simon bumstead - purifying paradise
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Architecture Thesis Project by Part II Architect Simon Bumstead. The project proposes a grey water purification plant stretching out of the back of one of Las Vegas' biggest hotels, Caesars Palace, purifying the wasted water and re-selling it to the high-rollers as premium branded bottled water. By doing this the building finances the rehabilitation of the victims of Las Vegas, the gambling addicts, many of which who have become homeless are forced to live in storm drains below the city, storm drains that are often left dry due to the lack of rainfall the city receives, a fact that most people who visit Las Vegas are aware of, but choose to willingly suspend their disbelief in the pursuit of unbridled pleasure.TRANSCRIPT
Purifying ParadiseAbove Las Vegas’ Storm Drain Network, Below Lake Mead in 2000 & 2010
Above & Below GroundThe Inequalities bore out of Living in Las Vegas
Water Consumption in Las VegasThe Construction of a Faux-Paradise, Caesars Palace Rooms
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Purifying ParadiseFigure Ground & Site Section of the Purification Aqueduct
Purifying ParadisePlanometric of the Water Purification Aqueduct Stretching out of Caesars Palace
Purifying ParadiseWorkers Courtyard Plan
Purifying ParadiseElevation of the Water Purification Aqueduct
Workers’ Housing Just off The StripAscetic Living to Counteract the Excesses & Inequalities of Vegas
Neptune’s Temple - Premium Brand Bottle Water ShopBirds & Worms Eye Views of Final Stage of the Water Purification Process
Neptune’s TempleDetailed Section through the Shop, Showing the Passage of Water From Tank to Bottle