<\/p>\n
Vertical Cities on Mars<\/strong><\/h3>\nWorking with academics and other members of SONet, the architects chose a Martian cliff to build a whole vertical city comprising pressurised, modular buildings inserted into excavated tunnels throughout the cliff face thereby protecting the inhabitants from the planet\u2019s high radiation levels and supporting other forms of organic life.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ABIBOO_Nuwa-Cliff-and-Valley.png\")
N\u00fcwa Cliff and Valley – credit ABIBOO Studio \/ SONet (Renders by Gonzalo Rojas, Sebasti\u00e1n Rodriguez & Ver\u00f3nica Florido)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAlfredo Mu\u00f1oz, founder of ABIBOO Studio, the international architectural and urban design firm responsible for this exciting design, explained: \u201cThe solar and gamma radiation on Mars forced us to build spaces that are not directly exposed to the direct sunlight [sic]<\/em>.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Lifestyle & Life Support<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe urban configuration also needed to accommodate life support systems, such as food, air, and water production, so the architects located the city of N\u00fcwa on the slope of one of the Martian cliffs with abundant water access at Tempe Mensa. There, the vast plain at the top of the cliff would house infrastructure dedicated to manufacturing, food production and energy generation.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ABIBOO_Nuwa-Tempe-Mensa-Aerial-View.png\")
N\u00fcwa Tempe Mensa Aerial View – credit ABIBOO Studio \/ SONet (Renders by Gonzalo Rojas, Sebasti\u00e1n Rodriguez & Ver\u00f3nica Florido)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe modular buildings etched into the cliff face link together by a network of tunnels served by high-speed elevator systems, similar to those found in skyscrapers on Earth.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ABIBOO_Nuwa-Z-Diagram_Tunnels-diagram.png\")
N\u00fcwa tunnels system- credit ABIBOO Studio \/ SONet (Renders by Gonzalo Rojas, Sebasti\u00e1n Rodriguez & Ver\u00f3nica Florido)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEach module would benefit from green space and urban gardens to provide physical well-being and condensation areas, called “Snow-domes,” that help dissipate heat and clean the air.<\/p>\n
To create an emotional linkage with Earth, the design team also included vast, artificially created natural spaces called “Green-Domes,” which either act as parks or contain experimental vegetation grown in the Martian atmosphere.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ABIBOO_Nuwa-Interior-Green-dome-type-3.png\")
N\u00fcwa Interior Green dome – credit ABIBOO Studio \/ SONet (Renders by Gonzalo Rojas, Sebasti\u00e1n Rodriguez & Ver\u00f3nica Florido)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nLarge pavilions designed to host social gatherings are situated in the valley at the foot of the cliff. These pavilions have translucent skin to offer views of the landscapes of Mars and are protected from external radiation by large canopies. Furthermore, the material from the cliff excavation work is deposited on top of the buildings\u2019 roofs, protecting the occupants from radiation, while at the same time, ensuring products are recycled.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ABIBOO_Nuwa-Large-pavilion.png\")
Large pavilion – credit ABIBOO Studio \/ SONet (Renders by Gonzalo Rojas, Sebasti\u00e1n Rodriguez & Ver\u00f3nica Florido)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn the valley, there are also specific structures to house hospitals, schools and universities, sports and cultural activities, shopping areas, and train stations that communicate with the space shuttle.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ABIBOO_Nuwa-Urban-Interior1.jpg\")
N\u00fcwa Urban Interior \u2013 credit ABIBOO Studio \/ SONet (Renders by Gonzalo Rojas, Sebasti\u00e1n Rodriguez & Ver\u00f3nica Florido)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Sustainable Mars Outpost<\/strong><\/h3>\nABIBOO\u2019s design includes five cities, with each city accommodating between 200,000 and 250,000 people with N\u00fcwa as the capital. Aside from N\u00fcwa, the other Mars city designs followed the same urban strategy with Abalos City located in the North Pole to leverage the access to ice, and Marineris City was located in the most extensive canyon of the solar system.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ABIBOO_Marineris-City-Aerial-View.png\")
Marineris City Aerial View – credit ABIBOO Studio \/ SONet (Renders by Gonzalo Rojas, Sebasti\u00e1n Rodriguez & Ver\u00f3nica Florido)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTravel between the different Martian cities would be served by pressurised electric buses and trains that travel on paved roads.<\/p>\n
All the architectural construction throughout the colony includes additional safety aspects to regulate the internal atmospheric pressure and offer refuge zones for emergencies.<\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also set to play an essential role in N\u00fcwa’s building standards to help maintain optimal conditions and minimise risks.<\/p>\n
Crops would be grown in agricultural modules within a CO2-enriched environment, which would not be breathable for humans. As a result, the operational tasks in these facilities will be automated.\u00a0 To increase crops efficiency, the team of experts in astrobiology of SONet opted for a hydroponic system that requires less water and space than other methods. The production of algae, cellular meat and bacteria for waste processing is also conducted in this sector.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Copy-of-ABIBOO_Nuwa-Agricultural-modules.png\")
