Deserta Ecofolie is a 16-square-metre structure designed to sustain a minimum dwelling and off-grid inhabitation. To do this, it brings together eco-technical objects such as fog catchers, photovoltaic cells, a domestic wind turbine, a water wall, a dry toilet, and other appliances that avoid the production of greenhouse emissions.
Deserta Ecofolie is conceived for the Atacama Desert, providing minimum dwelling while measuring the amount of water trapped by its domestic fog catcher in comparison with other devices such as cooling surfaces for the production of water out of air condensation. Both devices are balanced against their energy demands, which is provided by solar panels and a domestic wind turbine. All other domestic appliances for the bathroom and kitchen are equally eco-technical, aimed at low consumption of water and energy. As an experimental prototype and tool for measurement, it is meant to be the smallest possible unit to be placed in the worst-case scenario of the Atacama Desert.
Participants
PEDRO IGNACIO ALONSO AND PAMELA PRADO SANTIAGO, CHILE Pedro Ignacio Alonso, Santiago, Chile, 1975. Lives and works in Santiago, Chile. Pamela Prado, Santiago, Chile, 1976. Lives and works in Santiago, Chile.
Authorial Collaborators
Anne Beim
Technical Collaborators
ArtWorks – Art Production & Manufacturing; Milton Avilés Lazcano; Armando Castillejo; José Ortéga; CINARK; Thomas Gerner, Tækkefirmaet Horneby (Thatcher); Ruud Conijn, Hemmed Tækkefirma (Thatcher); Sven Jon Jonsen, Virum (Architect and Carpenter); Anders Strange Sørensen, Enemærke & Petersen (Sustainability Expert); Frederik Gade Lind, Enemærke & Petersen (Sustainability Consultant); Anders Dragsted, DBI (Fire Engineering); Mia Fossing Frederiksen, DBI (Fire Engineering); Karlis Livkiss, DBI (Fire Engineering); Lars Keller, EcoCocon (Biogenic Manufacturer)
Team
Pedro Ignacio Alonso, Pamela Prado, Francisco Albornóz, Rodrigo Escobar, Pablo Osses, Paulina Bitrán, Sebastián Cárcamo, Samuel Gonçalves, Francisco Salas, Sergio Ramírez Flores; CINARK: Anne Beim, Henriette Ejstrup Andersen, Johannes Schotanus, Astrid Juul Jørgensen, Jonatan Møller Larsen
Thanks
ArtWorks – Art Production & Manufacturing; Ignacio Sánchez Díaz, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Pedro Bouchon. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Jakob Brandtberg Knudsen, The Royal Danish Academy; Natalie Mossin, Institute of Architecture and Technology, The Royal Danish Academy; Ingeborg C. Hau, Institute of Architecture and Technology, The Royal Danish Academy; Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; School of Architecture, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Ph.D Programme in Architecture, Design, and Urban Studies, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Camilo del Río, Atacama Desert Centre (CDA UC); Atacama UC Fog Oasis Research Station in Alto Patache; The Network of Centers and Regional Stations (RCER UC); Samuel Gonçalves, SUMMARY architects
Supporters
ArtWorks – Art Production & Manufacturing; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; The Royal Danish Academy, School of Architecture; Realdania, Copenhagen, Denmark.; The Danish Arts Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; School of Architecture. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Atacama Desert Centre (CDA UC); Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cultural y las Artes FONDART. Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Government of Chile
