The sense that this place has been created to cool a larger space with the least amount of energy consomed within the building, has become it's essence. As a prefabricated structure, the pavilion contains various elements (structurally and architecturall y) to articulate and provide this climate control throughout the building. The most notable feature which helps do this is the water wall; it becomes an element which provides a visula and physical cooling effect, and an architectural motif which sets a tone to the building's character. the large glazed areas consist of the water running planar with the wall, and the water streaming off the structure, creating a more focused sense of the transparency of the skin.
Another element which helps the environmental control system of the building is the S-shaped solar/shading panels. These help the metal panels on the roof from getting too hot.
A PVC coated polyester fabric, fixed to the bow steel tubes, not only help the structural sense of the building, but also the additional protection against sunlight. Here, the pavilion expresses the structural elements either through the transparent enve lope, or the penetration of the structure throughout the building itself.
All of the joints in the structure are either pinned or bolted depending upon the connection used for application.
The live loads, which include the wind loads and rain loads are important stability factors within the design. Other live loads do not apply inside the structure, due to the fact that there is an "infrastructure" (separate exhibition floors structurally independent from the envelope) within the pavilion.
Vertical Loading