PORTFOLIO
RYAN WONG
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MARStopia
Typology
Research, Urbanism
Location
A crater at Mawrth Vallis, 22.3°N 343.5°E
Mars
Client
Potentially international governments and community
Year
2050+
Status
Nominee & Finalist for Architecture & Innovation for Space Award (competition proposal)
Event
2021 Fondation Jacques Rougerie Generation Espace Mer International Architecture Competition
Is colonising other worlds a desire or a need?
Humans have to adapt in order to survive. Assuming that humanity plans to continue living on Earth, threats of asteroids strikes, volcanic eruptions, deadly diseases and climate change are examples that would impact individuals, cities, our environments or even bring the end of civilisation. Hence, humans will need to build settlements somewhere other than Earth for survival.
Where and how? You may ask.
The answer could be Mars... to live in MARStopia - a revolutionary project for a future Mars.
MARStopia explores biomimicry using 3D printed iso surfaces to form an habitable space within natural craters found on Mars.
This notion is symbolic of humans seeking protection within natural structures, like caves, one of the earliest forms of shelter on Earth.
Using artificial intelligence, a high level of complexity and efficiency is achieved which allows a system of struts that mimic micro-bone structures to form the iso surfaces for the first phase of the proposal.
The design flexibility of the structural layout provides an opportunity for future expansions to the village which ultimately fosters a self-sustaining system that can extend to other craters to generate a habitable network.
Aerial view of MARStopia phase 2
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Process & Expansion Stages
Phase 1 of MARStopia
The collage on the left outlines the themes and activities found in MARStopia.
Villages contain marketplaces and open spaces; advanced farming facilities such as aquaponic and hydroponic farming are used to grow food for village residents; hyperloop networks to connect the other martian villages together; robot arms will be used to aid humans with construction and research projects especially during phase 1 of MARStopia.
Programmatic time diagram of an average martian living in MARStopia
Grasshopper Definition of MARStopia (iso surface, floor slabs and exo-skeleton facade)