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A’ARU 1.0 Space Colony
CONCEPT AND DESIGN ITERATIONS
Ancient Egyptians were the ancestors of creating heritage and human history, so what will be their vision and design approach to create a human colony in the space, in the future? Our design iterations were all about creating an expandable colony in space, flexible being expanded with units, inspired by ancient Egyptian morphology with a new futuristic theme, and executable according to studies regarding physics, space, and human aspects and needs..
A’ARU 1.0
In ancient Egyptian mythology, Aaru (“Reeds, rushes”), known also as the Field of Reeds, is the heavenly paradise where Osiris rules. Heading back to history, Osiris’s sons Anubis and Horus were strongly bonded brothers. Horus was the sky God while Anubis was the beyond life god. A’aru colony is inspired by the forms of both Anubis and Horus, which represent the new eternal life beyond space.
PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION
First Stage
The first stage starts with building up the heart of the ship, which contains thrusters engine, Solar panels, docking area, a manufacter and a Ring for generating artificial gravity. the growth of the districts starts with a hexagon unit for shared services and an adjacent neighborhood accommodating 160 residents.
Middle Stage
in the middle stages, the neighborhoods numbers starts to increase around the shared services unit. and then start a newhexagonal shared services and farms units and adjacent neighborhoods. The heart of the ship also starts to grow, and generate more energy.
Final Stage
In the final stages, the neighborhoods complete the symbol of Horus, and the heart of the ship complete the symbol of Anubis.
TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS
TYPE A: One-bedroom apartment
TYPE B: Studio
TYPE C: Couples double room
TYPE D: Partners double room
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