The German Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka unfolds as an immersive exhibition environment where circular storytelling, interactive participation and spatial sound connect architecture, media and collective experience.
OUR ROLE Composition, Sound Design, Mix on Site // ORGANIZED BY Koelnmesse GmbH, on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy // CONCEPT, PLANNING & REALIZATION German Pavilion Consortium consisting of facts and fiction GmbH and GL events // CONTENT, EXHIBITION & MEDIA facts and fiction GmbH, among others with collaborative partner flora&faunavisions – Member of The Storytelling Company GmbH // CONSTRUCTION GL events // ARCHITECTURE & SPATIAL DESIGN LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) // PHOTOS German Pavilion, Alexandre Olivieri // YEAR 2025
The German Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka explores the theme of circularity through architecture, media installations and participatory exhibition design. Developed by facts and fiction, GL events and LAVA Architects for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the pavilion presents circular systems as an immersive and collectively experienced environment.
Across multiple exhibition zones, visitors encounter interactive installations, audiovisual storytelling and educational environments focused on circular economies, material cycles and sustainable futures. Architecture, media and participation are closely interwoven, allowing the pavilion to unfold as a continuously connected spatial narrative rather than a sequence of isolated exhibition rooms.
We developed the pavilion’s sound scenography as a recurring musical system connecting the different thematic environments. Motifs evolve across interactive installations, immersive media spaces and transitional zones while maintaining a shared sonic continuity throughout the visitor experience. Spatial audio and multichannel composition support orientation, pacing and collective perception across the pavilion’s changing dramaturgical conditions.
Our contribution focused on composition, sound design and the spatial integration of the pavilion’s musical structure. Through adaptive musical systems and immersive sound environments, we shaped how visitors perceive movement, transition and continuity across the German Pavilion experience.
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