The shortlisted proposal for the Swedish Pavilion at the upcoming 2012 World Expo by Stockholm Field Office, in collaboration with Fieldwork, is based on the idea of gradients; the gradual shifts in Swedish landscape and relatively smooth changes in Swedish society. This idea is interpreted into different spatial elements, gradually fading between different points in space. They create the physical environment of the exhibition space, showcasing information and objects as well as guiding the flows of visitors through the space. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The national pavilions of the upcoming 2012 World Expo will be housed in structures provided by the Yeosu 2012 Organizing Organization. At the start of the design competition, the actual space of the Swedish pavilion had not yet been selected. Thus, the precondition for the design was to create an interior design concept, applicable within a number of different spaces of similar size, but different in shape and form, and to connect to the over all theme of the 2012 Expo; “The Living Ocean and Coast”.
