Brazil Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025
- Year
- 2025
- Category
- Cultural · Unbuilt Cultural
- Type
- Cultural
- Status
- Built
- Firm
- Studio MK27
- Location
- Osaka, Japan
The Brazil pavilion projects a subtle shade over Osakan soil. Throughout its three floors, the pavilion approaches water as the source of life by means of the Flying Rivers: dense clouds filled with water that fly above Brazilian territory. The volume stands as a canopy suspended by porticos that draws a memorable curve in the horizon. Within it, a solid central nucleus surrounded by a metallic curtain composed of a fluid weave that moves with the wind and serves as a screen to the outside world. A fold in the curtain reveals the inside of the pavilion to the public.
The Brazil pavilion projects a subtle shade over Osakan soil. Throughout its three floors, the pavilion approaches water as the source of life by means of the Flying Rivers: dense clouds filled with water that fly above Brazilian territory. The volume stands as a canopy suspended by porticos that draws a memorable curve in the horizon. Within it, a solid central nucleus surrounded by a metallic curtain composed of a fluid weave that moves with the wind and serves as a screen to the outside world. A fold in the curtain reveals the inside of the pavilion to the public.