Daniel Pelckmans & Jonas Martin
Elysian plains
How would people live on a distant planet, cut off from earthly resources and develop their own civilization? The technological hurdles are radiation, temperature, energy, and the human psychology. These points lead to the design that features wide open areas surrounded by technology to keep the habitants safe and sane.
The building is partially set under the martian surface to protect from radiation and help keep the pressure inside the vessel. The extrusions that grow out of the ground feature technical amenities like communication arrays, vehicle maintenance, entrance to the building with airlocks and decontamination facilities.
When the entrance is cleared, a ramp leads spiralling down the main structure. Airlocks are situated at the connecting points of the ramps to the floors, so that no decompression of the entire building can occur.
The floors itself are split into following sectors, habitation, research, medical, technical, production, business and educational. The floors are extra high, to enable the use of long jumps for safer traversal.
In the centre module, elevator shafts connect the structure vertically. At the bottom of the building, it is possible to use trains that transfer passengers and cargo from the spaceports to the habitation domes.
The living space is split into modules that can be freely exchanged to the desired size and configuration. Each apartment has it´s own airlock for safety and a projected window that shows the surface.
In between the centre and the outer structure, there is a canyon that is traversable by free-flowing bridges. From these bridges one can have a lot of free air and nature with plants below and above. The roof is a thick arch with a mirror construction inside that blocks the ionized radiation from passing through. This allows some natural light to shine down into the depth. To increase the light levels inside the building, there are also artificial lights mounted inside the arch that increase the light levels when needed.
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