NEW KIRUNA SPACE CITY

CHANGING A CITY’S LOCATION AND BRANDING

Roll: arkitekt/stadsplanering student Program: Rhino, Grasshopper, Photoshop År 2013 KTH, Design studio MINE CITY> WINTER CITY > SPACE CITY: Proposing the development of Kiruna’s space industry and the adaption of space construction principles to lead the way into the era of space turism.

Grasshopper expression: Parametric control of green/housing zones, roads, sidewalks, building types and building variations. Hexagonal grid variations based on attraction curve distance and zone parameters. Parametric adjustment of road network hierarchy, sidewalks, plots sizes and parking.

Hexagonal modular building types are generated and distributed by the same grasshopper expression with randomness and variety parametric controls.