Sustainable Laundry Microbubble Shower Basin
Design for
Energy, The Environment
Year
2020-2021
A sustainable laundry system / shower basin made of simple, locally sourced, sustainable materials and techniques. It uses the weight of rocks to power a gravity air pump. This generates energetic microbubbles in a shower basin by pushing air through a porous clay base. The microbubbles wash underwear left in the basin because they are small enough to pass through fabric and remove impurities. Soapy shower water is recycled to wash clothing. It is designed in response to behavioural constructions of “freshness”, combining sensorial foot stimulation during the laundry process to enhance post-laundry perception of cleanliness.
Insight
How did this project impact you as a designer moving forward?
This project initiated my interest binding complex processes with simple and few materials to achieve sustainable outputs. Whether microbubble generation via porous clay made using soil and fermented fruit, to reduced CO2 microclimate sustainment using algae and crop arrangement.
