06. INITIAL MODEL

THIS IS A SERIES OF SHOTS OF MY INITIAL MODEL BASED ON THE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS DESCRIBED BELOW...

05. INITIAL PROGRAM

FOLLOWING THE TENSILE STRUCTURE OF A SPIDER WEB, AND MASKING THAT ELEMENT OVER THE NATURAL PROPERTIES OF A SPIDER'S BUOYANCY ON WATER, THE VIA LUNA SPACE ELEVATOR WILL SEEK TO IMPLEMENT THIS GENERAL PROGRAMMATIC SET-UP:






















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04. RELATED CONCEPTS

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TENSILE ANALYSIS ON WEB STRUCTURE

03. SPIDER/WEB CONCEPT

THE VIA LUNA'S CONCEPT DERIVES OFF THE PROPERTIES OF A SPIDER'S BUOYANCY, AND THE FORM OF A SPIDER'S WEB.

02. PROCESS SKETCHES

FURTHER STUDY...

THE WEB-LIKE FORM MASKS THE CORE, THUS FORMING A DOUBLE-SKIN THAT WILL BE EXPLOITED AND UTILIZED FOR SELF-SUSTAINABILITY

THE "CONCEPT" SKETCH

SPIDER LIKE FORM THAT IS BUOYANT ON INVERTED WEB AND LEGS, HAS A TENSILE-LIKE CORE ON TOP.

A SERIES OF SPIDER-LIKE LEG STRUCTURES THAT WOULD CREATE THE CORE; WITHIN WHICH THE PROGRAM WOULD BE HOUSED IN.

SPIRAL TOWER THAT WOULD ARISE FROM A PERIMETER BASE THAT WOULD BE MOVED BY GIANT TURBINES THAT WOULD ALSO SERVE TO GENERATE ENERGY.

"OCEANIA" IS A CONCEPT THAT WOULD HARNESS ENERGY THROUGH TIDAL STREAM GENERATORS. ALTHOUGH THE DESIGN IS ANCHORED, IT COULD VERY WELL FLOAT ONTO THE OCEAN AND THUS USE THE GENERATORS TO MOVE AROUND.

"THE WATER SPIRE" DERIVES OFF THE IDEA THAT A SPIRE CITY WOULD ACT AS A PIERE. THIS SPIRE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO DETACH FROM ITS BRIDGE COUNTERPART AND FLOAT ONTO THE OCEAN.

01. IMAGERY

A FEW VISUALIZATIONS FROM THE WEB....

00. INTRO

AS THE MAJOR BOULEVARDS AND AVENUES OF THE METROPOLITAN CENTERS INTERCONNECT NODES AND CREATE THE MAIN VEINS OF A MUCH LARGER WEB. THE VIA LUNA WILL DO JUST THAT, BUT IN ITS OWN RIGHT. THE VIA LUNA SPACE ELEVATOR WILL BE THE ROUTE THAT WILL CONNECT EARTH AND OUTER SPACE. IT WILL NOT ONLY FURTHER SPACE EXPLORATION BUT IT WILL FACILITATE THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE TRAVEL. CONCEPTUALLY, THE VIA LUNA WILL RECIPROCATE WHAT LES CHAMPS ELYSEE IS TO PARIS, AN URBAN ARTERY THAT LEADS YOU THROUGH ICONIC URBAN FEATURES. HOWEVER, THE VIA LUNA WILL TAKE YOU BEYOND ANY ICON EVER SEEN....IT WILL TAKE YOU TO SPACE ITSELF.