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Finland Pavilion in 2010 Shanghai Expo

Introduction:

Finnish Pavilion Building Design Collection Competition in May 2008 in Finland unfolded results were in Helsinki on October 6 announced: "curling" is ultimately the Government of Finland from the 104 public assembly designs stand out come out on top. Finnish government plans to invest about 14 million euros, a landmark in Shanghai Lupu Bridge side of the Expo site construction area of 3,000 square meters of the Finnish National Museum, to create a "better life" vision, freedom, creativity, innovation, community spirit, health and nature.

Theme: abundant, wisdom and the environment.
Design: "Curling" is a quiet haven. People strolling, are to be temporarily away from hustle and bustle of city life and fatigue, despite freedom of thought and ideas here collision, exchange and integration. The perfect integration of these wonderful elements, providing a blueprint for the development of a platform for a better life.
Curling in Finland demonstrated the ecological innovation, unveiled a new high technology based on sustainable development. "Curling" of all building materials are environmentally friendly and recyclable in principle, carefully selected. For the first time to try to do external decorative paper and plastic composite materials, the new products will be through the Finnish Pavilion for the first time to show the world.

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Modeling:

From the outside, the museum just like in a Finnish island standing in the water. Finnish Museum called "Curling."

Finnish Museum of wall using a new high-tech environmentally friendly materials, is made from the waste paper and plastic composite board. The Finnish Museum of sustainable building design and construction will follow the entire life cycle of energy-saving concept.
Inspired by the Finnish island of rocks everywhere, fish scale and design of the circular hollow Fujian Earth Building, the Museum of Finland will be hollow design, scale-type surface, designed to provide visitors a place close to nature's quiet harbor. Finnish Museum of the roof will be fitted with transparent plastic film to protect myself in the rain, sunny days will be put away.
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"Curling" Highlights: Curling asymmetric shape：

Visitors entered the exhibition hall, will feel like a rock into a water garden, looked up and saw blue sky and white clouds, Hall-wall Screen is to show the ocean and other islands of Finland's unique beauty. Visitors can also experience the Finnish Museum of traditional Finnish sauna, the Finnish taste food, participate in cultural activities in Finland.

Internal structure：

White and light throughout the exhibition hall. Hall around, the wind a little drunk, water sparkling. Slowly towards this exhibition, the scale of its Jiangxinduju type surface gradually impress eyes. A flat bridge leading to the pavilion entrance. The entrance of the wood surface to create a glamorous shade effects, which attract tourists to move into. Then, visitors will see curling Plaza. Standing majestically inside the walls covered with light fabric. Blends with the floor display units and lighting effects to create a virtual display, which left its visitors were able to share in the spirit. Curling thick walls, a gently upward slope to lead visitors to exhibition hall, exhibition hall located in places, and around the atrium. Came out from the showroom, is exports go down along the slope. Here visitors can shop, dine.

The origin of the designer's inspiration：
 
The summer of 2007, Guo Tai Mu came to an island resort in Finland, he chose Finn leisure habits: full of wild hiking, bird watching, rafting and canoeing, or is lying on the ground looking up at the sky ⋯ ⋯ moment Island reef, fish scale, blue water reflection, as well as the wood gives off bursts of fragrance gave him the endless leisure. Later, he accidentally discovered a pot hole, it is the end of a large population of small, smooth, tan wall, there is also fish in the swim.

Back after the holiday has not been forgotten scenes. Shortly after the potholes turned into "curling", as he designed the Finnish Pavilion in Shanghai World Expo. Those who see the elements he used were 11 exhibition program. Of course, the natural elements have been the architects of the re-interpretation of a variety of new features in perspective.

"Curling" of the original meaning is a geological concept, also known as potholes. It is the bedrock grinding stones carried by river water formed. He felt, first of all on behalf of the Finnish Museum of Finnish nature. "If you use a word to describe the Finn, it is tough." The potholes are in strong rapids or waterfalls whichever easy to form, and to accumulate over several years, which is embodied a tough.

Prompt：

From a distance, as if a whole body white "Super Bowl" of the Finnish Museum of "curling" in the name of, not only demonstrated the latest cutting-edge technology in Finland, but also will show the most traditional Finnish forest industry innovation strength. Finland exhibition organizing committee, said construction manager Leiyao Ning, Finnish Museum of external walls using a new high-tech environmentally friendly materials, is made from the waste paper and plastic composite board. The Finnish Museum of sustainable building design and construction will follow the entire life cycle of energy-saving concept.