We initially started with earthquakes, ... One of the critical points is that the lower floor plus the legs form a rigid structure with the outer shell.

We dream to go to Mars. To do that we need very lightweight housing, be it inflatable, used rocket cylinders or our shell-shaped structure.

You are just not bound by fixed walls. So in principle it's an open area where you can make yourself happy.

The old, buried station was just a simple structure in terms of construction, a steel tube with no windows. You may wonder what people would see outside in the Antarctic but, although it's bare and naked, looking outside can be comforting.

We're currently planning a private-public venture to help get people acquainted with the concept. We're just trying to get all our ideas together.

We are now working toward a more economically feasible design, not round, but stretched in length. It's an evolving process for our dreams to go Mars and have a nice habitat there, and not just repeat what cavemen have done.