Water tanks on top of buildings in saigon năm 2024

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 140 years old and built by the French, the water tower at the Saigon Water Supply Corporation (Sawaco) is the oldest of its kind in HCM City. It is a relic site in the city.

On the top are two water tanks which provided 1,000-1,500 m3 per day for the Saigonese in the old days. Seen from below, the water tower is the shape of a polygon but overall the architecture is elliptical due to the combination of the two water tanks.

The door. After 1975, the bottom of the tower was converted to Sawaco office but it is now used for storage of the company’s documents.

An employee of Sawaco said the entire architecture is still very strong. Only some walls are peeling, exposing the brick layer.

The foundation was built with rock to support the weight of the two steel tanks and the pressure when the tower operates.

The windows were open to wind and light.

Since the new water supply system was put into use in 1966, this tower is no longer used.

The roof of the water tower.

This is the second water tower in Indochina after the first tower was built in 1879 in Turtle Lake, which was demolished in 1921. Recently Sawaco handed over the tower to the Saigon Co-op to turn it into a tourist site.

It is easy to see water tanks placed on apartment buildings' roof in Thanh Xuan Bac Ward, Thanh Xuan District, from Belt Road 3.

The tanks look like they could fall onto the ground at any time.

The old apartments in Hanoi are usually small, so the water tanks are put on the roof.

Each can contain between 500-1,500 litres of water and are reinforced with iron frames. Being exposed to weather for a long time, the iron frames can become corroded, posing a potential risk of cracking or breaking, especially during the rainy season.

Saigon Water Company (Sawaco) is drawing up plans to destroy seven of the eight large war-era water towers scattered across the city.

While they're not the prettiest water towers Saigon has ever seen – the city's sole colonial-era hydro station is nice enough that Sawaco is trying to turn it into a tourist attraction – these seven crumbling, 30-meter-high structures have drawn concern from municipal officials for years due to their aging status. Following the sudden collapse of a colonial villa in Hanoi last September, however, the question of what to do with Saigon's unused older structures has moved to the forefront.

Pham Phu Thu Street, District 6.

Designed by Americans between 1965 and 1969, Sawaco's towering hydro stations were originally meant to provide a stable water supply for areas far from the then-newly constructed Thu Duc Water Plant, reports VnExpress. Prior to this time, locals drew water from a series of wells around the city, however by the 1960s the city's water demand far outstripped its supply and city officials feared the overuse of groundwater would salinize downtown Saigon's water supply.

In an effort to solve this dilemma, American engineers built these eight massive hydro stations to pressurize Saigon's water supply, affording residents of Districts 6 and 11 as well as Go Vap District consistent access. The newly constructed Thu Duc Water Plant then drew from the Dong Nai River, which remains one of the city's main sources to this day.

Ho Van Hue Street, Phu Nhuan District.

However, despite their long-standing presence in the city these water towers were never actually used. A test of the completed system showed leakage in some hydro stations, necessitating several repairs, however history had other plans. As the American conflict drew to a close, water infrastructure took a back seat, and the hydro stations were later abandoned after 1975.

Nguyen Van Dau Street, Binh Thanh District.

Now, after years of discussion, Sawaco has made the decision to dismantle Saigon's remaining hydro stations and replace them with underground reservoirs and chlorination stations, according to Tuoi Tre. These projects are aimed at improving water quality in the city. The tower located on Pham Phu Thu Street in District 6 will also be demolished and its land used for an elementary school.

What are the tanks on top of houses in Vietnam?

In the past, families often stored water in underground tanks or drums. Gradually, these water containers were replaced by tanks on the roof to increase the area used for living. All positions are utilized to set the water tanks. The roofs of old apartment buildings covered with water tanks.

What are the water tanks on top of buildings called?

Roof tanks are fresh water tanks placed atop high-rise buildings. Roof water tank systems are used in water supply applications mainly due to unstable water mains and unstable power supply. Water is provided to the roof tank via a transfer pump or directly from mains water supply.

Why do buildings have water tanks on top?

Storage tank of a building is kept at top to store energy as potential energy and we know that potential energy is directly proportional to height. Thus, storage tanks are usually kept at rooftop in order to have easy water flow and so that we do not need any external input to access water at low level.

What is the water thing on top of buildings?

A rooftop water tower is a variant of a water tower, consisting of a water container placed on the roof of a tall building. This structure supplies water pressure to floors at higher elevation than public water towers. As building height increases, the vertical height of its plumbing also increases.