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Proposal

Using Adaptive Architecture to increase the Habitability of Subsurface Mars Habitats

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Antonia Sattler

Delft University of Technology

Abstract

Longer mission durations and distances, like to Mars, will increase the number and severity of problems experienced by astronauts, like isolation, lack of independence, lack of privacy, monotony, sensory deprivation, sensory overload, unsatisfaction with the usability/accessibility of devices, ambient noise, poor lighting, poor air quality and thermal discomfort (Häuplik-Meusburger & Bannova, 2016; Lipińska, et al., 2021; Smith, 2023). These stressors can lead to mental and physical health effects which can endanger individual wellbeing as well as the safety and success of the mission (Imhof, 2003). In order to prevent that, space habitats need a high level of habitability, which is an umbrella term that describes the suitability and value of a built habitat for its inhabitants in a specific environment (Häuplik-Meusburger & Bishop, 2021, p. 4). To ensure habitability in a confined, multifunctional environment that is housing a crew of astronauts for several months, adaptive architecture could be one solution. Adaptive architecture (sometimes also cyberphysical or responsive architecture) enables adaption to changing inputs given by environments, their inhabitants, and objects by using sensors, actuators, and an underlying ICT-infrastructure (Schnädelbach, 2010; Bier & Mostafavi, 2016). This project investigates 1) ways to improve habitability through adaptive architecture considering several parts of space architecture (the astronaut, physical configuration of the interior, indoor environment, and life support system) and 2) the technical feasibility of integrating a sensor-actuator infrastructure in a 3d-printed subsurface habitat on Mars.

References

Häuplik-Meusburger, S., & Bannova, O. (2016). Space architecture education for engineers and architects: Designing and planning beyond earth. Springer.

Lipińska, M. B., van Ellen, L. A., & Damann, V. (2021). Senses as Drivers for Space Habitats Design in Microgravity.

Smith, L. (2023). Space Station and Spacecraft Environmental Conditions and Human Mental Health: Specific Recommendations and Guidelines. Life Sciences in Space Research.

Imhof, B. (2003). The socio-psychological impact of architectural spaces in long-duration missions. SAE International, 7.

Häuplik-Meusburger, S., & Bishop, S. (2021). Space Habitats and Habitability. Springer International Publishing.

Schnädelbach, H. (2010). Adaptive architecture-a conceptual framework. proceedings of Media City, 197, 522-538.

Bier, H. H., & Mostafavi, S. (2016). Robotic building as physically built robotic environments and robotically supported building processes. Architecture and Interaction: Human Computer Interaction in Space and Place, 253-271.