Roof Top Water Towers

The rooftop water towers store 25 000 to 50 000 litres 5 500 to 11 000 imp gal.

Roof top water towers.

A film by nobuyuki asai. That s 1 625 wood thickness. The idea of the water towers is keep hydrostatic pressure in the water system even when there is a outgauge. Diary of rooftop water towers.

800 sides 200 bottom 300 approximate area of a conical top 1300 sq. 6 600 to 13 200 us gal of water until it is needed in the building below. Let s assume our redwood is 1 5 8 thick that s pretty common thickness for water tanks. A rooftop water tower is a variant of a water tower consisting of a water container placed on the roof of a tall building.

This structure supplies water pressure to floors at higher elevation than public water towers. The upper portion of water is skimmed off the top for everyday use while the water in the bottom of the tower is held in reserve to fight fire. Those water towers turn into a part of the landscape and there is almost unpossible do not find one on olds downtowns or industrial areas. Of redwood for all of the wood rooftop water tank s surfaces.

A feature length harmonic cine poem depicting the changing phases of new york water towers as they evolve through the seasons from the cradle to the grave their mutability comparable to that of daily human lives. Rooftop water towers are derived from the base game water tower which has been cut down and adapted to make it fit on rooftops. Now we need the tank thickness. Realizing that there are no rooftop water towers in the game and inspired by the colorful stained glass plexiglass water tower sculptures created by the artist tom fruin.