Austrian Pavilion Shanghai Expo 2010

Pudong, Shanghai, China

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Austrian Pavilion Shanghai Expo 2010

Pudong, Shanghai, China

Type

Commercial › Exhibition Center
Cultural ›

YEAR

2010

SIZE

100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft

The Topology of SoundThe main driving force behind the
design of the Austrian Pavilion for the EXPO in Shanghai 2010 can be described
as acoustic forces, or more accurately as music. Music as a concept that
reflects continuity in terms of architectural articulation that seamlessly
connects the various spaces within the program. The embodiment of the sonic
conditions within the space manifest the architecture of the pavilion, which
resonates to the rhythm of the Video Jockeys (VJs) performance – the conductor
of the atmospheres within the main space. The rich history of Austrian musical
tradition makes it possible to create a performance program reaching from
Baroque Music, to the classic area to the Modern age to contemporary acts. The
space unfurls from within the topological body, from the main space, the
audience chamber, to the exterior epidermis. This process creates pockets,
pochés that include the rest of the program such as Shop, Restaurant, Office,
and the VIP Area. Each one of those programmatic areas includes qualities co
notated with the quality of living within Austrian conurbations: Music,
Culture, Culinary expertise, urban textures, opulent landscapes and lavish
foliages.