Workshop SPACE ARCHITECTURE

Based on the students‘ initial political and societal vision for a future Moon Village, they developed individual architectural projects, incorporating the technical, environmental and operational requirements of building and living on the Moon. The three-day space architecture workshop took place from the 23rd to the 25th of May. Miriam Dall‘Igna, design system analyst at Foster + Partners, provided a lecture on the 3D printing projects and research of Foster + Partners. The following two days consisted purely of 1-to-1 project discussions accompanied by Miriam Dall‘Igna, David Nixon, space architect, and studio director Sandra HäuplikMeusburger.

The goal of the workshop was to foster an idea and strengthen the individual concepts of the students. A checklist of typical design issues was provided to the students as a reference.

Checklist of Typical Space Architecture Design Issues

Basic Concept

Lunar Location

Human Population

Overall Configuration

Geography, topography, latitude, longitude

Size, gender, role, permanent, temporary

Functional layout, accommodation range, total volume, per-person volume, ingress/egress

Habitable Elements

Construction Methods

Payload Schedule

Architectural shapes and sizes, berthing techniques, foundation techniques

Prefabrication, deployment, assembly, manufacture, hybrid methods

Number of payloads, payload types (elements, components, equipment, materials, consumables)

Security and Safety

Pressure containment, radiation shielding, thermal range, contamination exclusion

Life Support Phasing

Atmospheric revitalisation, power supply, water recycling, waste management, ecological control

Crew visited, intermittent occupation, permanent occupation

Discussing preliminary design ideas