Sri Lanka Pavilion - World EXPO 2030

Speculative Design - 2024

Sri Lanka Pavilion - World EXPO 2030

Concept
Client
Speculative - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Role
Spatial Designer
Year
2024
Type
Installation & Set Design
Approach
Cultural + climate research → concept rendering

Tools - Procreate + Midjourney

A speculative national pavilion proposal for World EXPO 2030 - translating Sri Lankan craft, climate, and material culture into a globally legible spatial experience.

A speculative design proposal for the Sri Lanka Pavilion at World EXPO 2030 in Riyadh. The project explores how a small island nation can stage a confident, materially honest presence on a global stage - translating Sri Lankan craft, climate, and ritual into spatial moments that read at world-expo scale.

Target EXPO
2030
Host city
Riyadh

The Work

Final

Speculative pavilion concept - final render

Approach

  1. 01

    Cultural + climate research

  2. 02

    Concept rendering

  3. 03

    Site & program

From the studio

Earlier render direction - day approach
Earlier render direction - night approach
Installation and set design studies

Credits

Spatial Designer
Yanik Wickremasinghe

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