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In extreme environments, risks due to isolation, reduced mobility, and resource constraints create challenging psychological conditions. This project explores how local and natural materials can be modularly integrated into an existing architecture to provide dynamic acoustic insulation controllable by the occupant.
In collaboration with:
Royal Danish Academy Architecture and Extreme Environments
Completed for a studio on the exploration of geometric form and material, this project features an exploration between optical symmetry, reflectivity, and modularity. A petal-ed cube is constructed out of stainless steel shims and double-blind rivets, providing two stable configurations that produces different visual affects.
In collaboration with:
MIT Architecture
The human-environment relationship is complex and made more difficult to characterize in austere environments. We built a literature-based atlas of relationships between the mission, built environment, social processes, and behavioral health outcomes. This tool is for designers, architects, scientists, mission managers to explore the breadth of considerations for building in space.
In collaboration with:
NASA
In the microgravity environment, the body undergoes a series of adaptive changes. To investigate how body movements adapt to decreased gravity levels, a soft wearable garment embedded with electronics was designed and tested on a parabolic flight.
In collaboration with:
Space Exploration Initiative
MIT Media Lab
Zero-G / Steve Boxall
Lunar exploration is becoming a reality again for the first time since 1972. Astrolab is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies, starting with the FLEX rover.
Since astronauts will be working closely with rovers, the operational ergonomics are critical to consider. A multi-day field test evaluation in the Californian desert yielded insights on biomechanics, cognitive ergonomics, human-machine interaction logistics, and safety.
In collaboration with:
Astrolab
Commander Chris Hadfield
With the decommissioning of the International Space Station in 2030, the spaceflight community is exploring a commercial alternative to maintaining orbiting stations that provide habitable access to microgravity.
In collaboration with:
Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship
A historical mission, Polaris Dawn is set to launch no earlier than August 2024. The mission features the first-ever commercial spacewalk and an ambitious manifest of scientific research in human spaceflight capabilities.