Upcycled Community Aquifer

Rio Candelaria, Baja Sur Mexico - 2004

Salvaged Airline Fuselages Reconfigured for Community Center Water Harvester

International Agro-Corporations have depleted the western coast of Baja Sur‘s aquifers. This area is home to small farming communities of Todos Santos, Pescadero, San Juan, San Ignacio, and Cuatro Vientos.

Examining closely the current natural hydrological flows and atmospheric constraints of the region this proposal intervenes within the landscape as a precipitation filter to support the water demand of these local communities.

The proposal combines a public school, park, and amphitheatre with water-centric infrastructure components to optimize civic financing opportunities and begin to passively educate the population of the environmental and infrastructural relationships that have the potential to provide a sustainable future for the community.   


375 Million Gallons of Subsurface Water Storage

Over 45% of the annual precipitation is lost to sea, while little to no aquifer recharge has been observed due to the metamorphic rock terrain.

The project harvests the lost precipitation from the Candelaria spillway in order to meet the local community’s future fresh water demand while preserving the local ecosystem.