WOHA to bring "lush tropical oasis" to the desert for Dubai Expo 2020
WOHA has revealed visuals of the self-sufficient Singapore Pavilion for the Dubai Expo 2020, which will have plant covered walls and hanging gardens.
Set to be built in the expo's sustainability district, the pavilion will be designed to reflect Singapore's determination to alleviate global warming and become "one of the greenest places in the world".
It will operate using only solar energy and desalination systems, and will have zero net energy consumption over the six month course of the Dubai Expo.
"With our design, we aim to show that it is possible to build a self-sufficient green oasis anywhere in the world, even in the desert," said Wong Mun Summ, co-founding director of WOHA.
"Planting more trees and creating more green spaces is the best way to take immediate action against climate change ? recent studies show it to be the most effective, cost-efficient and broadly available solution to combat global warming and it can be done now, anywhere."
Visitors to the expo will be welcomed to the Singapore Pavilion by a lush garden of tropical trees, shrubs and a small pond flanked by ramps. These ramps will lead up to the centre of the pavilion, where WOHA has designed three giant cones.
Named the Garden Cones, these volumes form the pavilion's main structure, and will be wrapped in plants and joined at ceiling level by hanging gardens.
Suspended from these hanging gardens, a series of white, meandering walkways will weave in, out and aroun...
-------------------------------- |
"It's worth it to think differently" says Royal Gold Medal-winner Lesley Lokko |
|
Architect?s midcentury Texas home is striking and creative inside and out
05-05-2024 08:02 - (
Interior Design )
Enchanting mountain retreat in the beauty of the North Carolina Mountains
05-05-2024 08:02 - (
Interior Design )