Village +1.5m rise
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05: SCENE 1: SABKHA CITY
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New Infrastructure
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Brine Distribution
Brine Reservoir
Brine is carried through existing village plumbing, and distributed through scaffolds to the spray heads.
A public saltwater pool serves as a holding tank for brine, which will be distributed into the spray grid later.
Brine reservoir
A public saltwater pool serves as reservoir before brine is distributed Brine reservoir to the spray grid. A public saltwater pool serves as reservoir before brine is distributed to the spray grid.
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Solar Desalination
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Gate
A thin sheet of A tidal-powered water is evaporated gate permits a by solar exposure. limited amount of Freshwater collects seawater to enter in the stills. The the system daily. resultant high-saline Solar desalination brine is collected.
A thin sheet of seawater travels through a series of solar stills, causing freshwater to Solar desalination collect on glass planes. A thin sheet of seawater travels through a series of solar stills, causing freshwater to collect on glass planes.
Solar Desalination Infrastructure
How can one of the most energy-intensive and ecologically destructive infrastructural processes (and a necessary evil for life in the Gulf) become productive and positive? 54
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Kinetic Dock As the tides rise and fall, a cablepulley system opens valves and locks throughout the village, initiating Desalination desalination.
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The gate permits a small amount of seawater to enter Desalination gate desalination. The gate permits a small amount of seawater to enter desalination.