Render by Rick Fan
Iceland Analog Project:
Mars Habitat
Mars Habitat
Designing for Extreme Environments - Anticipating Artemis
March - May 2025
Our class of 15 designed and built an analog habitat envisioning what it would be like to live on Mars.
For this design, we focused on three main factors: livability, efficiency, and scalability.
I worked in a subgroup of 5 to design and build the crew quarters area of our module.
March - May 2025
Our class of 15 designed and built an analog habitat envisioning what it would be like to live on Mars.
For this design, we focused on three main factors: livability, efficiency, and scalability.
I worked in a subgroup of 5 to design and build the crew quarters area of our module.
Role
Crew Quarter & Bathroom Designer
Timeline
2 months
Team
Bennett Graff, Waverly Huang, Alex Liu, Rumei Zha, Vincent Zhang
Tools/Materials
Rhino, Blender, Cardboard, Foamcore
Rhino, Blender, Cardboard, Foamcore
Crew Quarters Layout
- Soundproof walls minimize sleep disruption and provide privacy
- 4 individual/private rooms with the same or mirrored layouts (62.7 ft2 each)
- Bathrooms are shared by only two astronauts each for privacy and a sense of ownership of the space
Crew Quarters
Renders by Bennett Graff
- Each room includes a bed, desk, chair/laundry hamper, and stowage
- Portholes give astronauts a view of the local environment
- Drawers, cabinets, and shelves keep essentials within reach
- Creeping plants are used both to provide a connection with the natural world and to give astronauts an intuitive sense of time
Bathroom
Renders by Rumei Zha (me)
- Utilities include a sink, toilet, and shower. Similarly to the crew quarters, a planter will be included.
- Faucet located beneath top panel of the sink to limit water splashing
- Toilet has a deep bowl and flushes with air pressure
- Ceiling shower for full coverage, including a vacuum at the bottom and an emergency stop in case water collects too much
Physical Build
Our group built a life sized model of the crew quarters primarily out of foam core, and we chose to focus on building one bedroom and one bathroom to generally show how the space is arranged.
Final Build
Bedroom area
Bathroom area