Colorado Center for Water Conservation

As current global warming trends accelerate in the mid 21st century the Mountain West will continue to aridify and receive fewer precipitation events with less predictability. Although current water demand is largely met through renewable sources, increasing population growth, especially in metro areas, will create unmet demand which will require transfers from agricultural uses.

Drawing inspiration from this example, the nature center brief is imagined as a water conservation center with a mission to steward water and promote efficiency measures to offset growing metro populations. The building will serve as a common meeting ground for local county and city jurisdictions to hold planning and educational events, as well as a resource for individuals to learn about smaller scale landscape and greywater interventions.