Aurelia Institute TESSERAE Space Habitat Pavilion (2024)
Lighting design, LED circuit design, fixture fabrication, wiring, 3D modeling, installation, pavilion assembly.
Concept and pavilion design by Aurelia Institute.
"Aurelia Institute's first R&D test case in novel space habitat development – TESSERAE’s self-assembling space architecture paradigm – has been flown to the ISS to assess its technical feasibility. Now, the Institute’s first foray into full-scale habitat design, the TESSERAE pavilion, will connect the public to the future of life in space through an Earth-based demonstration.
As part of this vision, we built a life-size, interactive space habitat as part of our residency at the Autodesk Technology Center Boston, using advanced technologies in simulation, prototyping, and fabrication to develop the core architectural concept and interior design.
The TESSERAE Pavilion’s interior program will communicate a vision of sustainable life in space, promoting the mutualism needed between human and non-human living entities to live and thrive off-planet. When completed, the TESSERAE pavilion will be a modular, reconfigurable way to connect with designers, researchers, and the public on the future of life in space, giving visitors an understanding of what it takes to design for microgravity."
Open to the public (2024) at the Seattle Museum of Flight “Home Beyond Earth” exhibit.
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