Expo 2025
Expo exhibitions design and experiences have evolved significantly over time due to technological advancements, changing audience expectations, social considerations, hybrid experiences, and new design approaches. Through this project, I aim to design an exhibition that not only informs but also transforms, leaving visitors inspired, connected, and engaged in a collective experience.
Duration: 6 weeks
Skills: Strategy, Exhibit Experience, Rhino, Physical Computing, Digital Fabrication
Vision
The India Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, themed "India's Traditions and Tomorrow," aims to intertwine India's rich cultural heritage with its innovative future. Focusing on agriculture, healthcare, and infrastructure, it aligns with themes of life preservation, empowerment, and connection. The exhibition, through interactive technologies and narrative-driven design, highlights India's journey from traditional practices to modern innovations, reflecting its resilience and forward-thinking approach.
Research
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Process and Concept Development
Considering the healthcare sector, I envisioned an interactive and collaborative experience that motivates visitors to engage both with the content and with each other. This idea evolved into conceptualizing how advancements in biotechnology could be physically represented in the pavilion space. The culmination of this thought process resulted in the development of the DNA interaction concept, which serves as an educational and interactive feature highlighting India's vision for a healthier future society.
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Interior layout
Storyboard for the interaction
Designing the flow of the space, storyboard helped me analyze different cases I would need to design for in the experience; active, passive, co-creation.
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Visitors approach the interaction based on the indication they step on the mark, this activates the DNA installation.
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This encourages other visitors in the space to collaborate see the development in the DNA structure.
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This experience translates into an actual data for medical development from plants.
Prototype for the interaction
For the interaction I did high fidelity prototyping by digitally fabricating a DNA structure and 3D printing it. Then I imbedded electronics into the model and coded the interaction to capture the responsive interaction experience.
Future Considerations
Some future considerations for the project is refining the spatial layout based on the interaction as it informs how people perceive the information and also since the space was very information heavy, based on my research narrowing down the content for the interaction so that the experience is balanced better for the visitors.