The 35.2 meters long, 15 meters high and 14.4 meters an egg shaped pavilion dubbed is officially called My Green World. The Orange stained Finnish hardwoods wrap 1200 square meter building envelope as a one of the landmarks of the subject field, Education & Innovation. If you enter the building you sit half underground. The land that forms the basis for horticulture.
The project took only 6 months from concept to completion using robotic pre-cut wood members with a resulting woven exterior reminiscent of a seed. The public can see how this Dutch innovation contributes to improvement of water quality, energy, food security, logistics and environmental. The National Pavilion will be the interaction between government, industry and research institutions mapped. The striking National Pavilion provides later in their own energy, including through the use of a digester.
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The project took only 6 months from concept to completion using roboticly precut wood members with a resulting woven exterior reminiscent of a seed. The building was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation for the Floriade 2012 Expo in Venlo, the Netherlands. After its first use during the Floriade the building gets a second life. The use of sustainable timber for the construction, which is 100% renewable and recyclable, it also fits with the sustainable nature that the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation aims.
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