A Place of Belong for Space Nomads

Environmental Design 2022 Spring Semester

Kyoto City Univeristy of Arts

A PLACE OF BELONGING FOR SPACE NORMADS

Jane. Dai Zhuoan.

03. Space Generations & Space Nomards

While those with social status were able to build their empire on some planets. Most of the space migrants have to go on risky resource hunting and mining to make a living.

02. Space Technology Advancement

The technology of space travelling has accomplished a breakthrough. Spacecrafts are developed rapidly over the past few decades and ceomes a democratized innovation.

01.1 Future Scenrio / Space Era

01. Deterioration of Earth Living Conditions

Ecosystem destruction made the earth almost uninhabitable. Only the richest and most powerful people can enjoy the reserved part of the earth.

Environmental Design/ a place of belonging for space normads / Jane. Dai Zhuoan. Inspired by TV series, The Expanse

SPACE NOMADS

People who willingly or unwillingly live in spaceships and don't have any property on plants

Group 1. Scientsts/ Reserchers

People who constantly have to carry our space missions, whoes “normal” life as a human being has been compromised

Group 4. Families

Group 3. Transporters/ Miners

Group 4. Space Military

First Generation of space-born human. people who never stepped on earth.

01.2 Future Scenrio / Space Normads

Group 5.

Outlaws/ Pirates/ Scavengers

5 Hazarrrd of Constant Space Flight

Self-sufficieny

Hazard 1: Radiation

Physical Vulnerability

Hazard 3: Distance

Communication Delay

Far from family and friends

Hazard 2: Isolation & Confinement

Crammed in small spaces

Hazard 5: Hostile/ Closed Environments

Air, Temperature, Light, Noise, Pressure..

Hazard 4: Gravity Fields

Weightlessness

Low Gravity

02.1 Problems in Staying in the Space

Environmental Design/ a place of belonging for space normads / Jane. Dai Zhuoan.

Physically Dangervv & Mentally Challenging

Unsafety

Isolation

Loneliness Lost

Physical & Psychological Imbalance

Source: Hazards of Human Spaceflight, Human Research Program, Nasa

What’s the new relationships between..

Changed

& Onself

& Matters/ Inorganics

Redefine Relationship

When the Earth is not our home anymore.

No Regular Day & Night, 24 Hours or Seasons.

TIME REFERENCE IS UNSTABLE

Do we keep the earth biological clock?

Concept of place is relatively on a large scale. Home is a mobile space craft.

SPACE REFERENCE IS CHANGING

02.3 Problems as Human Races

Where is home?

Lost of earth culture, Nationality become a vague idea.

TRADITIONAL CULTURE IS LOST

Where do I belong?

What define us human?

What’s the meaning of life?

When technolgy advvancment is much greater than human evolution itself.

Technology 2

DISCONTIOUS DEVELOPMENT

Ancient Bond from ancestors

Space Technology

Artificial Intelligence

More advanced Concept beyond human comprehension

...

Technology 1

Traditional Fields

4 milion years ago

Human year 2000 year ??? start of homo sapien 300,000 years ago

02.3 Problems as Human Races

Intelligence

Social Relationship Culture, Society

...

What will happens to “new” humans?

How are we going to cope with them?

Is it possible to create an intermediate place for space nomads

to Recover, to Reconnect, to Rediscover?

Reserch Theme:

What is belonging when you don’t have a home?

To Survive

Trouble, Mystery, Pain..

“When man is happy, mystery such as meaning of life does not interest him.”

--Solaris,1972

04.2 From feeling Lost to Belonging

Environmental Design/ a place of belonging for space travellers / Jane. Dai Zhuoan.

Choices

Feeling of Lost TO ESCAPE TO FACE

Ways to distract

Lost Human Connection

Someone

Lost in Time & Space

Someting

Ways to solve, or to compromise

Lost of Meaning

Oneself

Reconnect with People Nature & Time Reference Memories & Rediscovery

Socialization

To Survive Senses, mimicking Earth/ Nature Environment

04.2 From feeling Lost to Belonging

Environmental Design/ a place of belonging for space travellers / Jane. Dai Zhuoan.

Place/People of Belonging, Acceptence,

Reality

Dream

Illusion

Love, Death + Robots season 3, episode 3

"The Very Pulse of the Machine"

Environmental Design/ a place of belonging for space travellers / Jane. Dai Zhuoan.

Solaris

Ways to distract

Lost Human Connection

Someone

Reconnect with People

Socialization

Choices

Feeling of Lost TO ESCAPE TO FACE

Ways to solve, or to compromise

Lost in Time & Space

Lost of Meaning

Oneself

Someting

To Survive Senses, mimicking Earth/ Nature Environment

Nature & Time Reference Memories & Rediscovery

Place/People of Belonging, Acceptence,

REAL WORLD VIRTUAL WORLD

Where

What is real what is not?

Ways to distract

Familiarity

Choices

Feeling of Lost TO ESCAPE TO FACE

Ways to solve, or to compromise

Security

Basic Human Needs

Belonging, Love, Accomplishment

Preserve

Reconnect with People Nature & Time Reference Memories & Rediscovery

Socialization

To Survive Senses, mimicking Earth/ Nature Environment

REAL WORLD VIRTUAL WORLD

What is real what is not?

Finding Peace within.

What you think is real?

Place/People of Belonging, Acceptence,

1. rust Gravity/Linear Acceleration

a rocket travelling at 31.19 feet per second (9.81 meters per second ) squared — the downward acceleration of gravity here on Earth — an astronaut would feel their body anchored to the floor just like it is on their home planet.

2. Spinning Gravity/ Centrifugal Acceleration

It can be a gravitational ring for the whole craft or, it would enable space travellers to retreat to a specific area and spend some time experiencing the gravitational field.

3. Mass

install an ultra-high density core into a spacecraft so that it would generate its own gravitational field and pull everything inside towards it. The mass would obviously need to move with the spacecraft. Any significant acceleration required for hugely increased fuel consumption.

As part of the station or

Magnetic technologies developed to artificial gravity system. The system have to avoid any non-diamagnetic materials in or near the strong magnetic field. Magnets of incredible strength would also be required for the implementation of such an artificial gravity system.

05.2 Location_Discussing

Environmental Design/ a place of belonging for space travellers / Jane. Dai Zhuoan.

Artifical Gravity

Artificial gravity is the creation of an inertial force in a spacecraft, in order to emulate the force of gravity.

Finding a place of balance

e Martian (2015)

Solaris (1972)

e Expanse Season 1-6 (2015-21)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Passengers(2016)

Environmental

Love, Death + Robots season 3, episode 3

" e Very Pulse of the Machine"

Design/ a place of belonging for space travellers / Jane. Dai Zhuoan. Research Inspirations