The Concept WRRF Yixing, is a future-oriented Water Resource Recovery Facility & factory. The aim of the project is to upgrade conventional sewage treatment plants to environmental-friendly and recycling-oriented plants. Alleviating the Not-in-my-backyard effect, the upgrade will transform a closed pollution-control plant into a sustainable and future-oriented infrastructure project that is environmental-friendly, open to the public, harmonious with its neighborhood and available for science education.
the site of the project, surrounded by waters and farmlands, abounds in ecological resources. In the 8-hectare site for the plant, 20,000 square meters of structures have been built, including a sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 20,000 t/d, a sludge & OM treatment center with a capacity of 100 t/d, a science management center (5234 square meters) and a pilot zone for experimental lines. The overall planning of the plant is implemented in pursuit of an intensive layout, the efficient use of land, the integration of landscape & buildings, and the care for human.
The waste water will be treated into clean water , fertilizers and energies, such as biogas and thermal energy. The clean water will irrigate farmland and return to nature. The fertilizers and energies are sustainable products from waste resources.
A special “Tank Cafe” clings to the southern wall of a secondary sedimentation tank. The specially designed space can be also transformed into a muti functional conference hall or exhibition hall, serving for both professional and popular science activities. Several small courtyards scattered in the coffee shop has optimized views and positions of openings while covering structural elements and separating different zones.
Here people can percept, experience or even play with its features, enjoying the changes of nature, the diversity of ecological environment. Through the project, the conservation of resources, the care for environment and the respect for humanity are spread to the public.
