Health Care for Mars

work in progress

Revised Floor Plans

Working Floor Plans

Diagrammatic Section

-Illustrates Program Distribution in Section

-Inspirational Precedence for Circulation Strategies: Ramping

• Guggenheim Museum
• Mercedes Benz Museum

Technical Considerations:

Radiation Shielding (From Marc Cohen’s Habitat Distinctions: Planetary versus Interplanetary Architecture): Water Tank Radiation Shield or Mars Regolith

• Our Proposal: Water Tank Radiation Shield via Water Pump System through our piping structure

Thermal Control: Internal Insulation or Reflective covering/coating

• Our Proposal: Thermal Air Cavity via our module that can be filled with additional insulation material if needed

Pressure Shell: Rigid or Flexible shell with ambient pressures at 14.7 psig

• Our Proposal: Exterior panelized pressure shell
  

Form: In Progress

Inspirations: Mycelia (Organic Growth), Devil’s Tower Wyoming, Reciprocal Roof

Needed Fixes: 1) With use of the reciprocal roof, can create a more asymmetrical & organic finish at top  2) Need to create organic branching/rooting/anchoring for base 3) Implementation of circulation and programmatic elements (In progress)  4) Material considerations + Atmospheric/Radiation considerations