00 — BRIEF
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HCWC
Humanitarian Collapsible Water Container
“Design a personal-scale water filtration solution.”
00 — BRIEF
01 / 05
HCWC
Humanitarian Collapsible Water Container
A collapsible water container that integrates filtration, adaptable storage, and transport, expanding from 8 L to 14 L.
“Design a personal-scale water filtration solution.”
01 — PROBLEM
Understanding the Problem
For displaced communities, accessing safe water involves more than collection. Long distances, heavy loads, and contamination risks make everyday water management physically demanding.
How could we make water collection, transportation, storage, and filtration more accessible?
01 — PROBLEM
Understanding the Problem
For displaced communities, accessing safe water involves more than collection. Long distances, heavy loads, and contamination risks make everyday water management physically demanding.
How could we make water collection, transportation, storage, and filtration more accessible?
02 — RESEARCH
Field testing
I recreated a water collection journey in a local park to identify firsthand challenges in carrying, handling, and using conventional buckets on uneven terrain.
02 — RESEARCH
Field testing
I recreated a water collection journey in a local park to identify firsthand challenges in carrying, handling, and using conventional buckets on uneven terrain.
Key findings
- Uneven weight distribution, uncomfortable grips, contamination risks, and physical strain.
Design exploration
Form & material inspiration / Functional inspiration
- layered water filtration
- durable structure and integrated handle
- collapsible volume
03 — IDEATION
Ideation · Concept development
- Affordable & Scalable
- Humanitarian Logistics
- Adapted to Walking Distances
- Long-Term Durability
03 — IDEATION
Ideation · Concept development
- Affordable & Scalable
- Humanitarian Logistics
- Adapted to Walking Distances
- Long-Term Durability
PROTO 01 / 01
04 — PROTOTYPE
Prototyping
Through iterative 3D printing, laser cutting, and physical testing, I developed a sliding mechanism that expands the container from 8 L to 14 L, adapting its capacity to different users.
pin mechanism
04 — PROTOTYPE
Prototyping
Through iterative 3D printing, laser cutting, and physical testing, I developed a sliding mechanism that expands the container from 8 L to 14 L, adapting its capacity to different users.
pin mechanism
05 — CAD
It expands
Digital development · Visualization
- 3D MODELING
- SCENE SETUP
- FINAL RENDER
Product features
- MULTI-STAGE FILTRATION
- HANGING SYSTEM
- INTEGRATED SHOWER HEAD
Visual communication · User guide
05 — CAD
Digital development · Visualization
- 3D MODELING
- SCENE SETUP
- FINAL RENDER
Product features
- MULTI-STAGE FILTRATION
- HANGING SYSTEM
- INTEGRATED SHOWER HEAD
Visual communication · User guide
06 — FINAL
FIG. 01.6 — IN CONTEXT
06 — FINAL
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