FLEXIBILITY

It‘s hard to imagine all of the different scenarios, which may occur when the first humans live on mars. This is why we chose to design with maximum flexibility, when it comes to the interior and its functions. We would like to draw an image of possible situations, happening in the astronauts‘ daily life, and also rare emergency scenarios.

Scenario A

To celebrate the birthday of one of the astronauts, the crew gathers at the round table.

Scenario B

Some astronauts join project teams and combine their mobile working spaces to work together.

Scenario C

After a crop failure, the crew has to increase the amount of greenhouses, to fill up the food-storage again.

Scenario D

If an astronaut has an infectious illness, he/she can be isolated in a different room.

Our VISION (Phase 3) describes the continiuous growth of the habitat. Because of the convenient docking-system with plugs, the future development is open for all scenarios.

The picture shows how a village evolves out of a larger amount of units. The building parts connect to each other,but also to the martian landscape.

Mars Science City

Space Architecture Design Studio 2020

Published by Vienna University of Technology

Institute of Architecture and Design

Department of Building Construction and Design

Hochbau 2 www.hb2.tuwien.ac.at

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