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Icarus Interstellar I n t e r n a t i o n a l I n t e r s t e l l a r S p a c e c r a f t D e s i g n T e a m Colonized Interstellar Vessel: Conceptual Master Planning Steve Summerford, R LA, ASAI, LEED AP Project Designer, Hyperion


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Colonized Interstellar Vessel: Conceptual Master Planning

Steve Summerford, RLA, ASAI, LEED AP Project Designer, Hyperion

Icarus Interstellar

I n t e r n a t i o n a l I n t e r s t e l l a r S p a c e c r a f t D e s i g n T e a m

“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

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The Substance of Dreams

“Ships and sails proper for the heavenly air should be fashioned. Then there will also be people, who do not shrink from the dreary vastness of space.”

  • Kepler 1609

The Substance of Dreams

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The Substance of Dreams

“Ships and sails proper for the heavenly air should be fashioned. Then there will also be people, who do not shrink from the dreary vastness of space.”

  • Kepler 1609
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The Substance of Dreams

  • banal fodder for modern day science fjction plots

“Say goodbye to your two best friends...”

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

The Substance of Dreams

  • banal fodder for modern day science fjction plots

“Say goodbye to your two best friends, and I don’t mean your pals in the Winnebago!”

  • Dark Helmet, Spaceballs
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Design Vernacular

Spacecraft Design Vernacular

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Design Vernacular

FACT

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Design Vernacular

FACT FICTION

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Design Vernacular

FACT FICTION

?

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Predecessor Designs

Predecessor Designs

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Predecessor Designs

The Sphere

source: nss.org

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Predecessor Designs

The Sphere

source: nss.org

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Predecessor Designs

The Sphere The Cylinder

source: nss.org

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Predecessor Designs

The Sphere The Cylinder

source: nss.org

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Predecessor Designs

The Sphere The Torus The Cylinder The Banded Torus

source: nss.org

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Predecessor Designs

The Sphere The Torus The Cylinder The Banded Torus

source: nss.org

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Striking a Balance

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Striking a Balance

  • A great deal of focus on

TECHNOLOgy (rightfully so)

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Striking a Balance

  • A great deal of focus on

TECHNOLOgy (rightfully so)

  • But without thoughtful

planning of the spatial, physical and psychological needs, even the most advanced technologies risk

FAILuRE ON THE HuMAN LEVEL

1990 - workers installed the wrong windscreen screws, at altitude the captain was sucked

  • ut
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Striking a Balance

  • A great deal of focus on

TECHNOLOgy (rightfully so)

  • But without thoughtful

planning of the spatial, physical and psychological needs, even the most advanced technologies risk

FAILuRE ON THE HuMAN LEVEL

2012 - Costa Concordia

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Striking a Balance

  • A great deal of focus on

TECHNOLOgy (rightfully so)

  • But without thoughtful

planning of the spatial, physical and psychological needs, Even the most advanced technologies risk

FAILuRE ON THE HuMAN LEVEL

  • Looking forward at ways

that a vessel can NuRTuRE

AND INSPIRE, rather

than simply function as containment

The ability to perceive

  • r think differently is

more important than the knowledge gained.

  • David Bohm
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Designing for the Human Element

Beyond life systems.

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Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

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Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

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Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

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Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

  • Varying materials, forms,

shapes, textures, and colors to ENGAGE THE MIND

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

  • Varying materials, forms,

shapes, textures, and colors to ENGAGE THE MIND

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

  • Varying materials, forms,

shapes, textures, and colors to ENGAGE THE MIND

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

  • Varying materials, forms,

shapes, textures, and colors to ENGAGE THE MIND

  • Maintaining some semblance
  • r connectivity to NATURE
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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

  • Varying materials, forms,

shapes, textures, and colors to ENGAGE THE MIND

  • Maintaining some semblance
  • r connectivity to NATURE
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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Designing for the Human Element

  • Allowing the user to

MODIFY the confjguration and visual appearance of a space

  • Creating long vistas and

distant FOCAL POINTS

  • using structure to

CHOREOGRAPH space, allowing for discovery and ‘unfolding’

  • Varying materials, forms,

shapes, textures, and colors to ENGAGE THE MIND

  • Maintaining some semblance
  • r connectivity to NATURE
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Planning Densities and Programming

Scaling the Vessel: Population Driven Worldships vs. Colonized Interstellar Vessels (CIV) ~10,000 PEOPLE

  • used by previous studies
  • Promotes the development
  • f a dynamic community
  • Colleges, small towns, etc.
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Planning Densities and Programming

Population Calculations

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Planning Densities and Programming

Population Calculations

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Planning Densities and Programming

Population Calculations

Residential Dwellings

Land Use

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Planning Densities and Programming

