British architecture studio Foster + Partners has released visuals of its design for the Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which will be modelled on the kingdom's traditional villages.
It will be among the national pavilions at the upcoming World Expo, for which Sou Fujimoto Architects is developing the masterplan on the artificial island Yumeshima in Osaka Bay, Japan.
Foster + Partners has designed the Saudi Arabia pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka
Foster + Partners said its aim for the pavilion is to offer visitors "a spatial experience that echoes the exploration of Saudi Arabian towns and cities".
This will be achieved in part with audio-visual installations throughout the pavilion, which are being developed in collaboration with design studios 59 Productions and Squint/Opera. It will be modelled on traditional villages in Saudi Arabia
"The pavilion takes visitors on a journey of discovery and chance encounters that ? layer by layer ? paints a vivid picture of Saudi Arabian culture," said Foster + Partners head of studio Luke Fox.
"Our design plays with scale, light, sound and texture to stimulate all of the senses, while showcasing some of the country's most innovative and exciting accomplishments."
There will be a courtyard at the centre of the pavilion
Led by Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the upcoming Expo 2025 Osaka will open on 13 April 2025 and continue for six months.
It is being masterplanned by Sou Fujimoto Archite...