Interior of a Martian habitat with shelves on the left containing plants, green armchairs in the center, and cylinders for species reproduction in the background.

Academic year

2024/2025

Honorable Mention of the IED Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue Award for the Best Interior Design Thesis at IED Barcelona 2025

A modular system of pill-shaped pods designed to facilitate the study of the mutation of life on Mars. It includes units for exhibition, agriculture, biotechnology, the development of materials, and sleep.

The thesis investigates the Martian environment and its implications for biological systems, focusing particularly on DNA and RNA mutations in plants and microorganisms as a source of creative potential. Through the choice of materials, spatial logic, modularity and atmosphere, the interiors of ‘Adaptis VerΔ’ are not passive backdrops, but rather active participants in the process of mutation and adaptation.

Be it the mutation capsule, the biotech module, or the plant trays containing species selected for their diversity and symbolic resonance, each space has been designed to serve both a scientific purpose and an emotional experience. Even the customised shutter system, which balances exposure and protection, reflects this duality of care and experimentation.

More than a technical proposal, this project reflects a design philosophy that does not offer answers, but rather open, flexible, and adaptable frameworks for change. ‘Adaptis VerΔ’ thus becomes not only a proposal for Martian habitation, but a metaphor for a new type of architecture: one that thrives on uncertainty and finds power in becoming.

Project by the MarsLife thesis laboratory, in collaboration with IED Rome, the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and Caimi