Pursuing A More Habitable Space Module: Using Impression Based Generative Design

Abstract

The gravitational environment that we occupy is the form-work in which all buildings must be cast. Renzo Piano once said, “architects spend an entire life with this unreasonable idea that you can fight gravity”. Yet, in a time when science fiction is becoming science fact, architects may no longer need to fight gravity. A reemerging interest in space by the general public coupled with new economic opportunities has created numerous private companies set on pursuing space travel. With the development of this new sector architects and designers have the unique opportunity to re-examine the fundamental spatial principles that inform design. This thesis will explore a design methodology that is responsive to user input and apply that information to a space module in a zero-gravity environment.