Karst
Water Filtration Staircase for Chi-Hao Chiang
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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Unique Properties
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, and the shells composed of calcium carbonate can react with acid rain to reduce ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide.
Tags
Staircase, Concrete, Water Filtration, Governors Island, Sustainable
Production Technology
It will be made out of concrete, and the bags with crushed oyster shells inside as the filtering material.
Design Challenge
Finding a way to combine two very different forms to be consistent and functional is the design challenge.
Project Duration
The project started in February 2020 in New York and finished in May 2020 in New York, and was exhibited on Governors Island in New York in October 2020.
Operation Flow
First, the rainwater drips from the pockets with bags of crushed oyster shells. After the filtration, it trickles down on the cliff and flows through the troughs. Potentially, this staircase can be not only applied indoors but also separated into modular sliced units then installed along the island. It is a filter system that can blur the boundary between humans and nature on Governors Island. In the end, the filtered water can return to the harbor and benefit the island.
Research
Question the relationship between industrial standardized building material and organic material in the present time when concrete jungles are sprawling on the land. Our goal is to allow nature to appear and break the traditional boundary that we humans created, separating ourselves from nature. After the explorations of physical material combinations, we took styrofoam and pine cone models to deconstruct and reconstruct. After simplifying, two different forms combined in a consistent way.
Inspiration
The goal is to allow nature to appear and break the traditional boundary that we humans created, separating ourselves from nature. After many physical explorations, the proposal was narrowed down to create an interactive community for humans and water. Also, the reason for naming the staircase Karst is from the Karst terrain, which is famous for solutional caves, with its cave form and the process that acid rain can act with the crushed oyster shell.
Image Credits
Image #1: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Front View of Karst, 2020. Image #2: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Side View of Karst, 2020. Image #3: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Filtration Bags of Karst, 2020. Image #4: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Handrail of Karst, 2020. Image #5: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Steps of Karst, 2020. Video Credits: Architect Zhixian Song, Application of Karst, 2020.
Project Overview
Karst Water Filtration Staircase has been a Bronze winner in the Building Materials and Construction Components Design award category in the year 2021 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Bronze Recognition
Chi-Hao Chiang was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2022, a testament to excellence of their work Karst Water Filtration Staircase.
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Karst: Innovative Water Filtration Staircase Connects Humans and Nature
Chi-Hao Chiang's Karst staircase, a modular water filtration system, blurs the boundary between humans and nature, exhibited on Governors Island in New York in October 2020.
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