Wa! Germany – German Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka

LAVA’s German Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka pioneers regenerative architecture through cutting-edge design, material innovation, and circularity. Built as a closed-loop system, it showcases modular adaptability and material intelligence, combining cylindrical glulam structures with steel, rammed earth, bamboo, and mycelium. Each material is carefully selected for its low environmental impact and designed for reuse through reversible construction techniques.

The pavilion’s spiraling pathways and verdant gardens invite visitors into an immersive journey, illustrating a future where buildings are dynamic, evolving organisms. As a ‘material repository,’ it demonstrates the power of circular design in architecture, society, and experience, interactively educating and poetically engaging its audience in construction and creation. As a built manifesto of cradle-to-cradle design, the pavilion exemplifies how architecture can transcend its traditional role and become a dynamic, regenerative force within society.