Iceland Analog Habitat
In this project I worked with fellow collaborators Tobias C., Chelsea D., Jae C., Kush Z., Anna G., Gun B., Han N., and Alia B to create a home for astronauts to live in as if they were isolated on Mars. We intended this structure to be deployable in Iceland as an analog to the conditions on the Red Planet.
We each researched an aspect of similar living structures to determine how best to utilize interior and exterior space usage. The decided form of the structure was iterated on and, building on the work of NASA's own experiments as well, we worked to create pods whose space and amenities centered around occupants' needs.
Renders
During the project I created renders highlighting the outside of the analog habitat in an approximation of the environment they would be set in. These images helped NASA designers viewing our work be able to visualize the pods in their intended setting.
1:15 scale Model
To accurately represent the space usage I also created my door design as well as the leg assembly using laser cut wood parts and added these to the model.
Full Scale Mockup
We constructed this interior section of one of the pods and their amenities at full scale in our studio using lightweight materials. This mockup allowed us to start a dialog with the NASA engineers, using the full size models as starting points for discussing the successes of specific details of the design.
