2. 2
CLUSTER INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
RICE Team
INVOLVED UNIVERSITIES:
•Politecnico di Milano
•Tongji University, China
•National University of Civil Engineering, Vietnam
Professors
Agnese Rebaglio – Politecnico di Milano / ghigos
ideas
Lou Yonqi – Tongji University, China
Xue Yuan Deng – Tongji University, China
Nguyen Ngoc Anh – National University of Civil
Engineering, Vietnam
Khanh Quoc Ho - National University of Civil
Engineering, Vietnam
Tutors
Davide Fassi – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Emanuele Giglio – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Sara Maniscalco – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Riccardo Mara – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Marcel Mauer – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Diana Rizzoli – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Alessandro Sachero – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Annamaria Stefani – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Francesca Terzi – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Gloria Viganò
Students
Jing Han – Tongji University
Trung Duc Huynh – National University of Civil
Engineering
G.M.A. Balayet Hossain – Politecnico di Milano
Alessanrdo Mafrica – Politecnico di Milano
Giulia Maria Vivaldi – Politecnico di Milano
Elisabetta Rossi – Politecnico di Milano
Golshid Saham – Politecnico di Milano
Viola Sartori – Politecnico di Milano
Shuyi Xie – Politecnico di Milano
Serena Balatti – Politecnico di Milano
Huyen Ngoc Chu – National University of Civil
Engineering
Toi Van Le – National University of Civil Engineering
Roberta Motter – Politecnico di Milano
Chao Suo – Tongji University
10. 10
THE RICE CLUSTER IN THE EXPO SITE
The architectural model of the Clusters
provides each Country with its own
individual exhibition space around a
common area, where the personal
identity of each Participant could be
represented at its best.
The multi-purpose common area will be
integrated into this to fullfil a wide range of
functions: refreshments, sales, events
and exhibitions, while the common area
will represent the heart of the Cluster.
This common area will make up the most
innovative element of this particular
project in that it will promote the Theme as
a narrative thread running right through
Expo, exemplify the participation of the
various Countries and encourage them to
work together.
17. Landscape-Datascape totem arriving from Decumano
Foto
plastico
Beneath the word
“LANDSCAPE” a screen
placed under water reveal
the word “DATASCAPE”
and all the information
about the exhibition
KEY
CONCEPT: LANDSCAPE / DATASCAPE
19. Offer an immersive, intense
and emotional experience.
Offer an immersive, intense
and emotional experience.
Educate in an engaging way:
let user discover rice beyond
the surface.
Educate in an engaging way:
let user discover rice beyond
the surface.
Ensure national pavilion
visibility
Ensure national pavilion
visibility
GROWTH REFLECTIONS: DESIGN GOALS
20. Bird’s eye view of the whole cluster
GROWTH REFLECTIONS: GENERAL VIEW
21. LANDSCAPE / DATASCAPE
General view arriving from Decumano: pavilions appear like landscape
GROWTH REFLECTIONS: GENERAL VIEW
30. QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
Telescopes and
peryscopes are placed
around water features.
Watching through them
you can view videos
and data from the
exhibiton
ANSWERS
Informative captions
are placed around the
Rice fields shaped like
canes displaying both
texts or QR codes to
access online
contents.
RICE FIELDS AND WATER FEATURES
31. QUESTIONS
Informative captions
are placed around the
Rice fields shaped like
canes displaying both
texts or QR codes to
access online
contents.
ANSWERS
Telescopes and
peryscopes are placed
around water features.
Watching through them
you can view videos
and data from the
exhibiton
ANSWERS
How many rice
varieties do
exists?
EG.:
What happens to
rice molecules
when boiled?
EG.:
RICE FIELDS AND WATER FEATURES
32. OPEN SPACE
Rice fields (exhibition area) Water features (exhibition area) Paving (events and food service)
Natural landscape Artificial landscape
Open Space is designed like
an endless rice cultivation.
It starts with real rice fields
and turn into a concrete
paving with similar pattern and
colours.
PLANS
33. Decumanus
Rice in the
human
history
History
of rice
Kind of rice
on our table
Rice:
Environment
and ecology
Research,
Development
and
innovation
Photographic
exhibition
LAYOUT: SPACE LAYOUT
34. PAVILION MIRRORING PATTERN GRAPHIC AREAS EXHIBITION
Rice DNA barcodes become
graphic patterns to “represent” rice
variety
Inspired by national
monuments and fillen
with photographs
Exhibition with
texts, images
and graphics
PAVILION FACADE: LAYERS
Examples of Rice DNA barcodes Shade diagram: dna barcoding aesthetics
37. Sheaves are turned into
functional elements of a living
landscape. The biggest are
kiosks to prepare and sell
food, meanwhile the smaller
ones are moveable seats and
tables.
OPEN SPACE: RICE TASTING
46. 46
THE RICE CLUSTER IN THE EXPO SITE
RICERICE
EAST GATEEAST GATE
WEST GATEWEST GATE
DECUMANUSDECUMANUS
COCOACOCOA
CASCINA TRIULZACASCINA TRIULZA
COFFEECOFFEE
11/07/2013
47. The more interesting
and interactive (videos
and touchscreens)
parts of the exhibion
find place under the
pergolas.
EXHIBITION
Gianni Berengo
Gardin’s pictures are
displayed along the
canal walk
PHOTO
EXHIBITION
OPEN SPACE: PERGOLAS
