Mars Science City – Space Architecture Design Studio 2020
The Mars Science City design studio topic fits into the long-term vision to build a human settlement on Mars. The students were first asked to look far into the future and imagine what a city on Mars would be like. How do they think people would live in about 100 years on another planet? What would they take with them from Earth, and what would they want to see totally different? The student teams have developed a conceptual vision of this city. In parallel they researched and worked on the environmental, technical and social challenges of getting to and being on Mars. Each team was asked to identify three major challenges and / or characteristics, based on their vision. What would be needed to start the settlement in order to become the city they have imagined? This was the most challenging part for the student’s teams, and became the starting point for the individual architectural solutions of the near-term project on Mars. Design Task S. 6 Teaching Team S. 16 The Students S. 24 Projects DUNE S. 30 Moving Mars S. 42 Terra Mars S. 54 AB-ORIGO S. 66 Protocity S. 76 Dune Haranea S. 86 Lighthouse S. 94 Arcadia City S. 104 Apoikia S. 114 Adventus S. 122 Ice Age S. 138 Teaching Team: Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger (Studio Director), Alexander S., Bannova O., Bier H., Bishop S., Ciardullo C., Esfand M., Farmwald L., Frischauf N., Gourlis B., Grömer G., Kahr F., Lamborelle O., Makaya A., Nixon D., Perino M., Russ C., Schechtner K., Schwehm G., Wong D.; Students: Binder D., Brajic A., Gojkovic B., Brückler A., Hamzic E., Kaprinayova E., Stauber B., Vorraber J., Podwalski K., Adnan M., Trinca E., Ahr S., Bula M., Ivanonva M., Stoyanova S., Graf J., Kugic A., Neumerkel R., Vecerdi M., Glinac M., Ramovic A., Schneider G., Ajdari S., Mujedini X., Gündar J.
The Mars Science City design studio topic fits into the long-term vision to build a human settlement on Mars. The students were first asked to look far into the future and imagine what a city on Mars would be like. How do they think people would live in about 100 years on another planet? What would they take with them from Earth, and what would they want to see totally different? The student teams have developed a conceptual vision of this city. In parallel they researched and worked on the environmental, technical and social challenges of getting to and being on Mars. Each team was asked to identify three major challenges and / or characteristics, based on their vision. What would be needed to start the settlement in order to become the city they have imagined? This was the most challenging part for the student’s teams, and became the starting point for the individual architectural solutions of the near-term project on Mars.
Design Task S. 6
Teaching Team S. 16
The Students S. 24
Projects
DUNE S. 30
Moving Mars S. 42
Terra Mars S. 54
AB-ORIGO S. 66
Protocity S. 76
Dune Haranea S. 86
Lighthouse S. 94
Arcadia City S. 104
Apoikia S. 114
Adventus S. 122
Ice Age S. 138
Teaching Team: Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger (Studio Director), Alexander S., Bannova O., Bier H., Bishop S., Ciardullo C., Esfand M., Farmwald L., Frischauf N., Gourlis B., Grömer G., Kahr F., Lamborelle O., Makaya A., Nixon D., Perino M., Russ C., Schechtner K., Schwehm G., Wong D.;
Students: Binder D., Brajic A., Gojkovic B., Brückler A., Hamzic E., Kaprinayova E., Stauber B., Vorraber J., Podwalski K., Adnan M., Trinca E., Ahr S., Bula M., Ivanonva M., Stoyanova S., Graf J., Kugic A., Neumerkel R., Vecerdi M., Glinac M., Ramovic A., Schneider G., Ajdari S., Mujedini X., Gündar J.
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HB2 | MARS SCIENCE CITY
MISSION PLANNING STAGES I-II
The first two missions will be robotic-only and will prepare
the base for the first humans. We will use the SpaceX
rocket - Starship, as it is big enough to fit the necessary
cargo. The first one will launch in 2030 and will transport
the habitat over in two parts - the inflatable vessel, which
will be put above ground and the underground unit. A 3D
printer, an excavation robot and a construction robot will
be brought to build the base and make everything ready for
the humans.
The second mission will bring the greenhouse and a rover.
Energy will be needed for the base to properly function, and
will be generated from solar panels and a nuclear reactor.
The harsh Martian enviroment will be a true challenge for
humans, therefore it is important for them to have all life
support ready when they arrive.
With the third rocket, a crew of five people will arrive. They
will bring an antenna for communication with Earth and
additional supplies for their survival on Mars. The robots
should already be finished with their job, so the humans
can start researching Mars and developing their new home
there.
Starship (Space X)
Height: 50 m
Payload diameter: 9 m
Payload capacity: 100+ t
SITE PLAN
Airlock 2
Solar panels
Greenhouse
Airlock 1
Rover
Initial base
Antenna
Kilopower nuclear
reactors
0 10 20 30 40 50 m
Landing zone
(distance: 3 km)
For safety reasons the base will be
3km away from the landing zone.
It will have two airlocks - one to
connect to the greenhouse and one
for the rover. The solar panels and
the nuclear reactors will be at a safe
distance, but at the same time close
enogh for maintenance. An antenna
will be nearby, so the crew can have
a connection with Earth. Because
the base is located on a flat plane
area, future habitat development can
expand in every direction and use the
space in the most advantageous way.
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