WOVEN
織物
THE PHILIPPINE PAVILION AT EXPO 2025 OSAKA
Nature, Culture & Community — Woven Together for a Better Future
The pavilion's design draws inspiration from the metaphorical concept of "Woven". Its architecture mirrors the sturdy structure of warp and weft, the two fundamental elements to weaving, symbolizing the enduring strength of community, unity and creativity. Constructed with over a thousand pieces of woven rattan expression of “threads”, the pavilion exemplifies the scalability of weaving, transcending traditional furniture scales to showcase its potential at a building scale. This architectural piece serves as a testament to the future of handcraft, emphasizing its significance in an evolving digital landscape and celebrating the labor of love inherent in Filipino brand of craftsmanship. Symbolic threads adorn the pavilion with a gesture of ongoing progress expressed through extending terminations, giving the illusion of continuous movement.
As a tribute to our indigenous culture, over 200 woven textiles provide vibrant touch of color to the pavilion's natural-colored façade, each encapsulated within a weather-sealed assembly, allowing them to sway with the wind, symbolizing our long history of resilience.
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PAVILION HIGHLIGHTS
First-ever Live Performance Facade Pavilion at the Expo for the Philippines
Our Pavilion features an interactive facade featuring dynamic live performances from a human dance troupe woven into the structure of the building itself.
Traditional dance and craft performances will occur at auspicious times of the day, bringing the vibrancy of the site to life and ensuring guests can experience our content before, or after entering the space itself, capturing visitor attention and asking the question - what if the pavilion itself were alive and able to communicate our vision to people?
This is the first time this type of interactive, live facade has ever been deployed at a World Expo for the Philippines and we are extremely proud of the opportunities this innovation creates.
Largest collaboration of Filipino community weavers in one project; largest collection of Filipino weaves at one site
Core to the pavilion theme and experience is the actual weavers representing the national craft that is foundational to the overall pavilion concept. We are proud to represent weavers and examples of craft work from different weaving communities in the Philippines, honoring and celebrating their work through our experience. We are meaningfully bringing awareness and representation to these communities in the largest ever collaboration of Filipino community weavers in one project through the Expo.
Outside the pavilion, 212 pieces of unique woven tiles handwoven with love by different weaving communities in the Philippines will adorn the rattan cladded facade. Each piece represents each ethnolinguistic group’s distinct culture and craft, passed on from generation to generation, sourced from the largest network of weavers collaborating for the Philippine pavilion. With support from the DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute, each piece will be handcrafted with love by weaving communities from all 18 regions of the Philippines symbolizing unity through diversity.
CORE DESIGN TEAM
Lead Architectural Firm
Carlo Calma Consultancy
Guest Experience Design
Tellart
Creative Production
Chochay Garcia
Project Management
Cat Inc.
Location
Empowering Lives Zone
(East Gate)
Floor Area
693.86 sqm.
Building Height
12 meters
Lead Architectural Firm
Carlo Calma Consultancy Inc.
Tellart
Guest Experience Designer
Chochay Garcia
Creative Director Producer
Yuki Kanou
Lead Project Manager