Rainwater Harvesting in Bangalore seems to have twin objectives – storage and visual appeal. In Gowri and Harish’s beautiful home, the rainwater harvesting system has been designed with aesthetics in mind. During rain the feel and the sound is that of a waterfall. A stone pot camouflages a sand filter.
A rooftop rainwater harvesting system consists of a catchment, which is the roof itself; a conveyance system which includes rainwater gutters in the case of a sloping roof and pipes in case of a flat roof; filtration system to keep organic particles and dust out; and, finally, a storage system or a recharge system.Storage systems can be either rain barrels or sumps. Recharge systems are usually recharge wells.
In Gowri and Harish’s beautiful home, the rainwater harvesting system has been designed with aesthetics in mind. Aluminum gutters collect rainwater from a sloping tiled roof. They convey the rainwater to a downspout where a few strands of hanging chains are placed.Rainwater flows on the hanging chains and adheres to them due to surface tension. A stone pot camouflages a sand filter. The rain is filtered here and a concealed pipe then takes it into an underground sump tank. Functionality is not lost and close to 100,000 liters of rainwater is harvested here.
If rainwater harvesting system is designed properly, rainwater harvesting systems can add to the visual appeal and at the same time the visual appearance of the building is enhanced. During rain the feel and the sound is that of a waterfall. The properly designed Rainwater Harvesting functionality will not be lost and visual appearance of the building is enhanced as is the curiosity impulse.
