Sri Lanka Pavilion
World EXPO 2030 — Riyadh
Sri Lanka Pavilion
World EXPO 2030 — Riyadh
Overview
A speculative national pavilion proposal for World EXPO 2030 in Riyadh — exploring how a small island nation can stage a confident, materially honest presence on a global stage.
The project translates Sri Lankan craft, climate, and ritual into spatial moments that read at world-expo scale.
- 2030
- Target EXPO
- Riyadh
- Host City
- Ongoing
- Status
Phase 01
Cultural + Climate Research
Brief
Study the material language of Sri Lankan craft — timber, thatch, brass, textile — alongside the climate constraints of a Riyadh site. The goal: a pavilion that reads as unmistakably Sri Lankan while performing in a desert context.
Day Approach — Early Direction
Night Approach — Early Direction
Phase 02
Concept Rendering
Brief
Iterate the pavilion volume in Procreate with Midjourney-assisted atmosphere studies — resolving façade rhythm, entry sequence, and material palette before formal proposal.
Final Concept Render
Installation & Set Design Studies
Process
Cultural Research → Climate Study → Concept Sketch → Rendered Proposal
A Small Island on a World Stage
A speculative proposal that treats a national pavilion as a piece of cultural argument — grounded in Sri Lankan craft and climate, staged for a global audience.
Credits
- Role
- Spatial Designer
- Client
- Speculative — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Tools
- Procreate + Midjourney
- Year
- Ongoing