How can we design the conditions for humans to thrive in outer space? SOM addressed this question when developing Moon Village, a concept for a lunar settlement, featured in the latest issues of a+u and Domus magazines. 

Developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the design emerges not just from engineering constraints, but from an understanding of how humans experience the spaces they inhabit and a commitment to creating an environment that supports comfortable, long-term living in outer space. At the same time, the Moon Village project explores new strategies for how humans can coexist and utilize resources—providing knowledge that can also be applied to problems here on Earth.

Pick up a copy of a+u 2026:10 and Domus n. 1117, 2026 to see the project features!