Moos
Communal housing and co-working in former bathtub factory.
Berlin, Germany
Balancity
German Pavilion at EXPO 2010.
The title of the German contribution, "balancity", focuses on the theme of "balance" within the context of the Expo motto "Better City, Better Life". It explores how the components of a city must relate to one another in order to create a livable urban environment. The pavilion visually expresses this balance at first glance, through the equilibrium between its individual structures. Taken in isolation, these elements appear unstable, but as a whole, they perfectly support each other, embodying the concept of balancity architecturally.
The munich-based architecture firm SCHMIDHUBER contracted PLAYZE to be their local architect for the execution of the project in Shanghai. This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China. The result is an award-winning building that hosted millions of people during the EXPO 2010.
Location
Shanghai, China
Status
Completed in 2010
Client
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi)
Team
Pascal Berger, Marc Schmit, He Mengjia
Architectural design
SCHMIDHUBER, Munich
Local architect
PLAYZE, Shanghai
Exhibition design
Milla & Partner, Stuttgart
Execution
Nuessli (Schweiz) AG
Photo credits
Andreas Keller
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
This extremely demanding design required intense coordination during the planning and execution phases. Throughout this process, PLAYZE gained a great amount of experience in terms of realizing German quality standards in China.
