A total of 328 panels are attached to the light board, which are attached together by an airtight and flexible seam. One of the guiding thoughts was ‘interior like home, exterior like a tank.’ This battery-powered, two-person home consists of a strong aluminum frame as its exterior, which is covered in solar cells to maximize energy generation for the inhabitants. The creation of the designers’ lunar module was clearly inspired by the Japanese art of folding paper figures – origami.
If the project may seem a little absurd, it is a concept seriously considered by engineers thinking of ways to install a base on the night star. LUNARK consists of a strong aluminium frame as its exterior. This lunar module was named “LUNARK” and will be tested by designers in late 2020 in the harsh conditions of Northern Greenland.
The duo has designed a new ‘origami-inspired’ foldable shelter for future colonists on the Moon, which is being built independently and has everything necessary for a comfortable stay.
The firm was founded by Sebastian Aristotelis and Karl-Johan Sørensen, two Danish ‘space’ architects.
We have been working with SpaceTech denMACH in Denmark on transferring sensor information and biometrics from the habitat such as temperature, humidity, air quality and positional information of the crew inside the. There is a small architectural firm, SAGA Space Architects, in Denmark that has a big vision: to create functional dwellings for such extreme conditions. During the Lunark mission they conducted a range of experiments in collaboration with scientists and professors in various fields.