Population Calculations

Residential Dwellings 50.00

Surface Area Per Person (m2) 50 m2

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Planning Densities and Programming

Population Calculations

Residential Dwellings 50.00 500,000

Total Colony Surface Area (m2) 50 m2 x 10,000 colonists = 500,000 m2

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Planning Densities and Programming

Population Calculations

Residential Dwellings 50.00 500,000 4

50 m2 x 10,000 colonists = 500,000 m2 Stack 4 Floors 125,000 m2

  • Approx. Number
  • f Floors
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Planning Densities and Programming

Population Calculations

Residential Dwellings 50.00 500,000 4 125,000

50 m2 x 10,000 colonists = 500,000 m2 Stack 4 Floors 125,000 m2 Total Projected Area (m2)

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Planning Densities and Programming

Population Calculations

Residential Dwellings 50.00 500,000 4 12.50 125,000

Projected Area Per Person (m2) 50 m2 x 10,000 colonists = 500,000 m2 Stack 4 Floors 125,000 m2 12.50 m2

=

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Planning Densities and Programming

What is a Floor to Area Ratio? The ratio of total building surface area (adding up all fmoors) in relation to the total site (land) area Enforces density / open space control measures by setting a maximum allowable FAR.

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Planning Densities and Programming

For comparison:

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Applied Principles

Spatial dimensionality guidelines

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Applied Principles

Spatial dimensionality guidelines

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Applied Principles

Vessel Modules Proposed

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Applied Principles

Based on:

  • Predecessor designs
  • Quantity and dimensionality of the planning elements
  • A reversal of thinking with regard to the orientation of the living bays
  • Economics and constructability

A massing diagram begins to emerge

This is just one approach and doesn’t begin to address life support or propulsion considerations.

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Applied Principles

Potential land use percentages (not actual locations)

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Vessel Characteristics

  • Radius: ~400m
  • Target Population: 10,000-12,000
  • 1.0g @ ~1.5 RPM
  • 40 Initial Modules: 120m X 155m
  • 8 Bays (5 Modules / Bay) 775m

REACTIVE SCALABILITy REACTIVE SCALABILITy

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Vessel Characteristics

– Interconnected through 15-25m wide pedestrian viaducts. – Vertical elevators embedded within armatures provide transit to central core. – Central hub for operations, mechanical equipment, and low- g experimentation / recreation. – Accommodation of leading propulsion system at the time of vessel inception. – Minimal cross section exposing leading vessel edges. Edges are beveled and reinforced to reduce damage from particle impact, a situational threat to all interstellar travel.

REACTIVE SCALABILITy

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Vessel Characteristics

Relative Scale

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Vessel Characteristics

Relative Scale

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Land uses - Residential

  • 10,000 colonists will

require approx. 24 different types of modules

  • Multi-use spaces
  • Life systems, service,

mechanical, etc. located beneath or behind structures

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Land uses - Residential

  • 10,000 colonists will

require approx. 24 different types of modules

  • Multi-use spaces
  • Life systems, service,

mechanical, etc. located beneath or behind structures

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Land uses - Residential

  • 10,000 colonists will

require approx. 24 different types of modules

  • Multi-use spaces
  • Life systems, service,

mechanical, etc. located beneath or behind structures

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Land uses - Residential

Residential Demographics

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Land uses

FAR + Spatial dimensionality guidelines = Neighborhood Module

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Land uses

Neighborhood Module in Elevation

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Planning Considerations

Pedestrian Streets + Perceived Openness Tactile Natural Elements Open gathering Space Vegetation Transit Access Cultural + Civic Identity

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Pedestrian Streets + Perceived Openness

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Tactile Natural Elements

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Open gathering Space

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Transit Access

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Cultural + Civic Identity

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Vegetation

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Consider Perception

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Consider Perception

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Consider Perception

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Consider Perception

There may not be sunlight

  • r stone, but why can’t it

seem like there is?

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Consider Perception

The following slides are exaggerations, but consider how each one makes you feel, how it could affect your mood...

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Spatial Evocation

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Spatial Evocation

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Spatial Evocation

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Spatial Evocation

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Spatial Evocation

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Spatial Evocation

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Spatial Evocation

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Spatial Evocation

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Spatial Evocation

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Spatial Evocation

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“Flying Closer to Another Star”

P r o j e c t I c a r u s : S o n o f D a e d a l u s

Moving Forward

Challenges to consider:

  • What is the right population
  • Weight penalty - structural design
  • How long is too long, How far is too far
  • Is there a currency
  • Social structure (democracy, oligarchy, commander?)
  • Knowledge transfer
  • Roles / Occupations
  • Supplies / Sustainability / Material durability
  • Disembarkation at arrival
  • Population control
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Primary stakeholders
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Please contact me with any questions or comments: ssummerford@icarusinterstellar.org