Spa and Water Irrigation Plant in Ilam, Nepal Concept Building, Asian Design Project
Spa and Water Irrigation Plant in Ilam, Nepal
1 July 2020
Fog Harnessing Spa and Water Irrigation Plant
Design: Margot Krasojevi? Architects
Location: Ilam district, Eastern Nepal
Climate-smart agriculture water Irrigation Plant
The present design is for a water irrigation reservoir and spa located in the Ilam district, Eastern Nepal, a large agricultural area home to many tea plantations and stunning landscapes.

The brief required the outdoor spa and wellness platform and water irrigation plant to reflect the nature of its environment. As Nepal, located at a subtropical latitude is known to host different climates at different altitudes, with areas of high humidity which leads to fog formation, as is the case with the Ilam district.
There are also many hydrotherapy health retreats in this area. These factors further defined the brief which resulted in proposing a fog net water harnessing structure to conserve the natural environment. This was to be realized through design, program, spatial planning, and architecture.
The project located in Eastern Nepal will be able to produce 3?5 thousand litres of filtered water a day on average.

The water distribution network consists of solar pumps, pipes, valves, and a node-set of reservoirs and pipe intersections. This network connects the suspended polypropylene fog nets to the filters, reservoir, and pools. A dense cross-section of fog nets are...