Ines J. Pedras stunningly wooden geometrical pavilion to connect visitors with nature at Expo 2025 Osaka - The structure is ecologically responsible, that is, it reflects the underlying principles of nature while improving the systems that support opportunities in a welcoming Japanese Sakura space.

The Osaka Pavilion is located in Yumeshima - (“The Island of Dreams”), a 390-hectare artificial island in Osaka Bay. The building is greened with a design of a rigid panels obtained from the repetition of a pentagonal module, the sustainability derives from the use of wood as a construction material, which allows it to be harmoniously integrated into a natural context. Ines Pedras Pavilion will feature several multi-sensory installations that offer guests a “Forest of Tranquility”. It will introduce visitors to ‘Design the society of the future for our lives”’, who come from around the world and are contributing to a more sustainable and resilient future into curating the problems, the use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and employment, while preserving ecosystem health.
It aims to strengthen those bonds by integrating the qualities of the living into the design and the making process of public structures. During the development phase, finding a very versatile module also saves on design costs. If there is a need to build structures of different shapes and sizes, a new design from scratch is not required, since all possible combinations of this module.

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Each element is designed to be assembled with the possibility of subsequent disassembly.

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