According to the designers, the prerequisite for living on Mars is that you must be able to fix everything that breaks.
12:21•Updated 12:23
A building has been made in Bristol, located in southwest England, which is an example of possible residential buildings on the planet Mars.
The designers of the house are artists Ella Good and Nicki Kentwho have been preparing the concept for seven years together with space scientists, architects, engineers, designers and even school children.
The house will be opened to the public at the end of August.
The two-story house is 53 square meters in size. The upper floor is the living room, the walls of which are initially blown into shape using compressed air. Later, the walls are filled with water and cement made from local soil.
A strong gilded wall keeps out space radiation and the toxic air of Mars.
The ground floor is underground. Builders would make use of lava caves in the Martian soil. Bedrooms, washrooms and toilets would be placed on the ground floor.
The aim is to make the house as homely and comfortable as possible. A space scientist who was involved in the project Bob Myhill believes that a Mars house can be made more homelike than the dwellings designed for the Moon, but it will require a lot of work. We must make the most of scarce resources.
In the Mars house, for example, hydroponic cultivation is to be used, i.e. plants are grown without soil.
– This [Bristolin talo] is a place where people can think about life in the future, and how life on Mars would relate to life on Earth. On Mars, you would live in a small, resource-producing community. You should be able to fix anything that breaks. You should really consider every detail in life, says artist Ella Good.