EXPO 2010-Austria Pavilion

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Project Name: EXPO 2010-Austria Pavilion
Construction year: 2010
Website: www.expoaustria.at
Address: Expo Site , EXPO 2010-SHANGHAI - China

Architect(s) : SPAN (www.span-arch.com) | Zeytinoglu (www.arkan.at)
Project Category: Cultural | Pavilions

Latitude: 31.1846
Longitude: 121.473

Austrian Pavilion

The pavilion is covered in more than ten million hexagonal ceramic tiles, merging from white to red over its surface.The concept comprises the entire interior design and essential parts of the interior fittings. Both the building and the design objects are based on sophisticated digital models. Thanks to comprehensive logistics, the construction on site ran smoothly and within budget.

The Austrian pavilion by Vienna-based architects SPAN & Zeytinoglu causes quite a sensation in Shanghai. “We are glad that is was erected precisely according to our plans”, says architect Arkan Zeytinoglu. Enrobed in ten million porcelain tiles, the pavilion takes the form of a seamlessly shimmering building, spectacularly reconciling elegant with futuristic elements.

In the designing and planning phases, SPAN & Zeytinoglu predominantly work with digital models, a method allowing them to integrate e.g. achievements of topology, the exploration of complex curved geometries.

“The Austrian pavilion directly reflects this practice”, explains Sandra Manninger of SPAN: “Its organic, curvilinear forms and the continuous flow between spaces base on natural geometric systems.”

Contributed by ArchiTeam