Departamento del Distrito turns telecom mast into solar-power tower
Mexican design office Departamento del Distrito has created a totem equipped with solar power that produces light, plays music, measures the weather and cools down the air on a Mexico City rooftop.
The seven-metre-high installation, titled When Models are Systems, consists of a repurposed telecommunications mast installed on the roof of a former lace factory that is now a cultural centre.
When Models are Systems is a tower equipped with solar power
The structure integrates an 85-watt photovoltaic panel, linked to a generator and battery, which allows it to harness and store solar energy.
This is used to power various electronic devices, including spotlights, a mist cooling system and loudspeakers synced to a curated music playlist.
A solar panel is used to power lighting, speakers and misters Departamento del Distrito founders Francisco Quiñones and Nathan Friedman have also added other elements, so that the tower can become an information point as well as a gathering place.
These elements include a thermometer, an air-humidity monitor, a wind sock, a digital clock, a tarp and bucket for collecting rainwater, a mirror for reflecting light, and a lightning rod for grounding electrical currents.
The tower also features elements for measuring weather and climate
"The atmospheric products of the tower are active for a finite period of time each day, determined by the amount of [solar] energy that is produced and stored," said Quiñones and Friedman.
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