Osaka Pavilion
He Spanish Pavilion for the Osaka World Expo 2025, built after winning the international competition organized by Spanish Cultural Action AC/E, next to Nestor Montenegro and Smart and Green Design, It is conceived as an architectural landscape inspired by the ocean and the sun, symbols shared between Spain and Japan..
Its design eschews monumentality to offer an open, welcoming, and permeable space, where the visit is experienced as a journey between light and marine immersion, between historical memory and the projection of sustainable futures.
Strategy
The architectural strategy is based on a clear premise: Turn architecture into a device for meeting, exchange, and international cultural projection.
Inspired by the current of Kuroshio and in the Mediterranean squares, the pavilion articulates a circular and enveloping route that combines open spaces of a social nature with an immersive exhibition narrative.
Conceived under a principle of total circularity, its modular, removable and reusable construction system It reduces the environmental footprint and facilitates the relocation or reintegration of each piece into new production cycles.
"We wanted people to be able to sit, relax, meet… almost like being at the seaside."
"As in the oceans, there is no concept of waste here: every element is destined to have a second life."
Impact
The pavilion not only makes visible the culture, innovation and territorial diversity of Spain in a global context, but also establishes a a benchmark in sustainability and circular construction within ephemeral architecture.
Its design, the result of collaboration between architects, artisans and companies specializing in recycling and waste management, demonstrates how a temporary intervention can leave a intangible legacy of institutional prestige, technical excellence and environmental commitment.
year of construction
2025
total built volume
(adaptable to space)
total built area
3,500 m² approx.
customer
Spanish Cultural Action
AC/E
location
Yumeshima artificial island,
Osaka (Japan)
situation
Finalized
typology
Art
Ephemeral
Institutional
Social
Innovation
City
Culture
Sustainable
disciplines
Ephemeral Architecture
Pavilions & Exhibitions
Experiential design
Institutional spaces
Participatory installation
Urban intervention
Comprehensive Management
Specialized consulting
impacts
Differentiating Concept
Institutional prestige
Precision and innovation
Constructive excellence
Greater social value
Lower environmental impact
