Kazakhstan Pavilion, Expo Astana 2017

Client: Acciona Producciones y Diseño

The Pavilion was the main building of the Kazakhstan Pavilion, designed with a sphere shape divided into eight thematic floors. The first dedicated to the National Pavilion and the other seven left are dedicated to a different technology for the energy generation. BGL was responsible for the execution of the two level exhibition area of the building: the first has 2.400 m2 dedicated to the host country Kazakhastan, and the second level, consists in 800 m2 dedicated to hydropower.

The Kazakhastan pavilion highlights the beauty of the country´s nature, emphasizing aspects related to its culture, traditions and projects about future energies. The main audiovisual of the show is synchronized with an interactive show related to the famous Kazakh myth of the Bayterek. In the second level, dedicated to hydraulic energy, the visitor can find different ways of using water, from a replica of an old Hama mill and play workshops for the little ones, to the most innovate technologies on the use of energy waves and tides, emphasizing the potential of water as an energy source for the future.