AI Space Factory is a cutting-edge R&D and architectural testing studio that has developed an innovative design for 3D printed homes for a comfortable living on Mars.
It's amazing, but don't you think that after a few decades we will really conquer space and will live in these houses that look like a beehive?
Project "Marsha": what is it
This dwelling, which received the loud name "Marsha", was designed specifically for the 3D-printing project of NASA, which exists as part of the 3D-Printed company.
The agency supported such a proposal with interest, and - woo-ala - in the photo you can see the models of the first houses that will make the surface of the red planet not so dull deserted.
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How a residential "hive" looks from the inside
There is enough space inside each ultrahouse for 4 astronauts. The outer shell of the dwelling is tied to the shell of the planet, which gives it additional stability, given the Martian winds. The inner shell is represented by living quarters and not only:
- The first tier is a laboratory located on the lower level of the house.
- The second tier is a kitchen, a dry research laboratory.
- The third and fourth tiers are rooms intended for relaxation and a toilet area.
The bedrooms themselves look like semi-closed sleeping frames where you can retire and feel comfortable without worrying about privacy.
The roof is shaped like a window filled with water, which in turn provides additional light and filters it through the height of the building.
How print houses can exist in such an environment
Modern technology makes it possible to realize the idea of 3D printing in place using a stationary construction rover and materials collected right there from the surface of Mars, based on basalt and renewable bioplastics.
Marsha, with its unique vertical design, is a recognized NASA discovery. This same design allows for the mitigation of the atmospheric constraints of the red planet, thereby minimizing rover movement.
Features of Marsha houses on Mars
It's all about the design. Typical house designs that we are used to seeing on Earth are designed to operate in conditions of gravity and winds, while other conditions on Mars.
Here you have to work mainly with the internal atmospheric pressure, which determines the special microclimate inside each such building of the "Marsh".
Whether such a project will receive approval and whether it will gain government support is not yet known. One thing is clear: Marsha is a new object of observation for all those who are interested in space novelties and technologies.
Anna Kirnitskaya