Two floors of the Czech pavilion joined by a single aircraft flying through a circular opening, with stairs winding around it up to the upper level.

Brief

The Czech Republic presented itself at Expo 2017 in Astana under the theme Future Energy. The exhibition was realised by Arteo, and the task was the architectural concept of the pavilion.

Design

Divided the pavilion into two floors and cut a circular opening through the upper one. The aircraft flies through this opening, so it belongs to both levels and is visible from the entrance and from every point of the route. Two stairs wind around the opening in a spiral up to the upper floor. Reception and refreshments stay on the entrance floor, the exhibits and kiosks sit around the opening. Arteo developed the architecture and carried out the realisation.