An innovative way to transport water
We’ve all seen pictures of women and children in developing countries lugging heavy containers of water. Transporting water often takes an inordinate amount of time and energy, and unhygienic containers can pose serious health hazards.
"After evaluating a drum that has been in use daily for 20 months, we calculated that it travelled a distance of 12,000 kilometres, made seven million revolutions, and provided 13 people with 120,000 litres of household water.”
Hans Hendrikse, a South African architect, worked with his brother to design the Q-drum, an energy-saving, hygienically sealed, tough but easy-to-use rolling water-drum that can be pulled without strain by one adult or two children.
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Mr Hans Hendrikse
Partnership Hans Hendrikse Architects
Volkskas Building
Harding Street
P.O. Box 792
2940 Newcastle
KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
