The Mât Source fountain is an outdoor drinking water fountain designed for communities and public spaces. It provides a flexible, scalable, and multifunctional drinking water station that is accessible to everyone for cooling off and staying hydrated, and is suited for heavy urban use.
Installing a public drinking fountain in an urban area addresses key challenges: access to water, user comfort, and coping with extreme heat.
The Mât Source fountain blends seamlessly into parks, plazas, pedestrian areas, and public spaces.
Installation of numerous Universal modular fountain Mat Source for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as in several French cities.
The City of Paris has chosen the Mât Source fountain to provide accessible drinking water stations in several public spaces.
This type of public drinking fountain meets users' needs while enhancing the urban environment.
Winner of the Eau de Paris, Ville de Paris, SOLIDEO and EPT Plaine Commune competition to design the "Fountain of the 21st Century" in 2020.
The Universal modular fountain Mat Source has been included in the Manifesto for the Beauty of Paris, which provides a framework for all public space developments.
Installed across many neighborhoods of the capital like in squares, parks, and avenues such as the Champs-Élysées, the Eiffel Tower area, the Moulin Rouge, Bastille, the Olympic Village, the Stade de France, and more.
Designed to withstand outdoor conditions and heavy use in public spaces.
Optimizing water usage and integrating it into a sustainable approach.
Complies with accessibility standards to ensure access for all users.
Remote monitoring and management of usage data.
Optimized operation to minimize maintenance requirements.
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Designed to withstand outdoor conditions and heavy use in public spaces.
Optimizing water usage and integrating it into a sustainable approach.
Complies with accessibility standards to ensure access for all users.
Remote monitoring and management of usage data.
Optimized operation to minimize maintenance requirements.
Shade positioned 2.5 m from the ground
Low-energy spray nozzles
Timed push-button misting
Two double-height washbasins accessible to all
Access for bottle filling
Remote fountain management
Access for pets
Shell-paved permeable ground for cooling through evapotranspiration
The Mât Source fountain is ideal for a wide range of settings:
Île-de-France: Paris, Valenton, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, Village Olympique, Orly, Ivry-sur-Seine, Créteil, Gennevilliers...
France: Avignon (Vaucluse), Parigné-L'Évêque (Sarthe), Lacanau (Gironde), Nantes (Loire-Atlantique), Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), Montpellier (Hérault), Lyon (Rhône)...
A true oasis of freshness, combining water, shade and vegetation, promoting social interaction by offering a refreshing break.
With the Mât Brume misting kit, local authorities have a reliable and sustainable way of adapting their cities to global warming.
"The Universal modular fountain Mat Source will stand as a lasting legacy of the 2024 games for present and future generations. It will continue to be deployed in Paris throughout the coming decades."
Fountain Service Manager
Eau de Paris
"At the start of the 2020s, we wanted a new fountain to meet the challenges of universal accessibility and adaptation to climate change via urban cooling. We wanted innovation, but in a low-tech way, for energy and raw material savings".
Deputy Head of Institutional Relations
and International Relations
Eau de Paris
"The Universal modular fountain Mat Source will stand as a lasting legacy of the 2024 games for present and future generations. It will continue to be deployed in Paris throughout the coming decades."
Fountain Service Manager
Eau de Paris
"At the start of the 2020s, we wanted a new fountain to meet the challenges of universal accessibility and adaptation to climate change via urban cooling. We wanted innovation, but in a low-tech way, for energy and raw material savings".
Deputy Head of Institutional Relations
and International Relations
Eau de Paris