GS Caltex Pavilion 2012 Yeosu, EXPO

Client
GS Caltex / Peopleworks Promotion Co. Ltd.
Area (sqm)
1,960
Tags
Brand, Architecture
Topics
Technology
Formats
Architecture, Expo

Symbol of energy: At the Korean Expo, the corporate pavilion of GS Caltex, a Korean oil corporation, illustrates the company's mission and its visions for the future. The pavilion architecture is presented as a dynamic ensemble, which, at first glance, is reminiscent of an outsized rice field. Eighteen metres high, so-called blades sway like grass in the wind. By touching, individual sensitive blades are activated and illuminated. A central located star-shaped, mirrored pavilion building is optically withdrawn in its entirety. Via raised corners of the star, the visitor can gain access to the also mirrored entrance area on the ground floor. The centre of the pavilion is on the upper floor: a seven-metre-high round room with panoramic projection. Poetic images in a reduced black-and-white aesthetic convey the company's readiness to assume responsibility with regard to sustainable energy concepts.

General Planning, Architecture and Scenography, Main Show
ATELIER BRÜCKNER
Structural Design with
Knippers Helbig
Media Planning with
medienprojekt p2
Production Main Show with
TAMSCHICK MEDIA+SPACE
Sound Main Show
BLUWI
Photography
Nils Clauss, Michel Casertano (No. 4)
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