N\u00fcwa Agricultural modules – credit ABIBOO Studio \/ SONet (Renders by Gonzalo Rojas, Sebasti\u00e1n Rodriguez & Ver\u00f3nica Florido)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFarming areas for animals and insects have been located in ‘The Valley’, close to communal city areas, as they need a human-like atmosphere to live. The “Green Domes” and the urban gardens inside the cliff are also habitats for some select animals.\u00a0However, the space assigned for livestock is relatively small as the high energy required for livestock farming would not be viable or sustainable so the Martian diet would primarily be vegetarian.<\/p>\n
After an initial short period of capital investment and supply from Earth, it is expected this urban development on Mars would be built in a sustainable manner with all the materials required for constructing the city obtained on Mars by processing carbon and other local minerals.<\/p>\n
We’d love to think there will be a human outpost like this on Mars one day…<\/p>\n
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Alfredo Mu\u00f1oz, founder of ABIBOO Studio, the international architectural and urban design firm responsible for this exciting design, explained: \u201cThe solar and gamma radiation on Mars forced us to build spaces that are not directly exposed to the direct sunlight [sic]<\/em>.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The urban configuration also needed to accommodate life support systems, such as food, air, and water production, so the architects located the city of N\u00fcwa on the slope of one of the Martian cliffs with abundant water access at Tempe Mensa. There, the vast plain at the top of the cliff would house infrastructure dedicated to manufacturing, food production and energy generation.<\/p>\n The modular buildings etched into the cliff face link together by a network of tunnels served by high-speed elevator systems, similar to those found in skyscrapers on Earth.<\/p>\n Each module would benefit from green space and urban gardens to provide physical well-being and condensation areas, called “Snow-domes,” that help dissipate heat and clean the air.<\/p>\n To create an emotional linkage with Earth, the design team also included vast, artificially created natural spaces called “Green-Domes,” which either act as parks or contain experimental vegetation grown in the Martian atmosphere.<\/p>\n Large pavilions designed to host social gatherings are situated in the valley at the foot of the cliff. These pavilions have translucent skin to offer views of the landscapes of Mars and are protected from external radiation by large canopies. Furthermore, the material from the cliff excavation work is deposited on top of the buildings\u2019 roofs, protecting the occupants from radiation, while at the same time, ensuring products are recycled.<\/p>\n In the valley, there are also specific structures to house hospitals, schools and universities, sports and cultural activities, shopping areas, and train stations that communicate with the space shuttle.<\/p>\n ABIBOO\u2019s design includes five cities, with each city accommodating between 200,000 and 250,000 people with N\u00fcwa as the capital. Aside from N\u00fcwa, the other Mars city designs followed the same urban strategy with Abalos City located in the North Pole to leverage the access to ice, and Marineris City was located in the most extensive canyon of the solar system.<\/p>\n Travel between the different Martian cities would be served by pressurised electric buses and trains that travel on paved roads.<\/p>\n All the architectural construction throughout the colony includes additional safety aspects to regulate the internal atmospheric pressure and offer refuge zones for emergencies.<\/p>\n Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also set to play an essential role in N\u00fcwa’s building standards to help maintain optimal conditions and minimise risks.<\/p>\n Crops would be grown in agricultural modules within a CO2-enriched environment, which would not be breathable for humans. As a result, the operational tasks in these facilities will be automated.\u00a0 To increase crops efficiency, the team of experts in astrobiology of SONet opted for a hydroponic system that requires less water and space than other methods. The production of algae, cellular meat and bacteria for waste processing is also conducted in this sector.<\/p>\n Farming areas for animals and insects have been located in ‘The Valley’, close to communal city areas, as they need a human-like atmosphere to live. The “Green Domes” and the urban gardens inside the cliff are also habitats for some select animals.\u00a0However, the space assigned for livestock is relatively small as the high energy required for livestock farming would not be viable or sustainable so the Martian diet would primarily be vegetarian.<\/p>\n After an initial short period of capital investment and supply from Earth, it is expected this urban development on Mars would be built in a sustainable manner with all the materials required for constructing the city obtained on Mars by processing carbon and other local minerals.<\/p>\n We’d love to think there will be a human outpost like this on Mars one day…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever dreamed of living on another planet? How does Mars sound? Designs have been drawn up for the creation of a sustainable, self-sufficient human outpost on the red planet, the fourth closest planet to the Sun that will house one million people. The N\u00fcwa project, which was one of the top 10 finalists …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,41],"tags":[184,183],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2826"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertista.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Lifestyle & Life Support<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The Sustainable Mars Outpost<\/strong><\/h3>\n