- ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN | CONCEPTUAL
- DEC 2017
- TNL Japan 4th Space Architecture Award | FIRST PRIZE (Japanese)
- Department of Architecture | The University of Tokyo
- Co-work w/ KEISUKE OKAMOTO & KOTARO OZAWA
Dig + Deposit represents a construction scheme of a habitat complex as cave dwellings on the slope of Phlegethon Catena, a valley-like geological feature in the northern hemisphere near Alba Mons. The underground environment provides natural protection from radiation and the harsh thermal environment. Excavation of the interior volume simultaneously works as mining of Martian soil, which can be compressed with sulfur into Martian concrete, and water ice, which can be used as both radiation shield and natural light intake. The primary purpose of this habitat complex is to store a comprehensive collection of artifacts of human civilization and genetic information of the living beings on Earth—to archive Earth itself.
Dig + Deposit was developed in response to the 4th Japan Space Architecture Award. The theme of the competition was to propose any facility for human settlement on Mars.
