2025｜Architecture｜rhino artwork
- Title
- rhino artwork
- Size
- 0*0
- Medium
- rhino
Artist Statement
This project explores humanity’s evolving relationship with isolation, environment, and the pursuit of survival beyond Earth. Using Rhino 3D as my primary design tool, I set out to create a speculative Mars base that reflects both the technological ambition and emotional vulnerability embedded in future off-world living. The structure is not merely an architectural exercise; it is an imagined cultural artifact—an embodiment of how we might anchor ourselves in an environment that is fundamentally inhospitable.
The tall central tower serves as the symbolic and functional heart of the settlement. Rising out of a barren landscape, it represents orientation and hope, acting as a vertical counterpoint to the endless Martian horizon. Around it, modular domes and interconnected corridors form a network of habitats, laboratories, and communal areas. Their geometric repetition mirrors the logic of survival: redundancy, efficiency, and adaptability. At the same time, their arrangement evokes a sense of community, suggesting that even in the harshest places, humanity seeks connection.
Lighting plays a significant role in the visualization. The low, diffused glow of the Martian sun washes across the structures, emphasizing their fragility against the vastness of the landscape. Transparent surfaces and illuminated interiors hint at life within—small pockets of warmth protected from the cold vacuum outside. By contrasting the engineered precision of the modules with the raw, untouched terrain, the work highlights the tension between human intervention and extraterrestrial nature.
Ultimately, this piece is a meditation on future habitation and the psychological weight of pioneering worlds not meant for us. It imagines a future where design becomes our conduit for resilience, suggesting that architecture on Mars is not just about survival, but about finding meaning, identity, and beauty on a new frontier.