The Land of Hope at China Pavilion Milan Expo 2015. This is the theme for the China Pavilion. Rejecting the typical notion of a cultural pavilion as an object in a plaza, the China Pavilion Milan Expo is instead conceived as a field of spaces. Envisioned as a cloud hovering over a “land of hope”, the China Pavilion Milan Expo is experienced as a series of public programs located beneath a floating roof, the unique design of which creates an iconic image for the project and a unique presence within the Expo grounds.
China Pavilion Milan Expo
The China Pavilion Milan Expo embodies this through its undulating roof form, derived by merging the profile of a city skyline on the building’s north side with the profile of a landscape on the south side, expressing the idea that “hope” can be realized when city and nature exist in harmony.
Conceived as a timber structure that references the “raised-beam” system found in traditional Chinese architecture. The Pavilion roof also uses modern technology to create long spans appropriate to the building’s public nature.
The roof is covered in shingled panels that reference traditional Terra-cotta roof construction, but are reinterpreted as large bamboo leaves that enhance the roof profile while shading the public spaces below.
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Designed as layered screens, these panels add texture and depth to the Pavilion’s roof and create evocative light and transparency effects below.
Beneath the roof, the building’s ground plane is defined by a landscape of wheat (the “land of hope”) that references China’s agrarian past.
This natural landscape transitions seamlessly into an LED multimedia installation in the center that forms the centerpiece of the building’s exhibition program.
The China Pavilion Milan Expo ’s full exhibition and cultural offerings are experienced as sequence of spaces.
Beginning with an exterior waiting area in the landscape, leading to a themed exhibition space with interactive installations and cultural offerings from forty Chinese provinces.
After this, visitors are guided up a gently sloped public stair to a panoramic viewing platform above the multimedia installation, after which they are guided into a multimedia space featuring a short film focusing on family reunions during China’s annual Spring Festival.
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Project Name: China Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015
Award: First Prize
Project Location: Italy, Milan
Project Area: 4,000 sqm
Client: China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Organizer: Expo Milano 2015
Architecture:
Architect: Tsinghua University, Studio Link-Arc
Chief Architect: Yichen Lu (Tsinghua University + Studio Link-Arc)
Associate In Charge: Kenneth Namkung, Qinwen Cai (Studio Link-Arc)
Project Team: Shuning Fan, Hyunjoo Lee, Dongyul Kim, Alban Denic, Zach Grzybowski, (Studio Link-Arc)
Structural Engineer: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Enclosure Engineer: Elite Facade Consultants + ATLV
MEP Engineer: Beijing Qingshang Environmental Art & Architectural Design.
Exhibition, Landscape, & Interior Design:
Design Director: Dan Su, Yue Zhang (Tsinghua University)
Chief Designer: Yi Du (Tsinghua University)
Exhibition Design: Yanyang Zhou, Danqing Shi (Tsinghua University)
Landscape Design: Xiaosheng Cui (Tsinghua University)
Interior Design: Jiansong Wang (Tsinghua University)
Installation Design: Danqing Shi, Feng Xian (Tsinghua University)
Lighting Design: Yi Du (Tsinghua University)
Visual Identity Design: Xin Gu (Tsinghua University)
So, Friends this is all about “The Land of Hope” at China Pavilion Milan Expo 2015.