Serge Ferrari Group
at Dubai Expo 2020
At Dubai Expo 2020, Serge Ferrari Group's products will be featured in no less than 13 pavilions.
The fact that renowned architects have chosen our products for the construction of Expo pavilions is proof of Serge Ferrari Group’s expertise, and speaks to the unique properties of our membranes in terms of manufacturing standards, dimensional stability, lightness, and UV resistance. These critical qualities have earned the Serge Ferrari Group a prominent spot at this world-scale event.
Architects: Paula Nascimento
Product: Frontside view 381
Surface: 3,000 sqm
Inspired by Sona geometry, traditional African mathematics, the facade is rhythmed with various colored diamond panels in Frontside View 381.
Architects: AGi Architects
General contractor: ASGC Construction Company
Membrane Fabrication / Installation: Gulfab
Product: Frontside view 381
Surface: 26,000 sqm
Designed by AGi Architects, the Opportunity Pavilion is impressive with its gigantic mesh canopy (Frontside View 381) floating 32 meters above the ground. This design represents clouds and dreams of a better future. The Pavilion’s goal is to unlock new opportunities around sustainable development goals into three areas: food, water and energy.
Architects: Habitare Arquitectura E Ingeniera, studio 17 Architecture & Design
General Contractor: PICO International
Membrane Fabrication / Installation: SAS FABRIC INDUSTRIES LLC
Product: Alphalia Silent Aw
Surface: 3000 sqm
This pavilion honors Peruvian weaving art with its red facade in Alphalia Silent AW membrane. The curved lines printed on the canvas represent the country’s long history and many influences that have shaped its identity.
Architects: Marco Pestalozza
Product: Flexlight 1002-8636
Surface: 7000 sqm
The Pavilion envelope is an enlightened and reflective façade symbolizing Kuwait energy and nature. In the Pavilion center, an inverted dome in Flexlight 1002 gets its design inspiration from the water towers.
Architects: Yuko Nagayama, NTT Facilities
Product: M-700 FIT
Surface: 7,500 sqm
The Japan Pavilion welcomed visitors with its tridimensional façade designed to combine traditional arabesque and asanoha patterns. It also reflects the Japanese art of Origami. The Serge Ferrari Group PTFE membrane (M-700) was chosen to protect visitors from direct sunlight.
Architects: JPG.ARQ, MMBB et Ben-Avid
General contractor: PICO international
Membrane Fabrication / Installation: SAS FABRIC INDUSTRIES LLC
Product: Flexlight 1002-3399
Surface: 8,000 sqm
The huge cube and its water pool recreate the Amazon basin and is surrounded by fabric walls in Serge Ferrari Flexlight 1002 membrane. Inside the cube and above the basin, the area is covered by an inverted pyramid as a roof to protect the visitors from the sun and collect the rain.
Architects: Werner Sobek
Membrane Fabrication / Installation: Hardco Engineering
Product: Verseidag mesh gold color
Surface: 20,000 sqm
Architects: Atelier du Prado
Product: Lafuma Mobilier Collection (Batyline)
The French Pavilion honored the “made in France” furniture on the terraces where you can sit on Lafuma transats made with Serge Ferrari Batyline fabric.
Architects: WSP Middle
General Contractor: Red Sea Contracting
Membrane Fabrication / Installation: Mister Shade
Product: Flexlight 1002-3399
Surface: 25,000 sqm
The arrival plaza located in the Opportunity district is designed by the prestigious WSP Middle consulting firm. This circular courtyard is reminiscent of the sun’s shape. It is covered with Flexlight 1002 membrane and enables visitors to meet and rest during their arrival time to the Expo.
Architects: Amann-Canovas-Maruri
General contractor: Cimolai
Membrane Fabrication / Installation: Hardco Engineering
Product: Flexlight 832 colors
Surface: 7000 sqm
The Spain Pavilion is composed of a series of recyclable cones made of fabric, wood and steel. The conical shape provides climate control to the visitors by cooling the air. The tent architecture is highlighting Spain’s historical links with the Arab world.
Architects: OOS AG
Product: Stamisol Safe one
Surface: 2500 sqm
The Swiss Pavilion entitled “Reflections” is a monumental cubic structure immersing visitors into Switzerland landscapes and technology. The glass funnel-shaped front side reflects the red floor (Switzerland flag), and the Stamisol breathable membrane covers the other sides of the building.
Architects: LAVA (laboratory for Visionnary Architecture)
Membrane Fabrication / Installation: OCMA Emirates
Product: Flexlight 902
Surface: 1000 sqm
In front of the German Pavilion, conceived as a campus and laboratory, you can find a series of inverted cones in Flexlight 902, one of the most iconic shape in tensile architecture.
Architects: Grimshaw Architects
Membrane fabrication / Installation: Al Amani Sheds
Product: Flexlight 912
Surface: 1000 sqm
In the sustainability district, introducing human most advanced technology as responses to sustainability challenges, you’ll discover a tree forest of impluvium cones in Flexlight 912, built to condense and flow water through traditional irrigation channels, as one example of natural resource savings.