light twist
ideasforward - fire, 24 hours, 2018claudia miraldi
while fire is extravagant & lively, water is grounded & calm.
with global temperatures rising & climates becoming drier, previously manageable fires are becoming bigger risks to both people and property. although technology has improved since the first fire watch towers were constructed centuries ago, by the time satellites detect fires today, the fires are too large to manage. cellphones would be good tools for reporting fires, but reception is often unreliable in forests. we have reimagined the lookout tower to better serve the future.
lighthouses were originally differentiated during the daytime through patterns on their facades called daymarks. the twisting design of the fire watch towers allows for infinite unique daymarks. the use of daymarks will facilitate communication when the towers are replicated in the forest & will help hikers identify the watch towers as way-stations.
