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Belgian Pavilion · Expo 2020 Dubai

The Green Arch

A planted timber arch built as Belgium’s passage through Expo 2020 Dubai.

The Green Arch pavilion illuminated beneath the night sky
01The Green Arch pavilion illuminated beneath the night sky

The Belgian Pavilion creates a shaded public passage beneath a double-curved timber vault in Dubai’s Mobility District. Nizar photographed the pavilion around the opening of Expo 2020, moving from the planted exterior at daylight and dusk to the louvred threshold, structural soffit, circulation and interior scenography that describe the visitor’s route through the building.

Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Photographed
2021
Architecture
assar architects · Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Client
BelExpo · Régie des Bâtiments
Contractor
BESIX · BESIX 3D
Photography
Nizar Bredan
Planted terraces and timber louvres at twilight
02Planted terraces and timber louvres at twilight
Daylight view of the Belgian Pavilion and its public forecourt
03Daylight view of the Belgian Pavilion and its public forecourt
Visitor walking beside the pavilion’s vertical timber louvres
04Visitor walking beside the pavilion’s vertical timber louvres
Upper circulation framed by timber structure and dark balustrades
05Upper circulation framed by timber structure and dark balustrades
Close view of the layered timber vault beneath the pavilion
06Close view of the layered timber vault beneath the pavilion
Planted outdoor terrace illuminated at night
07Planted outdoor terrace illuminated at night
Café space opening towards the pavilion terrace
08Café space opening towards the pavilion terrace
Angular stair crossing a striped exhibition wall
09Angular stair crossing a striped exhibition wall