Print out and live. 8 variants Martian settlements created by the 3D-printer
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
If the movie "Martian" and taught us anything, it's that survive on Mars is very difficult. It's cold, almost no oxygen, no food and water, and everything else, you attack the radiation. NASA plans to send the first landing on the red planet in 2030. If the astronauts want to come back home alive, they should stay in a good, stable and secure home.
Perhaps that is why the space agency has announced a contest 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. Designers and architects all over the world had to offer his version of Mars home. The semi-finals took 30 participants. They have managed to create a building, part of which you can print out the 3D-printer, using Martian material or wastes. This house has four hypothetical astronaut must accommodate - and they need a life support system, bathroom, kitchen and capsules for sleep.
Popular Science carefully examined all the work and chose the 8 best for your taste. I must say the house for the "Martians" to get really interesting, and it seems even beautiful.
Creating your home in the form of domes, the architect Tomasz Dzhedushinski inspired by the old buildings of the world. Many of them have the same shape and were able to survive for thousands of years. Therefore Tomas hopes that its structure will endure the harsh Martian atmosphere. Structure equipped with inflatable scaffolding to transport soil from Mars. In the future it will be used for the creation of cement, from which it will be possible to print anything the 3D-printer. Red model sector trimmed honeycomb-pattern - a protective area that will save astronauts from radiation and small meteorites.
The house is in a spiral of Staye team will be located under the ground, near the frozen sea. Removing ice from the ground, the astronauts will be able to provide themselves with drinking water. And the fact that their home will be under the ground, in theory, should be protected from radiation.
LavaHive team used a long time represented the idea of an inflatable house. Of course, this design saves space in a spaceship, because to transport it, simply deflate and pack. However, unlike previous similar options, LavaHive offer room to connect the inflatable tunnels and small huts made of sand.
Sand on Mars has two very important components: iron and silicon. Team Mars Terrain Intelligence Collaborative proposes to remove these substances from the soil and used to construct a building in the form of bulbs. According to the architects, this form will better withstand storms and wind. A material obtained from iron and silicon will provide protection from radiation.
Rustem Bashiev preparing for the moment when Mars will be possible to move everyone. That is why his building in the shape of the labyrinth is able to grow. For this to be used from the Martian soil cement binder and use it to finish building the house, if necessary.
LeeLabs team presented a very strange, but they are not less steep housing. Several inflatable capsules for living united under the "printed" glass body. It is assumed that the print media would make of the Martian sand.
House donut studio introduced A.R.C.H. The architects propose to use basalt clay, additionally reinforced with special fibers. The design of a ring will help delineate the house into equal sectors functions. Thus, if one part of the building damaged by a meteorite, all others will remain safe and livable.
Rather than use clay and sand for construction, team SEArch / Clouds Architecture Office decided to turn to water. Astronauts will have to produce ice, which is then used in 3D-printing to create a home that is resistant to radiation.