - Arturo Vittori
3D Model: Raffi Tchakerian
Renderings: Andreas Vogler
Objectives: Provide safe water and sanitation in remote areas
Concept: A mobile water collecting and recycling unit using space technologies powered by local resources
Materials: Aluminum, wood, ETFE film
Structure: 3 elements contain the water treatment system and the sanitary facility, with faucet, shower and toilet
Technologies: Liquid-solid separation; composting and other eco sanitation
Energy: Solar-power and manual work
Operation: solar-powered batteries
Transport: 1 truck
Assembly: 3 hours, 2 persons; fold-out elements and inflatable parts
Maintenance: Daily cleaning and housekeeping; occasional cleaning of chassis and membrane; weekly water supply
Dimensions: 8 times 2.5 x 14 x 3 m packed, 8 times 7.5 x 14 x 5.5 m deployed
Weight: 600 kg
Typology: Mobile sanitation unit
Design Team: Architecture and Vision - Arturo Vittori
3D Model: Raffi Tchakerian
Renderings: Andreas Vogler
Italian
La questione igienico-sanitaria è ancora oggi uno dei problemi prioritari per i Paesi in via di sviluppo. Pensata per fornire assistenza diffusa e come strumento per l’educazione all’igiene, “Eco Unit” è una struttura mobile facilmente trasportabile con un camion, da collocare vicino a centri di servizio medico e ovunque sia necessario. Utilizzando soluzioni sviluppate per la Stazione Spaziale Internazionale, è dotata di sistemi di purificazione e di riciclo dell’acqua, inoltre sfrutta l’energia del sole e quella derivata dalla valorizzazione dei rifiuti (biogas).
Arabic
لا تزال مشكلات الصرف الصحي والنظافة إحدى القضايا الرئيسية في البلدان النامية. ووحدة الإيكو هيكل محمول سهل النقل بالشاحنات يتم وضعه بالقرب من مراكز الخدمات الصحية أو حيثما وجدت الحاجة له، وهي مصممة للمساعدة في حل هذه المشكلة الكبيرة ولتكون أداة لتعلم العادات الصحية. وتقدم وحدة الإيكو حلولاً لمحطة الفضاء الدولية، فهي مجهزة بنظم لتنقية المياة وإعادة تدويرها، كما أنها تستخدم الطاقة الشمسية والطاقة المستمدة من استغلال النفايات.
