World Expo Astana 2017
LDPi provided sitewide architectural and interior lighting design for World Expo 2017 Astana, which was themed around ‘Future Energy’. Our lighting proposals within the 18-hectare site were developed to be energy conscious and to integrate future usage, as this large-scale masterplan is a legacy project for the Kazakhstan capital.
The sphere, with a diameter of 80 metres, is the epicentre of the site and features LEDs contained on and within glazing mullions, with an augmentation of mesh for special events. The energy hall, which expands from the sphere, features an impressive auditorium that was designed to become a performance in itself, even when not active for events. LDPi worked closely with the Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture teams to design the interior façade, which has become a permanent light art installation through the control of movement and colour.
LOCATION
Astana, Kazakhstan
CLIENT
IT Engineering & Astana National Company
DESIGN TEAM
Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture
