OASE fountains
BA Product Design Project
2020
semester
OASE is a drinking fountain that revitalizes dead spots within cities. It allows people to find water supplies easily – when needed – for instance on hot summer days.
OASE comes as a family of products. Each version consists of a different number of pipes arranged in a spiral. The different heights make water access for people with different stature easier. Depending on the available space for the fountain the spirals’ number of pipes and their height can be adjusted. The form of OASE is inspired by the vortex shape of water when it drains off. The fountain reminds of an oasis found in the desert, a spot that creates a community by supplying people with water. A lot of aspects involve flow in a different way. Inspired by the natural flow of water its visual impact stands for circulation, exchange, and community.
OASE fountains are easily affordable for municipalities because of their material and production costs.
These fountains offer great possibilities in different climatic areas all around the world:
As climate keeps changing all around the world and our earth is getting warmer, drinking opportunities and shade are needed everywhere. In warm Mediterranean zones people are struggling with the lack of humidity and water is a much-needed item.
Big cities in the north of Europe like Berlin struggle with the dry climate and how to offer their inhabitants and visitors water in public. Since these cities have a higher rainfall rate, the fountain opens the possibility to collect it and brings an alternative way in the field of drinking water extraction by collecting rainwater in its vat.