Architectural Ideas Relating to the Question of Human Body Motion in Microgravity

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• Regis S. Fauquet
• Jun Okushi

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• Microgravity
• Gravity
• Mobility

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1. The term space house is a little bit colloquial, however, a space habitat must be considered in this fashion to fully grasp the humanistic implications in the design of a space station
2. SCI-ARC student Joe Kennedy flew aboard the infamous KC 135 to test the design of a portable workstation and a foot restraint concept. When he returned to Los Angeles at the Institute for Future Studies we were all waiting impatiently with a bunch of questions in our minds. I remember asking Joe if the experience of being afloat in water could compare in any way with that of being afloat in weightlessness? To my disappointment Joe replied that microgravity was nothing like what one could even construe from personal experiences on Earth
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4. By spatial aesthetics I refer to the underlying geometrical relationship between spaces, and the expression of that relationship through proportions, structural systems, materials, texture etc…
5. However, it more an art than a science because the direction of a design studio is primarily subjected to the instructor's interest with little relevance to the general objective of a school curriculum. I should add that students are also trained to develop individual skills and gifts rather than trying to balance their abilities between the individual and the collective knowledge
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10. The word existential refers here to the notion that elements of space affects the way we perceive our environment, the way we move within, the way we project ourselves in it,and ultimately the way we base our knowledge and establish values from these relationship
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13. To some this difference in terminology might appear trivial and have an after taste of petty semantics; however, one must consider that poetry, for example, uses such subtle distinctions in its metaphors because it is the nature of words to bear insidious influences on the way we think, understand and relate to our world
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18. It is to be noted that the seat, the pedals and the handlebar of the ergometer need to be anthropomorphic in their function because their operation depends on a comfortable fit with the human body. However, the function of a seat is quite irrelevant in weightlessness. Thus, a comfortable ride rests more in the careful ergonomic design of the bicycle between the pedal train and the added functions of the handlebar
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23. de la Fontaine Jean wrote a fable about the stalk and the fox. In this story the fox and the stalk are friends. One day the fox invites the stalk for diner and served the food in plates. The stalk had such a long beak that it could not eat at all. The fox was only too happy to help the stalk by eating its food. After that experience the stalk vowed to get even and invited the fox for diner. The fox never expected such an invitation after what happened and understood only when the stalk served the food in two very tall vases
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