Rainwater management

Complying with the practical need of retaining stormwater on site, this stone fountain is conceived to reveal the presence of the vein of gravel - lying just underneath the site - brought to Milan 12’000 years ago by the melting glaciers, at the end of the last Ice Age. Designed as a crossover between lotus gardens and Japanese rock gardens, the concave surface of each circular stone retains a tiny layer of rainwater, both showing the falling reaindrops as well as reflecting light, as mirrors, when the rain stops.  Más

Project Type: Railway Equipment Manufacturing Facility Brief of the Project: Locomotive manufacturing facility planned to cater to three assembly lines and air conditioning designed on the concept of radiant and geothermal cooling. The green spine is designed with an oxygen regenerated plant to purify the air from process area.   Area: 5,00,000 sq ft   There can be no doubt, that the driver for prosperity and large scale economic growth and a sustainable future will be industry. While there is a lot of exciting work being carried out in the service industry sector, especially IT and ITES, there is a large scope of improvement and growth in the design environment for the manufacturing industry. At ANA, we have tried to use t... Más