Formally, the Chilean pavilion has been outlined as a bridge made of laminated pine wood whose wooden, reticulated structure is trusted with the expression and formal synthesis. It is a regular volume that is supported by 6 steel pillars, each with 3 arms. This allows us to liberate the noble floor by creating both a visual transparency and the free stroll of the visitors. This strategy establishes a close relationship between the urban space and the pavilion space, narrowing and fusing the line that has been drawn between the private and the public. Constructively, we have set out a kind of Meccano where the simplicity and rationality of the system allow to quickly assemble the pavilion and to dismantle it and take it back to Chile. The idea is that the system and its assembly respond to constructive tradition proper of the material with half-wood, thus, diminishing the amount of ironwork. The main structure is constituted by the reticulated beam that is located in the line of the metallic pillars. The exterior beam provides the pavilion with tridimensionality, and it also helps to balance the building. The wooden, reticulated structure appears from distance as a totality (monumental scale), while the fragment appears in the closeness (quartering of the wood) that relates us to the body and gives the pavilion a human scale, making a resistance strategy out of the tectonic and handcrafted when opposed to the seduction of the vain spectacle. The Pavilion’s interior has been developed as a neutral space easily adaptable to the programmatic demands that will reach high relevance after the Expo, considering the likely recycling of the building.

The Concept From the Atacama Desert to Patagonia, from its central green valleys to its eastern islands, extreme geographical diversity will be a key feature of Chile’s showcase at Expo Milano 2015. As a main attraction, the pavilion takes visitors on a journey to experience its different ecosystems, deserts, rivers, valleys and mountains, showing how life grows and is preserved in each of them. Chile offers evidence of its pursuit of balance in a multitude of landscapes, cultures, foods and geographical landmarks that are unique in the world. Its aim is to entertain visitors, to promote an interest in its land and to demonstrate a commitment to its protection of water resources and sustainable food production for all. The main material used is wood, reminding us that the forest area of Chile is increasing, in contrast with the continuing deforestation on Earth.