Live Afloat
Manhole cover
This manhole cover is designed to solve the danger of people accidentally falling into the well due to the loss of the manhole cover in flood disaster scenarios, and to provide reliable life support for people who fall into the water due to the disaster. This product is made of engineering plastics and professional structural design to make a reliable connection kit, which can not only meet the needs of daily road traffic, but also in flood situations, with the rise of water pressure, automatically fall off, with the help of connecting rope nets, floating around the well, providing a reliable life rescue platform for the distressed.
iF Gold Statement
As extreme weather events increase in frequency due to climate change, it falls to engineers and designers to develop solutions that mitigate the worst effects of flooding, drought, and hurricanes. The Live Afloat manhole cover is a secure flood-proof manhole cover that doubles as a floating rescue platform. This could be produced using 3D printing and adapted to different street conditions. This is design thinking outside the box!
Client / ManufacturerDesign
Beijing Jinshengkaiye Building Doors and Windows Co., Ltd
Beijing, CNBeijing Institute of Graphic Communication
Beijing, CNHu Minghui,Yang Li,Gao Mianfeng,Zhang Haokai,Li Qinhui,Li Ziwen,Fu Yingjie,Zhang Xiaodong,Guo Menghan,Ma YanxinDate of Launch
after 2025
Development Time
more than 24 Month
Target Regions
Africa, Asia, Australia / Oceania, Europe, North America, South America
Target Groups
Trade / Industry, Public Sector / Government