Sustenta 浴室座廁 by Manuel Alonso Martinez Rivera

Sustenta 浴室座廁 by Manuel Alonso Martinez Rivera is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 可持續產品設計 Competition Category.

銀可持續產品· 2024

Sustenta 浴室座廁

by Manuel Alonso Martinez Rivera

Client: Helvex

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 可持續產品 Category

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The Design

About Sustenta 浴室座廁

Sustenta係一款兩件式座廁，旨在重新定義環保意識。佢為節水訂立新標準，每次沖水只用2.5公升（0.66加侖），低於現有環保座廁嘅3.5至4.8公升用量。呢個設計將用水量減少高達60%，為日常可持續發展提供可行方案。Sustenta深明節約用水同座廁功能嘅重要性，為用家帶來全新嘅如廁體驗，同時亦為保護地球重要資源作出貢獻。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Sustenta 浴室座廁是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Sustenta 浴室座廁將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Sustenta 浴室座廁是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Sustenta uses only 2.5 liters (0.66 gallons) per flush, its performance is well below the consumption that is considered "ecologic" (3.5 and 4.8 lpd),which represents a saving of 60% of water. Water preservation is crucial, but so it is to keep the toilet efficiency at its most, so users can enjoy a high quality product and preserve our vital liquid at the same time. It was specially designed to enhance the water flushing force to maintain a total dragging and cleaning performance. Developed and tested to successfully comply ASME standards.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product: 342 mm x 701 mm x 811 mm
Package 1: 660mm x 760 mm x 422 mm
Package 2: 360 mm x 180 mm x 425 mm
Tags: sustenta, water saving toilet, 2.5 liters per flush, sustainable toilet, 0.66 gallons per flush
Production Technology: High quality vitreous China ceramicware, produced by molding. The toilet´s basin and trap are (like the rest of the main body) enameled to ensure a top notch performance. The shape of this product is based on efficent costs of production, so that it can be bought by almost anyone (280 euros - 260 USD) it uses the principle of gravity for its performance and several fluid dynamics analysis were conducted to establish the correct shape that allowed us to perform at low pressures and 2.5 liters per flush of water consumption.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this project was to define, test and ensure the flushing quality with the lesser amount of water possible by running numerous fluid dynamics tests and make the pertinent changes to the physical / aesthetic design. Its shape answers to the premise of making a product cost efficient and with the less amount of scrap possible
Research: Sustenta uses only 2.5 liters (0.66 gallons) per flush, its performance is well below the consumption that is considered "ecologic" (3.5 and 4.8 lpf),which represents a saving of 60% of water, having the highest water saving rate in the world. Its aimed to be sold in residential, institutional and public markets due to its working pressure rate (0.2 - 6 bar). It can save up to 88.2 liters per day (32,000 liters per year) for an average house use of 7 times per day. Saving up to 1,191,141 Mega Liters / year in Mexico alone.
Some of the crucial tests ran in a certified laboratory to ensure the quality and water saving rate were:
ASME A112.19.2-2018/CSA B45.1-18 tested/evaluated:
Gravity flush tanks
Water Consumption Rate
Drain line test (18 meters)
Waste extraction test
Granule and ball test
Inspiration: Inspired in contemporary and metropolitan design, it has sleek, well defined surfaces made possible thanks to the highest quality in vitreous ceramics with long lasting brightness. Its shape was defined by production process to ensure the minimum quantity of scrap and a maximum quality efficiency regarding molding, casting, etc.
Project Duration: The project started in January and finished in December 2023 in Mexico City, it was launched on mid December 2023.
Operation Flow: Sustenta creates a vortex which enhances the flushing force through the ceramic basin and trap in order to drag the waste efficiently, maximizing its performance, this keeps the basin clean and overall the whole toilet. It complies with the ASME standard tests, taking away efficiently 400gr of organic waste, with an overall dragging distance of 14m. Its best feature is the water saving rate, but also its working pressure, allowing Sustenta to fully function at low and high pressures (from 0.2 to 6 bar).
Patents: Patent Pending
Team Members: Product Designer: Manuel Martínez Rivera
Project Manager: Daniel Verde Hernandez
Product Engineer: Fernando Diaz Ochoa
Product Engineer: Jonathan Blancas Sanchez
Product Laboratory Testings: Eduardo Montoya Orozco
Quality Control: Marco Aurelio Sanchez