Space station mod (?)

I am interested in developing a space station mod. I see several people launching great looking stations into orbit, however they are just fuel tanks. I want to create an additional kind of "fuel tank" that models real life habitation modules. Along with this, I would like to create new types of "fuel", O2 H2O, and CO2, along with parts for these such as generators, recyclers, and scrubbers. Please let me know if this is an idea you would be interested in or if you have an addons you think would fit into this mod.

The unfortunate part about this all, is that i have never created a mod for SR2/SP and would be starting from scratch. I have a background in programming, so the learning shouldn't be an issue, it's where to learn from. If you have any tutorials, suggestions, or advice, I would be more than grateful!