H2.0 Smart Water Network

A physical water-network simulation that made connected infrastructure tangible.

Project story

H2.0 turned a connected water network into something people could see, touch and follow. I focused on the physical installation: its structure, stand and construction logic.

Drawing on my Interior Architecture roots, I treated the installation as a small piece of architecture. Technical drawings resolved the CNC-cut model and stand around water flow, connected components, projection sightlines and access for tuning.

Resolving the object

The main effort was resolving the structure and stand. Sections, elevations and exploded views coordinated the CNC-cut model, layered surfaces, component access and projection alignment before fabrication.

Exploded axonometric drawing separating the H2.0 installation into its structural frame, surfaces, supports and outer enclosure.
Detailed construction drawing showing top, front, side and section views for the H2.0 physical installation.
Detailed 3D construction view resolving the steel tube frame and layered MDF fascia junction.
Workshop view of the CNC-cut H2.0 model inside the unfinished full-height stand, with its separate touchscreen pedestal.

Building in layers

The model itself was CNC-cut. We 3D-printed selected housings, light fittings and scenery pieces, then kept tweaking the fit as water and projection were tested. Failed prints and leaks made weak points visible early.

An unsuccessful 3D print on the printer bed, with incomplete material across the white component.
Close view of water escaping at a corner of the H2.0 model during testing.
The exposed H2.0 water loop during team integration, with pipes, valves, connected components, tools and cables across the timber base.
The CNC-cut H2.0 surface fitted above the working water system, with buildings, trees, lights and projected water paths under test.

Bringing the network to life

Working with IoT specialists on the connected system and motion specialists on the projection, I helped coordinate how their work fitted the physical model. Touch controls changed the scenario; projection made its effect legible across the network.

Work-in-progress projection test across the H2.0 model, with network status and water paths aligned to the physical surface.
A hand using the H2.0 touchscreen controls to change house status and inspect network information.
Five-second sequence moving from the complete H2.0 stand into low frontal views of the finished model and water system.

H2.0 was shown on Deloitte's Innovation Floor in Melbourne, where the physical simulation could be experienced directly.

Front view of the finished H2.0 physical network, with the model above the visible water pipes, valves and connected components.

Where it led

The interest around H2.0 led to a later confidential fuel-management prototype. I took on more of the physical model and build, carrying the same approach into a practical operational scenario.

Anonymous cropped view of blue projection mapped across a later physical fuel-management prototype.