Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Related Projects
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Nikken Sekkei’s Projects for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Nikken Sekkei envisions Expo 2025 as a key step towards a circular society. Our innovative approaches include sustainable designs for temporary structures to cutting-edge digital design for large-scale landscapes.
| Japan Pavilion | The design embodies the “cycle of life” through simple details that feature large-format glass panels set into a circular arrangement of domestically produced CLT materials laid out in a staggered pattern. It offered an experience that seamlessly integrated “inside and outside” and “exhibition and architecture.” Client: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Executive Producer/Chief Designer: Oki Sato Basic and Detailed Design: Nikken Sekkei Official Website: https://2025-japan-pavilion.go.jp/ |
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| Forest of Tranquility | The forest was created using approximately 1,500 trees, including some transplanted from parks in Osaka Prefecture, such as Expo ’70 Commemorative Park. Digital simulations were used to recreate a natural forest. Client: Japan International Exposition 2025 Association Landscape Design Director: Yuki Kutsuna Basic and Detailed Design: Nikken Sekkei Press Release: https://www.expo2025.or.jp/news/news-20231205-03/ |
| Sumitomo Pavilion | The Besso Ridge, which serves as the foundation for the Sumitomo Group’s growth, was depicted using trees from the Sumitomo Forest. The trees were utilized in their entirety to produce plywood, and the project also promoted the forest’s environmental cycle through tree-planting experiences. Client: Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee Basic Design: Dentsu Live, Nikken Sekkei Detailed Design: Dentsu Live, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Official Website: https://sumitomoexpo.com/ |
| Gas Pavilion Obake Wonderland | The theme was “Transform, Future!” Through the distinctive spaces and exhibition experiences created using new eco-friendly membrane materials and reused steel, the project proposed a vision for realizing a creative carbon-neutral society. Client: Japan Gas Association (General Incorporated Association) Basic Design: Nikken Sekkei Detailed Design: Nikken Sekkei–Okumura Gumi Joint Venture Official Website: https://www.gaspavilion.gas.or.jp/pavilion/ |
| Electric Power Pavilion - Eggs of Possibilities | It is characterized by an egg-shaped exterior that evokes the sense of something new being born. The outer shell, featuring a Voronoi structure composed of various planes, and the silver-colored membrane cause its appearance to change in diverse ways depending on the weather and time of day. Client: Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan Basic Design: Dentsu Live, Nikken Sekkei Detailed Design: Daiwa House Industry Official Website: https://www.fepc.or.jp/sp/expo2025/ |
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Japan Pavilion ©Courtesy of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry -
Forest of Tranquility -
Sumitomo Pavilion ©Sumitomo EXPO2025 Promotion Committee Akira Ito [aifoto] -
Gas Pavilion ©Yohei Sasakura -
Electricity Museum
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