ARCHITECTUAL CONCEPT & DESIGN

The lunar south pole is of special interest to scientists because of the occurrence of water ice in permanently shadowed areas around it.

The lunar south pole region features craters that are unique in that the near-constant sunlight does not reach their interior.

Such craters are cold traps that contain a fossil record of hydrogen, water ice, and other volatiles dating from the early Solar System.

The project concludes two diferent levels. The first floor is made from three big modules, two of them including a greenhouse and two Airlocks.

The first Module is the common area consisting of a greenhouse for food production and connected with it is the bathroom and the kitchen area.

On those geometrical forms is the climbing wall that brings to training area with a gallery. Connected to the common module are three small modules; two bedrooms which can be used for two people or separated with a wall. The other room is the private room for praying which can be used from the crew members to spend some time alone and feel in touch with their home as the room has a direct earth-view.

The biggest module of the project is the Research-Lab, that has in the middle a greenhouse where the carbon fiber is being produced that serves for building. Next to it is the toilet and the medical room. The area around includes open spaces for working and also on top of the greenhouse there is place for entertainment or meeting spots. The other Airlock and the technical room are directly connected to the Research-Lab.

Part of the concept is the experimental greenhouse, which is almost open to radiation to see how the plants will grow with no protection therefore it is not covered like the other modules. From it to the Research-Lab is a moving tray to make a flexible access for the experiment for the plants. In this greenhouse the plants will serve for the production of the Carbon Fiber.

Second Floor.

THE HONEYCOMB a project by

Hiba Hamsho, Rania Adel, Dana Ammoura, Aseel Daraghmi, Tiana Tasevska