The Luxembourg Pavilion - Forest and Fortress
World Expo 2010 Shanghai Shanghai / China / 2010
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The motto of the Expo is: A better city, a better life. It was this motto, the international nature of the event and the location China that provided the intellectual starting point for the design. The pavilion, a monolithic sculptural form, reflects little Luxembourg, its permeability mirrors global exchange and communication. But the meaning of the word Luxembourg in Chinese – lùsên bâo means woods and castle – is also taken up and translated into architecture. The pavilion is conceived as an open castle in green surroundings. At the centre of the complex: a tower (20 metres tall), with a silhouette with a very abstract, clearly “exaggerated” form that can be traced back to the traditional type of the Luxembourg single-family house: this tower is contained
in a rectangle formed by a kind of castle wall with many large openings to allow the unimpeded flow of visitors. The area between the tower and the wall is intensively planted (Luxembourg: “the green heart of Europe”). The enclosing wall that can be walked along inside and also at roof level not only defines the territory of Luxembourg but also contains an exhibition space with presentation facilities for the business world. The world of culture makes its appearance in the tower where there are also VIP salons for special events. A third architectural element contains restaurant facilities and a souvenir shop.
Building description for the Luxembourg Pavilion World Expo 2010 Shanghai
Land: 58 x 58 m.
2 buildings:
- a central building with multipurpose room on the ground floor and a reception area on the first floor. 27 x 17 m. Height 20 m (Tower). Façade walls are not parallel and not perpendicular.
A gallery is lodged close to the main building with the reception, the exhibition and the restaurant. Exhibition area in form of a tunnel of about 180m fitting into the surroundings of the building. Height approx. 4.5 m. The gallery is not linked to the main building and is located in an open area.
Various layers of the building:
Foundations with anchor screw foundations and/or concrete foundations
The main structure of the building is made out of steel beams.
All Facades have a multilayer structure:
Lining in Corten steel panels 3mm, screwed on support rails, insulation with aluminum zinc panels. Sub-construction in trapeze shaped steel sheets for load transfer
Platform and roof construction
Main structure out of steel beams,
Trapeze shaped sheets for sub-construction, lining on OSB panels
Roof insulation layers,
Sub-construction for lining in trapeze shaped USB panels
Lining in Corten steel 4 mm in areas accessible to the public
In the areas of the green roof, substrate.
Plantation with bushes and trees
Pergola in steel construction with grid in natural materials for sun protection
Interior structure
Interior lining in plain wood in construction board structure as polygonal construction elements, panels are integrated in steel frames and linked together, construction elements in construction board have a thickness of about 20 cm,
They regulate humidity, temperature and acoustics, the wood with this thickness gives solidity to the steel structure. Floor also in construction wood with concrete pavement.
Energy concept
Heating, ventilation, climate
Heating
Building used from May to October 2010 in Shanghai in a climate with temperatures that are seldom below 15°C during this time.
Thermal loads inside in the exhibition area by visitors, projectors, lighting are high and no additional heating is necessary
In the office, VIP area and restaurant heating is planned.
Thermal power required for hot water in the sanitary area and additional supply of ventilation units.
Ventilation
Exhibition area is covered but open, construction materials should be used to keep the temperatures and humidity in this area more temperate as outside.
Wood to be used as regulating material
The following closed rooms will be equipped with ventilation units:
- Meeting rooms
- VIP area
- Restaurant
- Kitchen of the restaurant
Climate
A pipe system will be integrated in the concrete layer of the floor on the ground floor level for the circulation of cooling water.
Sanitary installations
Sanitary installations in compliance with local provisions
Use of urinals without water
Electric appliances
Lighting through roof openings in the exhibition area. In the restaurant and central tower through windows in the facade,
A central media shaft is planned for projection and exhibition purposes allowing for easy connection of sub-connections.
Basic lighting, safety and external lighting to fit into the architectural concept.
Signs and pictograms in form of LED panels
Fire alarm system in the entire location
IT and telephone connections as required
in a rectangle formed by a kind of castle wall with many large openings to allow the unimpeded flow of visitors. The area between the tower and the wall is intensively planted (Luxembourg: “the green heart of Europe”). The enclosing wall that can be walked along inside and also at roof level not only defines the territory of Luxembourg but also contains an exhibition space with presentation facilities for the business world. The world of culture makes its appearance in the tower where there are also VIP salons for special events. A third architectural element contains restaurant facilities and a souvenir shop.
Building description for the Luxembourg Pavilion World Expo 2010 Shanghai
Land: 58 x 58 m.
2 buildings:
- a central building with multipurpose room on the ground floor and a reception area on the first floor. 27 x 17 m. Height 20 m (Tower). Façade walls are not parallel and not perpendicular.
A gallery is lodged close to the main building with the reception, the exhibition and the restaurant. Exhibition area in form of a tunnel of about 180m fitting into the surroundings of the building. Height approx. 4.5 m. The gallery is not linked to the main building and is located in an open area.
Various layers of the building:
Foundations with anchor screw foundations and/or concrete foundations
The main structure of the building is made out of steel beams.
All Facades have a multilayer structure:
Lining in Corten steel panels 3mm, screwed on support rails, insulation with aluminum zinc panels. Sub-construction in trapeze shaped steel sheets for load transfer
Platform and roof construction
Main structure out of steel beams,
Trapeze shaped sheets for sub-construction, lining on OSB panels
Roof insulation layers,
Sub-construction for lining in trapeze shaped USB panels
Lining in Corten steel 4 mm in areas accessible to the public
In the areas of the green roof, substrate.
Plantation with bushes and trees
Pergola in steel construction with grid in natural materials for sun protection
Interior structure
Interior lining in plain wood in construction board structure as polygonal construction elements, panels are integrated in steel frames and linked together, construction elements in construction board have a thickness of about 20 cm,
They regulate humidity, temperature and acoustics, the wood with this thickness gives solidity to the steel structure. Floor also in construction wood with concrete pavement.
Energy concept
Heating, ventilation, climate
Heating
Building used from May to October 2010 in Shanghai in a climate with temperatures that are seldom below 15°C during this time.
Thermal loads inside in the exhibition area by visitors, projectors, lighting are high and no additional heating is necessary
In the office, VIP area and restaurant heating is planned.
Thermal power required for hot water in the sanitary area and additional supply of ventilation units.
Ventilation
Exhibition area is covered but open, construction materials should be used to keep the temperatures and humidity in this area more temperate as outside.
Wood to be used as regulating material
The following closed rooms will be equipped with ventilation units:
- Meeting rooms
- VIP area
- Restaurant
- Kitchen of the restaurant
Climate
A pipe system will be integrated in the concrete layer of the floor on the ground floor level for the circulation of cooling water.
Sanitary installations
Sanitary installations in compliance with local provisions
Use of urinals without water
Electric appliances
Lighting through roof openings in the exhibition area. In the restaurant and central tower through windows in the facade,
A central media shaft is planned for projection and exhibition purposes allowing for easy connection of sub-connections.
Basic lighting, safety and external lighting to fit into the architectural concept.
Signs and pictograms in form of LED panels
Fire alarm system in the entire location
IT and telephone connections as required
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The motto of the Expo is: A better city, a better life. It was this motto, the international nature of the event and the location China that provided the intellectual starting point for the design. The pavilion, a monolithic sculptural form, reflects little Luxembourg, its permeability mirrors global exchange and communication. But the meaning of the word Luxembourg in Chinese – lùsên bâo means woods and castle – is also taken up and translated into architecture. The pavilion is conceived as an...
- Year 2010
- Work finished in 2010
- Client Le Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
- Status Completed works
- Type Pavilions
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