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clouds architecture office imagines an underwater merchant city in mars for venice biennale
- Clouds Architecture Office presents Mars Hydrosphere, an underwater settlement proposal for 10,000 people on Mars at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
- The city is envisioned to be submerged in a water reservoir to shield against radiation and sustain life on Mars.
- The architecture features tensile inflated domes made from transparent film and fiber cables from Earth and 3D printed local regolith.
- The settlement leverages subsurface ice for essential resources and is located in a Martian crater, offering both protection and shared communal spaces.
- The project focuses on adapting to the Martian environment and limited natural materials by creating a city that integrates with the terrain.
- Architecturally, Mars Hydrosphere uses domes that follow pressure and material behavior logic, spanning 400 meters in diameter.
- Vertical structures double as circulation shafts and infrastructural cores to anchor the city to the Martian floor, supporting life above.
- The city's design incorporates the values of water as a medium, actively utilizing it for thermal insulation, radiation shielding, and resource conversion.
- Waste heat from the settlement is repurposed to warm the reservoir, showcasing a sustainable approach to resource use and architectural design.
- Mars Hydrosphere by Clouds Architecture Office reimagines life on Mars through a futuristic, water-centric architectural proposal.
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