The average human consumes approximately eighty litres of water per day. There is evidence of an abundance of water ice on Mars, where radiation exposure is a risk. Hydrogen (or water) is an effective shield against GCR and SPE radiation. Mars Hydrosphere is a human settlement located within the water reservoir that would be necessary to sustain a population of 10,000 people. Water is a good thermal insulator, while its transparency will act as a liquid sky, allowing access to natural sunlight. This would not only help maintain circadian rhythms and mental wellbeing, but also increase functionality and productivity.
Participants
CLOUDS ARCHITECTURE OFFICE
NEW YORK, USA
Ostap Rudakevych, New York, USA, 1973. Lives and works in New York, USA.
Masayuki Sono, Hyogo, Japan, 1970. Lives and works in New York, USA.
Maria Clara Machado, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1995. Lives and works in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Authorial Collaborators
Jun Sato, Jun Sato Structural Engineers
Technical Collaborators
Joseph Dituri, Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida; Kevin Kempton, Game Changing Development Program, NASA Langley Research Center; Kirby Runyon, Planetary Science Institute; Maria E. Banks, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Luca Gamberini, Nemo’s Garden; Jeffrey Montes, Blue Origin; Stefan Harsan Farr, identityplus; Jared W. G. Atkinson, Impossible Sensing Energy
Thanks
Pratt Institute School of Architecture; Fabio Cavalucci
