Água Carioca is a research and design project analysing the potential for natural, self-sufficient and decentralised small-scale water management in informal settlements, by means of several case studies in Rio de Janeiro.
It fundamentally turns around how we deal with water in urban areas: it is a scalable sanitation solution treating and recycling wastewater directly where it is produced. It addresses lack of sanitation, water quality, scarcity and environmental improvement using three scalable and adaptive elements – rainwater harvesting, septic tanks and constructed wetlands – alongside community participation and management.
The research resulted in four design proposals (and a city vision), on scales ranging from one school to a whole city district and has also implemented a full scale
pilot at the Sitio Roberto Burle Marx. The project has been exhibited at several locations across Rio de Janeiro and has received support from Stimuleringfonds NL.
The project was the recipient of the
LafargeHolcim Awards Bronze 2017 Latin America.
Read more:
aguacarioca.orgTeam
Eva Pfannes, Sylvain Hartenberg, Angelo Renna, Paula Martinez Sancho, Kate Unsworth
