Lounge

Fibre cement clads the gable walls and floor (the latter receiving a polymer coating to resist scuffing and staining)

We kept the original wood stove as a backup in the event of an extended power outage in winter

Sensors indicate human life forms 30 meters below the planet’s surface.

Stellar flares are increasing in magnitude and frequency.

The kitchen shares table area with the Studio and Lounge

The dark colourings of the scrapes are the leavings of natural rubber, a type of non-conductive sole used by researchers experimenting with electricity.

Window seat, Lounge

Window seat, Lounge

Ready Room from a Lounge window

Lounge clerestorey with Ready Room roof behind

Lighting baffle, Lounge

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We are going to Starbase Montgomery for Engineering consultations prompted by minor read-out anomalies.

Total guidance system failure, with less than 24 hours’ reserve power.

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A suspended ceiling and deep window seat act together to reflect sunlight and minimise glare

The north gable enables discrete views out to the Tree Deck and Ready Room

The lounge extends into the Engine Room, with a lobby leading out to the Porch

Archer is omnipresent

The focuses outwards to the Tararua foothills and mountain range

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