Resting Pavilion in Osaka Expo / MIDW

Resting Pavilion in Osaka Expo / MIDW - Image 1 of 15 — © Benjamin Hosking

Curated by Miwa Negoro

Architects: MIDW
Area: 248 m²
Year: 2025
Photographs:Benjamin Hosking
structure: Jun Yanagimuro Structure Design, Toshiaki Kimura
Furniture: Studio arche

Resting Pavilion in Osaka Expo / MIDW - Image 3 of 15 — © Benjamin Hosking

Architecture of the Earth. Yumeshima, the site of the Expo, is a reclaimed island with inherently weak ground conditions. As a prerequisite for construction, a volume of soil equivalent to the weight of the proposed building had to be removed from the site.

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Published on March 20, 2026

Cite: "Resting Pavilion in Osaka Expo / MIDW" 20 Mar 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1039766/resting-pavilion-in-osaka-expo-midw> ISSN 0719-8884