Apartment Luna

is a housing project with the application of Lunar (Moon) Architecture and Lunar Science. The atmosphere on Earth is useful in protecting Earth from space radiation and meteoroids and also to stabilize the temperature on the surface. The moon does not has an atmosphere like Earth does. So, Lunar Architecture is applied in designing Apartment Luna, where assuming that the houses are on the moon, 2/3 of each house will be built underground to protect it from space radiation, meteoroids and extreme variation in temperature. These underground part of each house is physically attached to each other and hence the houses are called , Apartment, while the other 1/3 part of each house is above the ground and separated from each other as if each of them is a bungalow unit. On Earth, Apartment Luna will be able to save energy. It will be practical especially at relatively high temperature or low temperature area where moderation of the temperature is preferred. Apartment Luna will be built at a hillside facing Spaceflight Terminal at Spaceport Malaysia in Bernam Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It will be a unique and historic project in Space Science and Space Architecture and will be known internationally. Early registration to own Apartment Luna is now opened.

INFORMATION:

my.house.on.the.moon@gmail.com

Apartment Luna
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NASA, ESA and other worlds major space agencies will send manned missions to the moon 50 years after the first man landed on the Moon.
NASA (United States of America National Aeronautics & Space Administration) has announced that it will again send manned missions to the moon by 2020. ESA (European Space Agency) and ROSKOSMOS (Russian Federal Space Agency) plan to establish manned lunar base by 2025. These manned lunar missions will be followed by other manned lunar missions by the space agencies of Japan, India and China.

Apartment Luna

is in synchronicity with all the planned manned lunar missions by the worlds major space agencies. It is a project to welcome the return of manned lunar missions by those space agencies. Therefore, like other projects related to the exploration and colonization of the moon, Apartment Luna will share the attention and fame of those manned lunar missions, which will be the most important and most popular space mission very soon.
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Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, Neil Armstrong, Sea of Tranquility, Moon, July 20, 1969.
The moon has been inspiring man and woman since the beginning of art and culture thousand of years ago. Moon has not only appeared, but influenced mankind arts and culture and even civilization and religious practices for centuries.

Apartment Luna

is referring to what was said by Neil Armstrong when he first stepped on the moon, that the modern understanding of the moon will be a giant leap for mankind and shall continue inspiring man and woman in various fields of innovation including architecture.

Innovative & Practical Architecture

On Earth, Apartment Luna will save energy. During summer or at tropical countries, generally underground rooms have lower natural temperature than rooms above the ground that are more exposed to the light and heat from the Sun do. With lower natural room temperature, less energy will be required by air-conditioning to maintain a cooler room temperature at Apartment Luna. The underground compartments will be lighted by natural sunlight through periscopes and a light well. The periscopes will enable the occupants of the underground to view the surroundings as if the viewing is done through windows from above the ground. The light well at the center of the box-spiral stairs will allow the sunlight that enters through the transparent dome-roof at the top of the well to reach underground.
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General Plan (Above the Ground)

Rear Exit

Toilet
Kitchen & Dining F&B Elevator

17 ft (distance to neighboring house This large enough above the ground area is available for family activities or to be utilized for garden or garage.

40 ft

= 1ft

Guest Living Room

Sliding Glass Door

Main Entrance & Exit 20 ft

Total Solar-Paneled Roof

The roof will be totally covered with solar panels except the transparent dome-roof for maximum solar power generation. Rainwater will be recycled effectively through a rain water harvesting system (there is no rain on the moon, but a lot of rain on Earth, particularly in tropical countries).
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General Plan (Underground)

Toilet Kitchen & Dining F&B Elevator Store Toilet Rear Bedroom

40 ft

Center Bedroom

= 1ft

Toilet
Family Living Room Master Bedroom

37 ft There will be 6 periscopes at each house. The master bedroom, rear bedroom and kitchen each will be equipped with one periscope. The family living room will has 2 periscopes. There is another extra periscope at the rear of the house. Each periscope has a viewing mirror with a diameter of 2ft, providing large enough field of view and generous amount of light to the underground compartments.
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See-Through Front View

(Periscopes, light well & box-spiral stairs are visible.)
Transparent Dome-Roof Total Solar-Paneled Roof

Light Well

30 ft Ground Level

= 1ft Periscope Periscope

3 units of houses in a row: The units are separated from each other above the ground, but attached to each other underground, enable each house to be a bungalow above the ground, but an apartment unit underground a very effective use of limited space.
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See-Through Side View

(Periscopes, light well & box-spiral stairs are visible.)
Transparent Dome-Roof

= 1ft

Light Well

Ground Level

Periscope

Periscope

An indoor garden or a terrarium can be created at the bottom of the light well.

Education & Research Opportunity Apartment Luna can be a long term education and research program related
to lunar colonization. It will educate directly the people who are involved in the project and indirectly the people who are aware of the project about lunar colonization. This project will provide a platform for lunar education and research. Studies on lunar colonization, lunar architecture and space tourism can be conducted with this unique platform. Therefore, related educational and research organizations are encouraged to participate in Apartment Luna project.
INFORMATION:

my.house.on.the.moon@gmail.com
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