Monday, February 11, 2008

Friday, February 8, 2008

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

13.URBAN PLANNING - SKETCHES

radial layout scheme








sub-groups/sectors would create the radial makeup























section demonstrating the break up of the layout through
a structure-green-structure-green scheme










the "people mover" concept would be implemented in our lunar colony











conceptual diagrams
























circuit board scheme











the central tower







































city plan

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

12.THE CIRCUIT BOARD CONCEPT

In developing our city layout we've been analyzing the circuit board.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Monday, January 28, 2008

10.HABITAT CASE STUDY

Before designing living quarters for our lunar habitat we first wanted to document a study of habitats built on our terrestrial home planet.

NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER [KISHO KUROKAWA]



















interior-01


















interior-02




















interior-03


















floorplan layout













isometric




















HABITAT-MONTREAL [MOSHIE SAFDIE]














HABITAT-ISRAEL [MOSHIE SAFDIE]




















NEGEV SYNAGOGUE [ZVI HECKER]

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Saturday, January 19, 2008

08.THE OCTAHEXAHEDRON

Here's our final module that is composed of 18 sides and made of regolith (lunar dust). Panels of different configurations such as "doors" and transparent materials would fill in the frame. In order for it to make an appropriate interior space, we have determined it to be 26 feet in diameter. The square opening measures 8'x8'.

Friday, January 18, 2008

07.OCTATRIHEDRON: SELF ASSEMBLED MODULES

Here are some possibilities of what these modules can assemble into.











06.OCTATRIHEDRON: SELF ASSEMBLY METHOD

Here is a simple animation as to how these modules will move across each other for the purpose of self assembly.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

05.MICRO DODECAHEDRON: FOLDING ASSEMBLY METHOD

The micro version of the module would have the same characteristics as the macro.
It would have the capability to fold out, serving as a track for the following modules to fall on. The module would then fold in and attach to other modules to begin constructing any system they were programmed to build .
The micro version could potentially make up macro modules; or serve to construct the "furniture" within any macro module.

04.MACRO DODECAHEDRON: THE COMPOSITE

Here is another module based on the same idea but with a slightly different geometry.
Our geometric shape for this module is the dodecahedron, a three dimensional pentagon.

Monday, January 14, 2008

03.ICOSAHEDRON

Our initial modular study was the a icosahedron; a three dimensional equilateral triangle.




Saturday, January 12, 2008

02.THE ALLSPARK

Our intial idea was to conceive the most versatile shape from the subtractive transformation of a simple cube.












Friday, January 11, 2008

01.LUNAR COLONIES

Here are some images of several different illustrations of conceptual habitats in space...

The Green Side of the Moon
Posted: Popsci


















Lunar Base Design
Posted: ESA









































Wanted: Home builders for the moon
Posted: Impact Lab






























Mars Habitat
Posted: Exposition




2001: SPACE ODYSSEY








CHRIS BUTLER












NASA LUNAR BASE











COPERNICUS CITY; OFF THE GUNDAM ANIME METASERIES













SPACE:1999












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