Reducing our footprint. Dutch pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai by V8 architects
12/01/2019.
[Dubai] United Arab Emirates
metalocus, ÁNGEL TORNE
metalocus, ÁNGEL TORNE
The Netherlands representation at Dubai Expo 2020 has been unveiled. The Dutch Dubai consortium, made up of V8 Architects, collaborating with Expomobilia, Kossmann.deJong and Witteveen+Bos. has unveiled a standout pavilion that is not a building in the traditional sense, but a temporary climate system built using locally sourced building materials, in dubai’s dry desert climate.
Rendering. Dutch pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai by V8 architects. Image courtesy of V8 architects
Rendering. Dutch pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai by V8 architects. Image courtesy of V8 architects
Rendering. Dutch pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai by V8 architects. Image courtesy of V8 architects
Rendering. Dutch pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai by V8 architects. Image courtesy of V8 architects
Rendering. Dutch pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai by V8 architects. Image courtesy of V8 architects
The project embodies the Netherlands’ chosen theme of ‘uniting water, energy, food’ by creating a "closed-loop climate system" centred around a tower of plants. The design will allow visitors to be immersed in silence, warmth, coolness, light, darkness, agriculture and water, and in which they can discover natural ways of controlling climate.
The Dutch pavilion (3,727 m²) is in the Sustainability district and forms the culmination of the Netherlands’ multi-year campaign in the Gulf region, focusing on Dutch expertise in the domain of water-energy-food.
The 35th World Expo will take place in Dubai, between 20 October 2020 and 10 April 2021. It is the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East. Under the overarching theme of ‘Connecting minds, creating the future’, 170 countries will present ideas, innovations and technologies.
The World Fair is the third largest event in the world after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup.
Expo 2020 will also feature a UK pavilion designed by Es Devlin; the Spanish Pavilion by Amann-Canovas-Maruria; one from Switzerland by HHF Architects; and a series of theme pavilions run by Foster + Partners, BIG and Grimshaw.
The Dutch pavilion (3,727 m²) is in the Sustainability district and forms the culmination of the Netherlands’ multi-year campaign in the Gulf region, focusing on Dutch expertise in the domain of water-energy-food.
The 35th World Expo will take place in Dubai, between 20 October 2020 and 10 April 2021. It is the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East. Under the overarching theme of ‘Connecting minds, creating the future’, 170 countries will present ideas, innovations and technologies.
The World Fair is the third largest event in the world after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup.
Expo 2020 will also feature a UK pavilion designed by Es Devlin; the Spanish Pavilion by Amann-Canovas-Maruria; one from Switzerland by HHF Architects; and a series of theme pavilions run by Foster + Partners, BIG and Grimshaw.
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Architects
V8 architects
Collaborators
Interactive visitor experiences.- Kossmann.dejong. Integrated services and construction engineering.- Witteveen+Bos. Circular principles and climate concept.- Aardlab. Consultants and suppliers.- Sign (circular food system). Caventou (solar energy elements). Koppert Cress (seedlings of unique plants). Felixx (design exterior space). Buro Belén (textiles).
Client
Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Netherlands Enterprise Agency
Construction & main contractor
Expomobilia AG
Area
Gross floor area.- 3,727 m²
Programme
Exhibition space, auditorium, restaurant, VIP lounge, and shop.
Dates
Design.- 2018. Realization.- 2020.
Rudolph Eilander - Michiel Raaphorst. V8 architects
V8 architects. Architecture firm founded by Rudolph Eilander and Michiel Raaphorst. V8 architects is located in the ‘Maastorenflat’, a high-rise residential tower right beside the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam.
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