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EXPO 2025 Blue Ocean Dome
This project is the Blue Ocean Dome, which is being built as a corporate pavilion for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. Arup supported Shigeru Ban Architects to realize the structural design to achieve the architectural intent. The building is a one-story structure covering approximately 2500 m2, consisting of three interconnected dome-shaped structures. Each dome is constructed using a different innovative structural material. The first is a dome made of paper tubes, the ball joints of which are newly developed using CLT (Cross Laminated Timber). The second is a dome made of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic) using a layered system. The third is a Laminated Bamboo dome. Since none of these materials were approved by Japanese regulations, a great deal of innovation and experimentation were required. Construction is currently underway and is due for completion by the end of 2024.
EXPO 2025 Blue Ocean Dome
This project is the Blue Ocean Dome, which is being built as a corporate pavilion for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. Arup supported Shigeru Ban Architects to realize the structural design to achieve the architectural intent. The building is a one-story structure covering approximately 2500 m2, consisting of three interconnected dome-shaped structures. Each dome is constructed using a different innovative structural material. The first is a dome made of paper tubes, the ball joints of which are newly developed using CLT (Cross Laminated Timber). The second is a dome made of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic) using a layered system. The third is a Laminated Bamboo dome. Since none of these materials were approved by Japanese regulations, a great deal of innovation and experimentation were required. Construction is currently underway and is due for completion by the end of 2024.
EXPO 2025 Blue Ocean Dome
Ito, JunichiroAssociate (author) / Kidokoro, RyotaDirector (author) / Takiguchi, MasayukiEng. (author) / Tsukuhiji, KeitaEng. (author)
Structural Engineering International ; 35 ; 91-99
2025-01-02
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
CFRP , bamboo , paper tube , lightweight , dome
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