Published :)

http://biomimetic-architecture.com/2010/02/10/pomegenerate/

final review board, 40" x 60"

thanks michael fox and your entourage of rocket scientists for a fantastic quarter!

layla shaikley

final review slides

board, what do you think foX?

and now

final review boards thus far

plan update

interior space

latest sectional renderings

prelim section

plan progress

more plan

...plans in development, continued

revised floor plans..in progress, mr fox

interior space planning

referring back to the images of the durian with the seeds inside

re-programmed

Shape memory alloy robots?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_memory_alloy

midterm review slides

The biomimetic strategy employed for the Mars space base is the durian. The durian's thorny exterior protects interior flesh and seeds from predators. In the space base, an inflatable and pressurized superstructure is employed to house and protect it's interior spaces from large amounts of radiation, while serving to reduce atmospheric pressure as well as provide insulation. In the durian, seeds serve on the inside as individual units, yet function as a whole to hold adjacent seeds in place. Likewise, the interior of the inflatable superstructure houses a series of individual and pressurized volumes that provide space at an individual level, yet work as a unit to provide shelter in a highly prescribed environment like that on Mars.

biomimetics

As I have been working through this, I noticed that I have been moving away from the pomegranate and mimicking the durian more.

- Biomimetic strategy: Durian
Thorny durian exterior protects interior flesh and seeds from predators.
Inflatable and pressurized superstructure can houses and protect.

Seeds, safe on the inside as individual units, yet function as a whole to hold in adjacent seeds in place.
Interior of the inflatable superstructure can houses a series of individual
and pressurized volumes.

Like durian skin, a superstructure will serve to protect interior spaces from radiation, the lack of insulation, and provide sound protection through the double skin system.

floorplan update

adjacencies reconsidered

inflatable structure

Construction process
1. Robots shape ground for construction while compacting soil to provide stability and flatten interior walking paths

2. Robots create substructure and edge support by positioning themselves on along edges of site plan

3. Un-inflated tensile structure printed on ground in dome shape. Material: inflatable, pressurized, tensile structure using fiber composites

4. Airmuscles printed around periphery of fabric, and constrain fabric to acheive various forms

5. Substructure is pressurized via robots, lifting inflatable and constrained structure

6. Interior double-skin is internally filled with structural foam capsule that breaks with pressurization

7. 3d printers print and build internal volumes repeating steps 3-5


Pro: large volumes can be enclosed, easy to transport, cheap

Inflatables material shields radiation and creates a pressurized environment.

design strategy and floor plans

Floor Plan

The design comes from the spatial organization of a pomegranate to organize the program. The subdivisions of the seeds, like biological cells within a tissue, are independent in creating shelter, yet act togehter in a larger system.


Site Plan

mesh + air muscles = new structural system

What are air muscles? I know, right. Well, in short..
http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/musclebody-kas-oosterhuis.html

The air muscle is an actuator that works like the human muscle. It contracts by thickening. A balloon is pumped with high pressure air, inflated, and the muscle shortens. This can pull substantial weights--400x their weight. True story. Typical DCmotors or pneumatic actuators can exert 16x their weight. Largest standard muscle is 11", weights less than 3 oxz, and can lift up to 154 lbs. Air Muscles work when twisted, bent around corners, or under water.



Source

program--further development on gateway for mars

So here's the idea at 2 am on a Friday night. 5 sectors with cross over

1. Hospitality--visitors stay for hours-days as they get settled on Mars
(a) Lobby
(b) Restaurant
(c) Bathroom/baths
(d) Air locker to change for exit

2. Communications
(a) I'll research this...

3. Environmental Conditioning
(a) Outdoor space for walking
(b) Conditioning center
(c) Air locker to change for exit

4. Extra vehicular activity
(a) Rover parking for tours

5. Space base
(a) Where rockets land! Will also research

6. Shop
(a) Area to fix Rovers/shuttles

early exploration of materials and methods

ok truth is i just really wanted to work with rubber






found this as a tedious technique that good produce beautiful results for a larger mock. needs some refinements. or i can just make toys that looks like sea animals...