The Victorian house no.14 on Governors Island's Nolan Park reflects this modernist ideology towards water services and hides its water infrastructure. The project questions the position that this house can occupy today, as a cultural and educational hub for Modern Water. Climate change and water challenge this discursive construction and advise that ‘water’ and ‘society’ should no longer be categorized as two distinct entities but rather be understood as part of complex interactions that influence the quality and movement of water (Bates et al, 2008). The project advances a vision of architecture that promotes equality of access and multiple ‘ways of knowing’ water in the domestic realm: decoratively, recreationally, ecologically, and spiritually. It encourages new ways of knowing water in its environment, strengthening its sense of ownership and connection to place. The project aims to reawaken the pre-modern sensibility to the water where different instances of water had different effects on the mind and body and simply felt different.

This project articulates the water distribution and filtration process as a materially intelligent 'Wet Wall' prototype at House 14. By creating this concept of a thick ' Wet Wall' running around house 14, pushing and filtering water, provides an atmospherically and educational platform. A wet wall that is dripping, perspiring, cooling, and conditioning the air transforms the closeted functions of hygiene into a highly visible and richly textured experience. The project identifies a new material aesthetic between architecture and nature; it brings together building technology (through filtration processes), the historic culture at Governors Island, and the rigid domesticity of the Victorian era with the materiality of the thick wall itself. It makes the role of water more visible.

“The Island tried to grow in every way it could. But it found that there were limits to island life and was trapped by water.”- New York times

The intention of the project is not to offend or not acknowledge the work done to date by those dedicated to solving water in Governor's Island. Instead, it is to push all of the issues towards doing better for the future of Governor's Island by recreating the island as self-reliant & self-sufficient one.

Projections and imagery of water are often a viable solution for water-sensitive sites like Governor’s Island. The presence of an active water feature also presents an opportunity to educate users on issues of water scarcity and water efficiency, while optimizing positive health impacts and fostering a connection to place

The wet wall flushes along through house 14. The material follow the function that the
wall performs, one of the material used in house 14 is bio algae wall that is used for
rainwater filtration or on staircases where the water slowly drips down following the
idea of Japanese fountains

The wet wall over time could really come together as the intersection of technology and
culture. The house 14 over time begins to perspire and start to leave impressions of the
wet wall on the elevation leaving an impact with the temperature difference, around
and interiors of the house.