Del 1 de mayo al 31 de octubre de 2010 tendrá lugar la Exposición Universal de Shanghái 2010 con la participación de más de 192 países los cuales ya empiezan a calentar motores para la ocasión. El anfitrión, Shanghái, nos enseña ahora lo que será el Pabellón Corporativo, pura magia arquitectónica.

Su fachada exterior estará construida a base de tubos de policarbonato transparentes obtenidos del reciclaje de cajas de CD's, material que una vez terminada la Expo 2010 podrá volver a ser reciclado. La energía para el edificio se generará mediante un sistema solar térmico de tubos situados en el techo con una extensión de 1,600 m2. Rematando la jugada el agua que necesita el pabellón para diversos fines será -lluvia reciclada-.

No solamente estamos ante una construcción ecológica altamente tecnológica, el tema de la pura belleza también se ha tenido en cuenta. Habrá un sistema de luces multicolor LED y otro para crear niebla controlados por ordenador que permitirán cambiar el aspecto del edificio. La niebla también hace las veces de -climatizador-, se usará para controlar la temperatura y purificar el aire.

Con la boca abierta me quedo y unas tremendas ganas de ver hecha realidad esta magnifica obra de ingeniería ecológica, tecnológica y artística.

-The Shanghai Corporate Pavillion for World Expo 2010 [Atelier Feichang Jianzhu]-.


Texto en inglés.

In the past months we’ve been featuring several pavillions from the countries participating in the Shanghai World Expo 2010 [and many more to come]. Today, we bring you the Shanghai Corporate Pavillion, designed by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu. More images and full architect’s description, after the break.

In 1976, Centre Pompidou in Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, turned the building inside out and made utility ductworks part of the architectural expression. It was unprecedented thus a breakthrough in the field of architecture.

In 2010, we will have gone through a long period of rapid technological advancement and the amount of infrastructure in a building will have dramatically increased to the point that technologies are today’s basic building blocks. For Shanghai Corporate Pavilion at the World Expo, we would like to manifest this observation in our design: the interior spaces of the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion, which are shaped as a series of free, flowing forms, will be no longer enclosed by walls of the static kind but a dense, cubic volume of infrastructural network, including LED lights and mist making system, which are capable of changing the appearance of the building from one moment to another as programmed through computer.

However, our design is not embracing technology for the technology’s sake. Rather, we like to convey visually the spirit of the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion, the dream of a brighter future, through sophisticated technologies. Technology is about the enrichment of imagination and symbolic of the industry and industrialism of Shanghai. Also through technology, we like to address the pressing issue of energy and sustainability. A part of the architectural infrastructure is designated for the solar energy harvesting and rain water collecting，and the external facade will be made of recycled plastic

World Expo is always a window to the future. Shanghai, as a historically progressive yet still fast developing international metropolis, has been all along the embodiment of this forward looking optimism. As architects, we take the special occasion offered by the World Expo 2010 to solute Shanghai, a great city of the 21st Century, through our architectural design.

Technological Detail and Environmental Protection.

1. Solar Energy System. The Shanghai Corporate Pavilion features a 1600m2 solar heat-collecting tube on the roof. These solar tube can collect solar energy to produce hot water up to 95°C. Ultra-low temperature power generation techology, a novel way to generate electricity through solar power. The power generated using this technology can be used for both the exposition and for every day.

2. Recycled Plastic materials. Shanghai produces nearly 30 million of waste CDs every year, and only 25% of them are reclaimed and recycled. If these CDs were reclaimed and washed, they could be used to produce polycarbonate granules and manufacture more polycarbonate plastic products. The external facade materials of the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion will use polycarbonate transparent plastic tubes to create its dreamlike appearance. After the Expo, also plastic tubes can be easily recycled to reduce social wastage.

3. Water/mist System. For the Shanghai Corporate pavilion, rainwater will be collected and recycled. After such treatment as sedimentation, filtration and storage, rainwater can be used for daily purposes at the pavilion and for the -mist- in particular. The mist can lower the temperature, purify the air and create a comfortable climate in pavilion. The spray can also be used to form various patterns under ceiling of entrance hall and make the overall appearance of the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion fresh and elegant.