Mexican Pavilion in Shanghai

At World Expos, museum technology using projections, lighting effects and virtual spaces has transformed exhibit halls into dark environments, so that the visitor’s experience becomes a series of visits into “black boxes” that have eye-catching but closed façades. As a counterpoint, our proposal functions as an open structure with parallel walls, establishing a permanent relationship between its interior spaces and its surroundings. The tour through the pavilion produces varied spatial experiences when the visitor passes perpendicularly through the walls, crossing a series of porticos, or affording glimpses of the exterior when walking along the surfaces.