In an attempt to turn rain, public space enemy number one, into an ally, a temporary structure was imagined that with a funnel roof would capture rain water which would then be made fit for human consumption. It would prove the ideal catalyst for a series of discussion, debates, exchanges, the creation of artefacts and spin-off projects that carry on beyond the initial project.

City Mine(d) TAP is designed to reduce spillage by only releasing liquid when a container is underneath the opening.

In its simplest form, it is “a valve controlling the release of liquid through applying pressure with the top opening of a bottle to the bottom of the device”.