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Austrian Pavilion at Expo Dubai

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Cultural Space
7.64
7.22
7.88
7.30
7.51
Peter Greenberg
Peter Greenberg Partner at Ester Bruzkus Architekten
4
5
4
4
4.25
Bjorn Verlinde
Bjorn Verlinde Founder at Studio Bjorn Verlinde
4.24
4.17
4.17
4.02
4.15
Sarah Nabih Nasif
Sarah Nabih Nasif Lecturer at October University for modern Science and Arts (MSA)
A very neat design, with a very cal...
6.52
7.02
7.02
6.52
6.77
Maja Kozel
Maja Kozel Senior Interior Architect at iL Office
4.31
6.67
5.6
5.17
5.44
Alessandro Pulina
Alessandro Pulina Founder and Chief Interior Designer at Pulina Exclusive Interiors
5
5
5
5
5
Lawrence Kim
Lawrence Kim Architect and Professor at A+U Lab and Pusan National University
5.12
6.02
5.02
5.07
5.31
Sarah Kennedy
Sarah Kennedy Principal, Interior Design Director at CLB Architects
6.42
5.29
6.89
5.34
5.99
Ray An Chuang
Ray An Chuang Executive VP & Managing Partner at Cheng Chung Design
5
6.31
5.38
5
5.42
Edmund Sumner
Edmund Sumner Founder at Edmund Sumner Photography
5.36
5.65
7.23
5.22
5.87
Amir Idiatulin
Amir Idiatulin Founder at IND Architects
4.6
4.83
4.31
4.4
4.54
Michael Lam
Michael Lam Founder and Creative Director at Design Plus Design
5.82
6.17
5.71
5.13
5.71
Jing Xu
Jing Xu Cofounder at Shanghai Neobio Enterprise Management
4.23
6.12
6.26
5.84
5.61
Katerina Kavazi
Katerina Kavazi Founder at K. Kavazi Interior Design Studio
5
6.88
6.45
5
5.83
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Cultural Space of the Year
8.00
7.84
8.23
8.32
8.1
Peter Greenberg
Peter Greenberg Partner at Ester Bruzkus Architekten
4
5
4
4
4.25
Bjorn Verlinde
Bjorn Verlinde Founder at Studio Bjorn Verlinde
4.24
4.17
4.17
4.02
4.15
Sarah Nabih Nasif
Sarah Nabih Nasif Lecturer at October University for modern Science and Arts (MSA)
A very neat design, with a very cal...
6.52
7.02
7.02
6.52
6.77
Maja Kozel
Maja Kozel Senior Interior Architect at iL Office
4.31
6.67
5.6
5.17
5.44
Alessandro Pulina
Alessandro Pulina Founder and Chief Interior Designer at Pulina Exclusive Interiors
5
5
5
5
5
Lawrence Kim
Lawrence Kim Architect and Professor at A+U Lab and Pusan National University
5.12
6.02
5.02
5.07
5.31
Sarah Kennedy
Sarah Kennedy Principal, Interior Design Director at CLB Architects
6.42
5.29
6.89
5.34
5.99
Ray An Chuang
Ray An Chuang Executive VP & Managing Partner at Cheng Chung Design
5
6.31
5.38
5
5.42
Edmund Sumner
Edmund Sumner Founder at Edmund Sumner Photography
5.36
5.65
7.23
5.22
5.87
Amir Idiatulin
Amir Idiatulin Founder at IND Architects
4.6
4.83
4.31
4.4
4.54
Michael Lam
Michael Lam Founder and Creative Director at Design Plus Design
5.82
6.17
5.71
5.13
5.71
Jing Xu
Jing Xu Cofounder at Shanghai Neobio Enterprise Management
4.23
6.12
6.26
5.84
5.61
Katerina Kavazi
Katerina Kavazi Founder at K. Kavazi Interior Design Studio
5
6.88
6.45
5
5.83
Client
Austrian federal ministry of digital and economic affairs, Austrian federal economic chamber
Floor area
1600 ㎡
Completion
2021
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Exhibition Design
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Structural Engineering
Climate Engineering
Landscape Design
Structural Engineering

The Austrian pavilion creates a sensual space through a network of 38 intersecting cones. The cone shapes develop an aesthetic between light and shadow that invites visitors to explore. The dialogue between local building traditions and intelligent Austrian climate engineering saves 3/4 of energy.

Austria makes sense

Above all, the Austrian pavilion at Expo 2020 is one thing: absolutely different.

In the general hustle and bustle of the Expo, it stands out as an oasis of calm and relaxation, as an experience space that allows visitors to immerse themselves directly in the most important values of Austria by concentrating on the essentials.

Tradition translated into modern climate engineering

As a gesture to the host country, the unique pavilion architecture relies on a dialogue with Arab building tradition - cones inspired by wind towers - and thus for the most part manages with natural air conditioning.

Thanks to clever planning and clay cladding, the construction method uses natural processes to control the temperature of the rooms. During the night, the concrete and clay walls absorb the coolness and release it into the interior during the day. In addition, planted cones, a densely greened inner courtyard and water mist system serve to regulate the climate naturally.

Modular reuse & recycle

The modular construction of the pavilion is just as future-oriented. The individual cones are made up of just eight different prefabricated parts in an igloo system and could be reused in a completely different composition at a new location for long-term use after the end of the six-month Expo event without structural changes.