NL PAVILION EXPO 2025

A new dawn on common ground

The Netherlands Pavilion for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka Japan is based on a fully circular concept and features an anthropogenic sun. Anyone that will visit the pavilion will discover new technologies that can harness the power of water, making renewable energy more accessible to everyone.

The theme of the Netherlands is ‘Common Ground: creating a new dawn’. The pavilion introduces new technologies that will use water power to generate zero-emission energy, making energy more accessible to everyone. The rising sun in the pavilion’s design symbolises unlimited clean energy, and the pavilion itself is also completely circular. As the pavilion has water as its theme, this is reflected in the design of the facade, the roof and the fact that we consider water as emission-free energy. The entire pavilion is designed to be reassembled and is circular. All materials are registered in a material passport on the Madaster platform. Inside, visitors take an interactive journey that builds to an immersive show that brings these transformative ideas to life.

The Expo 2025 Osaka centres around the challenges facing a world where major crises relating to matters such as climate change and health will determine our quality of life. These cross-border challenges require international cooperation. The Netherlands Pavilion is therefore intended as a place that brings together different perspectives to generate common solutions.

Program: 1160 m² BVO

Completion: 2024-2025

Location: Osaka - Japan

Client: NL Government

Role: Project Architect at RAU

Design: RAU, all rights reserved

Visuals: PLOMP, RAU, Sou Fujimoto, all rights reserved

Model: Studio KU+, all rights reserved

Collaboration: DGMR, Tellart, Asanuma