Piuarch designed the ENEL Pavilion using 650 polycarbonate vectors topped with illuminating LED lights. These pillars make up the walls of this pavilion, which occupies 900 square meters of space. The design concept was created and executed for the Expo 2015.
Piuarch's pavilion uses pillars and vast amounts of green space such as foliage and courtyard elements. The ultimate goal of this pavilion was to create a space that paired conceptual elements and structural elements together.
The pavilion contains three wooded courtyards that lead to elevated walkways. The walkways incorporate both the pillar-like forest and the natural foliage elements. While the courtyards have no coverings, the walkways use thinly printed glass covers to protect against rain. An interactive site map allows visitors to guide themselves thorough the pavilion.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Illuminating Architecture
- Opportunity for architects and designers to incorporate illuminating elements into building structures for visually captivating experiences.
- Integration of Nature
- Opportunity to integrate natural elements such as green spaces and foliage into architectural designs to create harmonious environments.
- Interactive Experiences
- Opportunity to create interactive elements within architectural designs to enhance visitor engagement and navigation.
Sectors Adopting This
- Architecture
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for architects to explore new ways of incorporating illuminating elements and natural surroundings into building designs.
- Design
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for designers to create visually captivating and interactive experiences by combining architectural features with technology and nature.
- Experiential Tourism
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for the tourism industry to develop immersive and interactive architectural attractions that engage visitors in unique ways.
