Thailand is known for its rich culture and vivacity and every year hundreds of thousands of tourists throng the country for witnessing the colorful tradition and beautiful landscape. Researchers at The Why Factory are planning to build synthetic giant lilies that will add to the beauty of landscape in the city of Phuket. These lilies are not good only for their aesthetic value but also for their utility. These lilies will act as solar panels that will soak the sunlight throughout the day and will transform solar energy into renewable electricity for the city to use. It will be a self sustaining and green way for the city to produce electricity and entertaining tourists at the same time.
The models of these lilies were recently displayed in Berlin at the Aedes am Pfefferberg, a well-known international architect forum, which showcases sustainable designs and promotes emerging architects.
The exhibition where these lilies were displayed was an exhibition around the theme of water – most used and most abused natural resource on Earth and was named as “Water- Curse or Blessing”. The exhibition displayed various innovative architectural designs meant for various regions of Asia that are situated near water bodies. The idea was to promote ecofriendly ways to conserve water as potable and hygienic water is not available to residents of these places despite the omnipresence of water in these regions. These lilies are supposed to surround the beautiful city of Phuket. These flowers will open towards the Sun and the tourists will be able to reach to them via boats and will be able to climb on them and see the beauty of the city.
Via: Inhabitat/Designboom
