The Peru Pavilion is a dynamic landscape organized around a mountain range, much like the Andes Mountains shape our geography and, in doing so, influence the context in which our culture develops. The architectural proposal features a complex triangulated geometry that, like the Andes, rises from the ground to represent Peru’s regions, creating thematic, exhibition, and circulation spaces.
In contrast, the "artificial landscape" elements of the pavilion—such as display cases and furniture—follow a geometric formal logic with orthogonal volumes and simple angles. This interplay of forms creates spatial relationships that engage visitors, inviting them to explore and experience the space while marveling at each cultural expression without losing their perception of the pavilion as a whole. This dynamic interaction is further enhanced through technology, including audiovisual projections, video mapping, and physical-digital interactive systems, which deepen the public’s connection with the pavilion’s content.
The pavilion’s design aims to engage visitors and create immersive experiences. Here, one can listen, feel, taste, drink, and touch Peruvian culture, generating new forms of communication.
At the heart of the pavilion lies the Bookstore, conceived as a jungle of books revealed as one crosses the mountain range. This focal space features a rain of headphones, suspended from a gray cloud of 400 translucent cubes arranged at varying heights, resembling giant pixels, hovering over the literary tables. Light effects recreate Amazonian storms and shifting cloudscapes, while projections illuminate the sky and mountains with elements from Peru’s literary imagination.