Moroccan Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
MOROCCAN PAVILION MILAN EXPO 2015
Oualalou+choi
ARCHITECT
Oualalou+choi
CATEGORY
Pavillion
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Tarik Oualalou, Linna Choi
AREA
1300.0 sqm
PROJECT YEAR
2015
PHOTOGRAPHS
Luc boegly
ASSOCIATES
Tarik Oualalou, Linna Choi
CLIENT
Le Commissariat Général du Maroc - Expo Milan 2015
PROJECT MANAGER
Cristina devizzi
ENGINEERS
Wip, aia
LANDSCAPE
MB paysages
COMMISSIONER FOR MOROCCO
Fatim zahra ammor
SCENOGRAPHY
GL events
Text description provided by architect.
Responding to the Expo’s theme, « Feeding the Planet, » Morocco‘s pavilion for the world exposition focuses on the notion of rurality and the diversity and richness of its territories.
Stretching the entire length of its site from north to south, the pavilion leads the visitor on a metaphorical journey through the country from the Mediterranean to the Sahara, highlighting the agriculture and traditions specific to each region.
Referring to the materiality and sensuality of rural construction in Morocco, the Pavilion of Morocco presents a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional earthen structures.
Adobe is placed within enormous pre-fabricated wooden panels which are then mounted onto a steel frame.
This method adapts the use of traditional materials to industrialized construction methods.
At the end of Expo Milan, the panels will be dismantled and re-used.
