June 2nd, 2009 | Author: 
Posted in 
Tags: 
HT on 
The pavilion is a monolithic steel structure designed as a double spiral taking the visitors from the ground and through two curves up to a level of 20 metres and down again. The spiral lightly touches the ground floor, which encircles a paddling pool with the Little Mermaid in the centre.
The roof is covered in a light blue artificial material, known from Danish cycle paths. Inside, the floor also features the blue cycle path where the bikes pass through the building.
The steel of the facade is perforated in a pattern that creates the silhouette of a Danish metropolis. From the outside, the pavilion’s inner life shines through in the shape of the silhouettes of cyclists and pedestrians as they pass by.
From BIG
The Danish pavilion should not only exhibit the Danish virtues. Through interaction, the visitors are able to actually experience some of Copenhagen’s best attractions – the city bike, the harbor bath, the nature playground and an ecological picnic.
With the pavilion we relaunch the bike in Shanghai, as a symbol of modern lifestyle and susteinable urban development. The pavilion’s 1,500 city bikes are offered for general use to the visitors during EXPO 2010. After the world exhibition it can be moved and relocated in for example Peoples Park – as a transferium for the bikes of Shanghai.
A harbor bath is located in the heart of the pavilion, filled with seawater from Copenhagen harbor. It is the original Little Mermaid sculpture visiting China as a specific example of the idea that the Danish pavilion offers the real experience of the real Danish city life.
Related posts:
- France pavilion for Expo 2010 Shanghai China The France Pavilion, designed by Jacques Ferrier and his...
- Mexican pavilion for Expo 2010 Shanghai China Flying kites on a warm sunny day is a...
- Canada Pavilion for Expo 2010 Shanghai China The 6,000-square-meter Canada Pavilion, among the biggest at the...
- Hungarian pavilion for Expo 2010 Shanghai China Hungary inveiled the design for their pavillion for...
- British Pavilion for Expo 2010 Shanghai China The Pavilion of Ideas, designed by Heatherwick Studio, beat...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
Fantastic web site which I discovered this morning: Archtracker
I am a retired Architect of 70 and my only passion is architecture
will you please add my e-mail address to your list? Thank you
Willem Lombard
Willem.
Your email has been added to our feed, you shall recive our daily emails strarting today.
Architecture is also our passion