Matyáš Reythar | Wonderwall

…”Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall”…

Part from the song “Wonderwall” by Oasis

THE STARTING PREMISE FOR THIS PROJECT IS A QUESTION: “IS A MAN-MADE – ARTIFICIAL THING (AI) CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AND TAKING CARE OF NATURAL LIFE, ALLOWING IT TO LIVE AND THRIVE?” THE ANSWER IS THAT NO ONE KNOWS, SO WE NEED TO FIND OUT. WONDERWALL COULD BE SUCCINCTLY DESCRIBED AS AI’S PLAYGROUND.

IT IS AN ENORMOUS, HERMETICALLY CLOSED, DOUBLE-LAYERED, TRANSPARENT PLASTIC DOME, HELD STABLE BY AIR PRESSURE, MUCH LIKE LARGE TENNIS HALLS. IT IS COMPLETELY SELF-SUFFICIENT THROUGH QUANTUM DOTS LAYERED ONTO THE PLASTIC TO GENERATE ENERGY FROM SUNRAYS, AND WATER SOURCED FROM WATER WELLS AND HYDROGELS THAT EXTRACT WATER FROM VAPOR-CONTAINING AIR.

V.E.R.R.A.I. – VIRTUAL ECOSYSTEM REGULATING ADAPTIVE INTELLIGENCE – IS THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT HAS COMPLETE OVERSIGHT OF THE DOME'S ECOSYSTEM. ON ITS OWN, IT COVERS EVERY NON-PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE ECOSYSTEM. FOR PHYSICAL TASKS, SHE COMMANDS A FEW HUMANOID ROBOTS FOR CUTTING, MOVING, TYING PLANTS, AND SIMILAR WORK.

WHY DO WE NEED AI FOR THIS KIND OF THING? IT IS SIMPLE: BECAUSE AI SHOULD AND WILL FILL IN FOR HUMANS WHERE THEY CANNOT BE. THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE IS SPACE EXPLORATION AND COLONIZATION. A ROCKET IS SENT WITH NEEDED MATERIALS, PLANTS, AND DEVICES; ROBOTS WILL BUILD, SET UP, AND MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT READY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WILL COME. THAT’S WHY THE PROJECT IS SET IN THE UAE ENVIRONMENT – IT IS SIMILAR IN MANY WAYS TO MARS (EXCEPT FOR AIR, PRESSURE, ETC.).

THE BUILDING CONCEPT IS SIMPLE: LIGHT, EASY, AND EFFECTIVE. THE EARTH VERSION STILL DIFFERS IN MANY WAYS FROM THE “OUTSIDE” ONES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE EARTH VERSION DOES NOT NEED TO BLOCK OUT RADIATION, WHICH COULD BE BLOCKED BY HYDROGEN OR WATER BETWEEN LAYERS; HERE, THE SPACE BETWEEN LAYERS ONLY BLOCKS EXTREME HEAT. ON EARTH, THE DOME IS COMPLEMENTED BY A WATER CIRCLE TO REFLECT THE HEMISPHERE, CREATING THE ILLUSION OF A COMPLETE SPHERE – OUR PLANET EARTH.

THIS PROJECT OFFERS A STUDY OF SPACE ARCHITECTURE.

CREATED BY MATYÁŠ REYTHAR IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE