EASTING · E-CDS
From extreme Earth
to interstellar habitats
Built on recycled solid-waste composite materials and fused with AI generative design and 3D printing, E-CDS is a dual-track venture: low-carbon infrastructure for Earth’s extreme environments, and a validation system for interstellar construction — commercialising on Earth while iterating toward the stars.
Eastern wisdom · Warp-drive power · Interstellar future
As space agencies and SpaceX reach for the stars, and as extreme weather collides with urban growth, our founding conviction is a spatial solution that bridges Earth and space, tradition and future — rooted in Eastern wisdom, winged by frontier technology, so that architecture can withstand Earth and take root among the stars.
Dual-track strategy Earth ↔ Stars
Built on recycled solid-waste composite materials and fused with AI generative design and 3D printing, E-CDS is a dual-track venture: low-carbon infrastructure for Earth’s extreme environments, and a validation system for interstellar construction — commercialising on Earth while iterating toward the stars.
Earth Track · Commercialisation
Off-grid, mobile, prefabricated low-carbon infrastructure built on recycled solid-waste composite materials.
Interstellar Track · Technology Iteration
Lunar-base modules combining in-situ regolith materials with prefabricated 3D printing — testing the stars on Earth.
Resilient on Earth, reaching the stars
Become China’s leader in extreme-environment low-carbon infrastructure — 50,000t solid waste/yr, ≥30% overseas revenue.
Become a core supplier of lunar-base construction technology and commercialise a lunar-base simulation testbed.
Become a global leader in interstellar habitat construction — architecture resilient on Earth and reaching the stars.
From zero to one, phase by phase
Validation & first orders
Complete Stardust pilot production and secure first orders. 50 units/yr pilot capacity, ¥5M revenue, multiple patent filings.
Scale-up & new scenarios
Reach mass production across scenarios and start Star-Core R&D. 500 units/yr, ¥50M revenue, 400t/yr carbon reduction.
Upgrade & global expansion
Validate the Star-Core series and export overseas. ¥200M revenue, ≥30% overseas, leading lunar-base technology.
Four pillars, one closed technology loop
Recycled Composite Materials
AI visual analysis with dynamic formulation for high-performance composite panels.
AI Generative Design
Data-driven, rapid generation of extreme-environment and interstellar designs.
3D-Printed Prefabrication
Integrated printing and modular assembly for rapid component production.
Off-Grid Energy & Resource Loop
Solar / geothermal plus water recycling for fully off-grid operation.
A closed loop, feedstock to recycling
Recycled material · Feedstock
AI generative design · Design
3D-printed prefab · Production
Extreme / interstellar build · Application
On-site waste recovery · Recycling
From Earth’s Stardust to interstellar Star-Core
Stardust Series
Earth flagship · modular metal capsule
An off-grid, mobile, prefabricated low-carbon spatial solution based on recycled composite materials — a green, multifunctional habitat support system for extreme environments.
Municipal & water works · desert outposts · emergency housing
- ▹Recycled feedstock cuts cost by 30%
- ▹Integrated off-grid energy, fully self-sufficient
- ▹Rapid assembly boosts build efficiency by 80%
Star-Core Series
Interstellar validation · lunar-base module
Lunar-base simulation modules combining in-situ regolith materials with prefabricated 3D printing, extending Earth-based waste technology via AI-driven formulation to materials suited to lunar soil.
Lunar-base simulation · in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU)
- ▹Joint simulation testbed with research institutes
- ▹Key-technology validation and prototyping
- ▹Commercialisation path for off-world ISRU
Selected Works
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Righton Building Re-use
Manchester School of Architecture · Adaptive Re-use · 2020
Suspended Settlement · Streamline Habitat
Mars habitat concept · AI generative design
Star-Core · Mars Living Unit
Off-grid prefab · modular metal capsule
Stardust · LEGO-style Modular Assembly
3D printing + modular assembly · -30% schedule
Cross-disciplinary talent, a solid foundation
Kiera Selene · Wenjing Ma
CEO / FounderM.Arch (RIBA), University of Manchester; CPU.AI member; Shanghai municipal research lead; first inventor on modular prefab patents; architect at Arcplus. Focused on Green Infrastructure + intelligent design.
Alexandra Carter
Co-founder / PostdocLunar & planetary science at Manchester under Prof. Katherine Joy; specialises in regolith simulant R&D and lunar in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU).
Zhicheng Liu
Co-founder / PostdocPhD, University College London (UCL); civil-engineering materials, composites, carbon-neutrality and resource reuse; 32 papers, 39 patents in China & Germany.
Keyan Lu
Co-founder / Council memberHead of product delivery, prefab structure and engineering. Standing council member, Interior Design Branch of ASC; 20 years in mortise-tenon and prefab assembly; winner of the GIA Global Home Innovation Award, Chicago.
Xiaofeng Lin
Co-founder / Legal · Risk · CapitalDirector at SJTU School of Law; leads legal, risk and capital; ensures compliance and liaises with Rice University’s digital lab.
Manchester × Rice global brain trust
Prof. Ulysses Sengupta
Professor of Architecture & Urbanism, Manchester School of Architecture; RIBA chartered architect; founding director of the CPU.ai lab; machine learning, generative design, data-driven architecture.
Prof. Katherine Joy
Professor of Planetary Science, University of Manchester; leader in aerospace and off-world exploration; regolith and lunar weathering research; visiting professor at the AA.
Prof. Stephen Hodder
Senior professor, Manchester School of Architecture; RIBA chartered architect and former RIBA President; Hon. FAIA; parametric design and digital fabrication.
Prof. David Alexander
Rice Space Institute (RSI); 60+ years of NASA collaboration; spacecraft design, rocket propulsion and extreme-environment materials.