Vibrating and transparent building, Null2-Forging Lives by NOIZ in Expo 2025

The null² Signature Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, is a futuristic space that blurs the lines between physical and digital reality. It explores the concept of "Forging Lives" through digital technology and architectural innovation, allowing visitors to experience their digital selves through interactive mirrors and other installations. The pavilion is designed as an "interspace" where the physical and digital worlds intersect, creating a unique and immersive experience.

Key Features of null²:
Digital Human Infrastructure:
Visitors can have their bodies scanned and digitized, creating a unique digital alter ego.

Mirrored Body:
The pavilion features interactive mirrors that allow visitors to engage with their digitalized selves, which can be transformed and move organically.

Interspace Concept:
The pavilion blurs the boundaries between physical and digital spaces, creating a dynamic and evolving experience.

Modular Design:
The structure is built from voxel-like modules, allowing for flexibility and adaptability.

Mirrored Membrane:
A tensile and responsive membrane wraps the structure, making it appear to move and shimmer in response to its environment.

Purpose and Inspiration:
Exploring "Forging Lives":
The pavilion aims to inspire visitors to think about what "life" will mean in the future, particularly in the context of digital technology and its impact on human experiences.

Reinterpreting Japanese Aesthetics:
The pavilion also draws inspiration from traditional Japanese aesthetics and philosophies, such as "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form".

Digital Nature:
The pavilion embodies the theme of digital nature, showcasing how technology can shape and transform our relationship with the physical world.

Partners and Collaboration:
NOIZ:
The architecture is designed by Tokyo- and Taipei-based firm NOIZ, in collaboration with media artist and researcher Yoichi Ochiai.

Yoichi Ochiai:
The media artist and researcher is the thematic project producer for the pavilion, bringing his expertise in digital technology and art to the project.

NEC:
NEC provides technical support for the pavilion, including biometric authentication technology for the digital human infrastructure.

Olympus:
Olympus is a sponsor of the pavilion, aligning with their purpose of making people's lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling.