Architecture and Vision presents first concept for the interior designs of the “Enterprise”.
The ‘Enterprise‘ is a rocket plane, which is developed by the Talis Enterprise group. By 2013, it will carry up to six passengers or scientific payload up to a height of 125 km.

A suborbital flight implies acceleration forces and five minutes to weightlessness: these are extraordinary conditions, which indeed affect the construction and the design of the spaceplane. The interior design accommodates for example ergonomic seats, which lean downward in the weightless flight phase. The light blue colour with glare-free materials permits an unobstructed view onto the “Blue Planet”. The large windows are surrounded by a backlit recessed handgrip, which allows passengers to restrain themselves during the micro-gravity phase and look out of the window. Special suits as well as light helmets with oxygen masks provide safety in case of a cabin decompression in high altitude. All these components were prepared in close co-operation with engineers of the TALIS Enterprise group.
The TALIS Enterprise group and “Project Enterprise”:
The TALIS Enterprise group develops new space technologies. The lead project is the “Project Enterprise”. Started in 2004, it is the first privately funded space project of Europe. The objective is to build rocket planes with a CO2 neutral propulsion for scientific uses as well as for space tourism. After a series of increasingly powerful prototypes the spaceplane “Enterprise” will be assembled and take off from Germany.
The first phase of the project will conclude in August 2009, with the production of the first prototype. The airplane is unmanned and will be remote controlled manually as well as by computers.
“Project Enterprise” can rely on well-known enterprises: The German aircraft manufacturer “XtremeAir” will build the airplanes, while the Swiss “Swiss Propulsion Laboratory” will supply the rocket propulsion.

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Architecture and Vision’s project ‘FioredelCielo‘ won the competition for the design of the next “Macchina di Santa Rosa” of Viterbo earlier this year and is now under construction to be inaugurated on September 3, 2009.

Every year, on the night of September 3rd, the city of Viterbo, Italy celebrates its patron Santa Rosa by a very unique and extraordinairy event. A 30 meter (100 feet) high structure, called “La Macchina di Santa Rosa” is carried by 100 men, named “Facchini”, through the narrow streets of the medieval town. The structure is allowed a maximum weight of 5 tons. Every 5 years a new design is selected by a design competition.
Architecture and Vision’s winning competition scheme is characterized by three helix bands, decorated with roses, which are winding vertically up the structure enclosing three spheres, which represent different stages of Santa Rosa’s life.
The design introduces new interactive elements and advanced light technology. The liveliness of the hundreds of candle flames combined with changing illumination or falling rose petals will delight the crowd gathered to celebrate the patron.
After the event, the Pope will come to see the FioredelCielo on September 6, 2009.

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www.comune.viterbo.it
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