Fountain Source was selected by Rafael Viñoly Architects to develop a sustainable and LEED compliant fountain that produces a mirror smooth reflecting surface that surrounds a minimal framed glass room structure.

Our design effort adhered to Claremont Mckenna College's sustainability protocol and followed LEED Criteria for site selection by developing the fountain basin to be thermally and acoustically beneficial to the class room space located directly beneath it.

In addition to this the water filtration and treatment system was designed to be environmentally inert and chemical free.  This was achieved by the use of a high rate sand filter and an Electro Magnetic Flux (EMF) water treatment unit that virtually eliminates the need for chemical additives.

Further benefit was demonstrated by reducing the fountain's installed and operating cost through mitigation of its edge flow condition and utilization of filtration flow as a component of the display flow.  This allowed the connected electrical load and infrastructure to be reduced by 48% as well as reducing the hydraulic system size by 18%.

In conclusion the true attributes of the fountain extend beyond its aesthetics by being designed with reduced installed and operation cost, and being sustainable.  Fountain Source will continue to build upon the knowledge and capability developed during this design effort to better serve future clientele and our sustainability commitment.

Learn more about this project and follow its progress via the online construction cam at:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/project