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Space Settlement: Projects, Journals & Ideas

35 Projects 54 Journals 1 Publications 5 Competitions

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Space settlement explores the design challenges of establishing permanent human presence on other planets, moons, and asteroids. This includes developing habitats, life support systems, and infrastructure that can sustain communities in extraterrestrial environments.

The community examines speculative architectures for Mars colonies, lunar bases, asteroid mining operations, and generation ships. Projects range from deployable habitat prototypes to self-sustaining orbital structures and long-term settlement frameworks.

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UNI19 works

UNI Editorial12 works

Debashish Roy3 works

Alma Kugic3 works

Thanat Prathnadi2 works

Burak Celik2 works

Arun1 work

Ricardo Miguel1 work

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Ali and 2 others

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"ORIGYN", way to future

As a result of human evolution, the idea of migration into space is presented and in the way of realizing this, architecture is one of the most influential sciences. The goal of this project is to realize the architectural mission such as security, beauty and psychological aspects. as well as the use of physics laws and technological progress in the design.

Burak and 2 others

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Genesis v.2

Genesis v.2 takes the natural Crater forms on Mars to create a base for the future housing colony. The units are adjustable and can fit in different dimensions of Craters with minimal footprint. The project shows the incomplete quality of newly developing knowledge towards the future and establishes a system that might adjust to new scenarios.

Salih and Ogulcan

IACULUM

IACULUM, an interpretation of OR1GYN, is the first space station and home for the space colonizers. In addition to its duty of being the terminal station for space missions including interstellar travels, IACULUM can be the home for thousands of people for longer periods.

Sofya and 2 others

The Ark of Knowledge

The more civiliztion develops, the more dangerous and intense issues the Earth is facing. Ecologists give a non-positive prognosis to the Earth's future. In the near future humanity will need to find a new place for living. We need not only save humanity in its physical appearance, but we must find the ways to save our culture and identity.

Debashish

spaceDestination

This project propose a space station for that time from where human will be sent to expand life and station will be used as an intermediate space for future missions, training, and research on artificial Moon’s and Mars’ gravity !

Wunghee and 3 others

STELLAR-1

A Temporal Space Colonization

LULIN and 3 others

INFINITE TYPING

This project contains 2 modules: the habitat module and the production module, respectively specialized in mining C-type and S/M-type asteroids. These 2 modules will realize the transmission of energy and materials with the help of a linking device. These 3 main devices could achieve iterative proliferation in space based on the prototype of water molecule.

Ruben and Clarisse

Foundation 2040

Foundation 2040 is set to be the first big structure to welcome and organize the colonization of the solar system.

Nicole and 2 others

CONQUEST

Conquest aims to be a safe haven, self-sustaining, resource-rich environment that provides adequate work-life balance for all users. The main purpose to extract minerals from asteroids forms the core, while all supporting programs split into life and work wrap around it.

Adam and 2 others

ORIGYN GAIA

A station designed to expand upon itself and be the part that completes an industry. Designed by a student group of engineers currently completing a masters in Space Science and Technology, this design hopes to bring together the beauty of architecture and the pragmatism of engineering, with scientific knowledge of the space environment.

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UNI Editorial

publishedResults1 week ago

STELLAR-1: A Dandelion-Inspired Orbital Refuge Built for Humanity's Eventual Return to Earth

A space elevator and porous lattice shells turn an orbital colony into infrastructure that safeguards people, seeds and knowledge until Earth heals.

Cosmic Architecture

Space Settlement

UNI Editorial

publishedResults1 week ago

THE HIVE: An Asteroid Mining Habitat Built on the Bee, Nature's Victim and Prototype

A speculative orbital ecosystem for the journey to Ceres, where honeycomb modules, robotic Bees and mined resources let a habitat grow beyond Earth.

Space Habitat

Space Architecture

UNI Editorial

publishedResults1 week ago

Ceres Umbrella Mining City: Origami Canopies That Let an Asteroid Mining Base Grow Into a City

Folded umbrella roofs, inflatable modules and regolith shielding form a repeatable system where robotic mining and human living grow together on Ceres.

Space Settlement

Urban Design

UNI Editorial

publishedResults1 week ago

Deployable Inflatable Mars Habitat: Packing a Free-Plan Home into a Launch-Ready Cylinder

A shortlisted Habitats '20 entry that swaps rigid construction for inflation, unfolding a compact cylinder into flexible rooms on Mars plains and caves.

Space Habitat

Futuristic Floating Residents