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LiveIN 6 - New, water-related design
by Paola on Friday, 27th August 2010 in Live In
The link between architecture and water has its roots in the distant past. In Roman architecture, for example, a highly-integrated system of canals and spaces both heated living spaces and provided water for personal hygiene and for cooking. Even in the Orient, water serves as climate control in addition to having symbolic value. The role of water today is increasingly important, both as a natural resource essential to life and as an element of beauty, and energy and spiritual regeneration for people and for indoor and outdoor spaces.
The climate changes and the increase in consumption are leading to a serious crisis situation, which is particularly evident in warmer countries. It is therefore necessary that everyone use it wisely, so that small, everyday gestures can contribute to not wasting a resource that has always symbolized life and prosperity. This is why sustainable architecture cannot limit itself to studying how to achieve energy self-sufficiency and exploit renewable sources, it must also strive to use water resources responsibly, without compromising on quantity or quality. Collecting rain water and retrieving water from domestic use are some of the most effective solutions to the problem. Technology, used with the utmost attention and respect for the environment, combined with new designs for water use are the requirements for achieving a new psychophysical well-being in living spaces, interiors and other areas.
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