Space colonies are generally pretty big. It’s a fact. Designing the thing alone is hard, building it is harder, and getting it into space is even harder. First things first, designing. I wouldn’t really trust anyone else with my space colony, so I would most likely either design it myself, or hire someone actually qualified for the job to design it while I yell at him over his shoulder. Until technology advances to the point where we have some kind of gravity generator, I will most likely go with the old fashioned wheel design.
There it is right there, pretty old school. They got it right the first time in 1968 when they made the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. The basic idea of it is that the huge wheel spins around, creating gravity inside by centripetal force. If you have ever played Halo, it works a lot like that. The main difference between the one in the picture and mine is that mine would be much bigger, better, and more heavily armed (if the final goal of taking over earth is to be achieved). The little details such as internal design, etc. can be worked out later.
