qingdao world horticultural expo pavilion by UNStudio

qingdao world horticultural expo pavilion by UNStudio
photo © edmon leong
all images courtesy of UNStudio

ahead of china’s world horticultural expo 2014 in qingdao, UNStudio has completed the site’s theme pavilion, a large scale project which unites the main expo hall, a performance hall, conference center and a media center. the sinuous and fluid design highlights the relationship between science and nature, with buildings that emerge organically from the terrain, while simultaneously maintaining their individual identities. crafted roofscapes respond to the region’s skyline, envisioned as elevated and landscaped plateaus. each canopy addresses a different area of the site, with external terraces providing expansive views across the surrounding chinese landscape.

the sinuous and fluid design highlights the relationship between science and nature
photo © edmon leong

individual structures emerge organically from the terrain
photo © edmon leong

external terraces provide expansive views across the surrounding landscape
photo © edmon leong

a sheltered external courtyard
photo © edmon leong

photo © edmon leong

crafted roofscapes respond to the region’s skyline, envisioned as elevated and landscaped plateaus
photo © edmon leong

photo © edmon leong

the site will host the 2014 qingdao world horticultural expo
photos © edmon leong

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project info:

client: office of 2014 qingdao world horticultural expo executive committee
location: qingdao, china
building surface: 35,000 sqm
building volume: 168,000 sqm
building site: 35,000 sqm
program: main expo pavilion including expo hall, grand theater, conference center and media hub with integrated landscape design
status: completed
photography: edmon leong

UNStudio
UNStudio: ben van berkel, hannes pfau, gerard loozekoot with markus van aalderen, joerg petri, milena stopic and yu-chen liu, cong ye, irina bogdan, xing xiong, maud van hees, shuojiong zhang, philipp mecke, maya alam, yu-chen liu, junjie yan, gilles greis, subhajit das, erwin horstmanshof, faiz zohri, andrew brown, patrik noomé, amanda chan, nanang santoso

advisers
competition stage
landscape architect: !melk landscape architecture pc, new york
theater advisor: theateradvies bv, amsterdam
structure: arup, amsterdam
MEP: arup, hong kong

construction stage
structure engineering: qingdao architectural design institute (quadi)
MEP engineering: qingdao architectural design institute (quadi)
façade engineering: senyang yuanda aluminium industry engineering co.,ltd-special project group.
lighting designers: tsinghua tongfang
local architect: qingdao architectural design institute corporation