Space habitat simulation - PRESERVE

The idea behind this project is preserving resources and achieving zero waste impact. Every drop of water, every breath of air is invaluable and has to be recycled for the extention of life on another planet that simply cannot satisfy our basic needs without human-made systems.

The experience of the visitor is ment to provide deep reflection on our daily life choices and on their impact on our planet and resources that we need to survive. Valuing air, water, food and shelter more than anything else is a change that we have to achieve as a spiecies in order to survive.

The oval shape of the compound is created to ensure easy flow of the recovered water. Domed glass ceiling ensures access to sunlight that enables hypothetical habitants to grow plants and provide food which would be served in this area also to visitors. The glass roof is covered in peroskwites, which are a new solar energy technology. The compound is settled mostly underground because of possible rough planet climate. Starting from the planets surface the sections of the compound are the following:

FLORAZONE – is the only area placed mostly overground. It’s main purpose is to provide resources essential for human life - oxygen made by growing plants through photosynthesis, food for the station hypothetical habitants, energy made through peroskwites (solar energy) and water.
The idea is that water would be collected through steam liquefaction, then it would be flowing to hydrocone at the deepest point of the station, where it would be stored and clensed.
 The secondary but also consequential goal is to provide living conditions similar to the ones on our planet so it is also a common area where every person should spend some of their time during the day for mental hygiene. It’s an area where habitants/visitors meet, eat together, learn, take care of the garden and also partake physical activities.
From visitors perspective this area is supposed to show conceptual systems that would enable the hypothetical society to thrive and be independent from earths resources but also to show how essential it is to value and economize every resource we have – water, air, nourishment are absoulutely priceless also on our planet, though we don’t recognize it most of the time.

HABITATZONE – this is an area which is to fulfill other needs of the habitants – sleep, privacy, learning, medical needs and relaxation. In this area in contrary to the upper area the most important ideas are individuality, family, introvercy. A healthy society values the individual and their needs, personal space and interests which can thrive here. In this area visitors can experience what it’s like to live underground – bedrooms would be available for rent.

ENTRANCE – this is an area where visitors arrive (possible parking lot).

LABZONE – this is an area where habitants could research the planet they’re living on. For visitors this would be a science and space museum with interactive parts.

TECHZONE – this is an area where technical systems are based and where the energy produced from solar power is stored - also here would be a production of geothermal power and conceptualy – additional energy made by burning carbon made by resublimation of carbon dioxide produced by humans and plants by nighttime. For visitors this area would be an educational part about our energy resources - the impact of burning fossil fuels and the possible renewable energy technologies.

HYDROCUP – this is the deepest area where the collected water is stored and clensed for human needs. Upper part is where the water is tested and filtered, the other part is simply a water storage.

In conclusion Preserve is both a hypothetical habitat for humans that would inhabit a foreign planet but also a museum and experiential place for visitors that seek to know how our future could look like. It is a monument of sustainable growth or rather a sustainable survival and an admonishment for our species. A mindshift has to happen if we are to survive – our actions have consequences, our resources are limited – this place is ment to root a though in the visitors mind to start acknowledging that we really don’t have a planet B.