Amphibious Pavilion Submitted by Peddle Thorpe Architects for the International 2012 World Expo
Melbourne-based Peddle Thorpe Architects (PTA) has designed this amphibious pavilion as a submission for the international competition for the thematic pavilion of expo 2012 . The pavilion is designed as an environmental statement, to survive the world expo. It is essential to keep on promoting ocean conservation beyond the world expo period through a planned exhibition program.
It’s a prototypical architecture, drawing from the multidisciplinary source of product design, urban planning and architecture & naval design. The pavilion is resolved as a floating exhibition space that can be sailed to other cities.
The concept aims to create a strong expression of the exhibition theme, ‘The Living Ocean and Coast’. Anchored to the coastline, the Pavilion illustrates the strong bond and interdependence of the ocean and the coastal eco system. The design sequesters the theoretical sciences and biology, taking contours from fluid dynamics and oceanic organisms.
