Bence Pap and Mario Gasser's 4th prize Austrian Pavilion entry for 2015 Milan Expo

Architects Bence Pap and Mario Gasser from Studio Lynn/University of Applied Arts IoA sent us their entry for the Austrian Pavilion competition for the 2015 Milan Expo.

Pap and Gasser's collaborative proposal won 4th prize in the international, two-stage open competition.

Check it out below

Project description

"Our proposal for the competition for the Austrian expo pavilion for Milano 2015 is driven by  a conceptual approach of highlighting the local cultural and craft diversity within Austrian regions, and how these expertise in conjunction with Austria’s diverse topography have  produced a broad variety within the cultivation of agricultural crops and goods."

"We understand the architectural proposal to this proposition as an ark, carrying a library of diverse Austrian goods, locally produced with a sustainable philosophy.  The pavilion is organized as a 2 story building executed with a steel frame construction."

"The massing is articulated as a pair of elongated volumes, opening up in the front with a gesture of invitation, and developing into an internalized fold of   the ground within the building granting visitors access to the main exhibition level at  first floor, and leaving the ground floor with amenities and admin functions with an articulated folded ceiling along the main axis of circulation."

Project details

Client: EXPO-Agency of the Economic Ministry, Austria  
Architects: Arch. Mag.arch Mario Gasser,  Mag.arch Bence Pap 
Structural Engineer: Bollinger & Grohmann, Vienna 
Landscape Architects: Roland Barthofer Landscape Architects 
Curatorial Consultant: Edek Bartz

Images courtesy of Bence Pap and Mario Gasser.

Click the thumbnails below for project diagrams, sections, and models.