EXHIBITION

SPACE
GUIDELINES
construction and arrangement
 This document provides the guidelines for construction, arrangements and
set-up of the Official Participants Exhibition Spaces.

“Official Participants are those Foreign Governments and International

Organizations that have accepted an official invitation from the Italian
Government to participate in the Exhibition.” (Bureau International des
Expositions – BIE – Special Regulation n°2 – Art. 2)

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© Expo 2015 S.p.A. - Milano | October 2011
Images are by Ufficio di Piano, Expo 2015 S.p.A.

Expo 2015 S.p.A.

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www.expo2015.org
t: +39 0289459400
CONTENTS
OVERVIEW OF PARTICIPANT COUNTRY EXHIBITION SPACES.......................................................................... 4
Exhibition Spaces Basic Documentation.......................................................................................................................... 4
Additional Documentation.................................................................................................................................................. 4

DESIGN PARAMETERS : TYPE 1 and TYPE 2 Exhibition Spaces.......................................................................... 5

General Guidelines................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Sustainability...................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Architecture, Design and Landscape........................................................................................................................... 6
Functional program......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Utility Systems provided.................................................................................................................................................. 7
Covered Exhibition Space Design Parameters................................................................................................................ 8
Height of the Buildings................................................................................................................................................... 8
Building Setbacks............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Volumetric Scenarios...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Roof Design and Facilities.............................................................................................................................................. 8
Subsurface Structures..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Indoor exhibition and Flow management.................................................................................................................. 9
Open-air Exhibition Space Design Parameters............................................................................................................... 9
Open spaces...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Entrance/Exit - Queue Management.........................................................................................................................10
Others....................................................................................................................................................................................10
Conditions and Restrictions for Type 1 and Type 2 Exhibition Spaces...............................................................10

SERVICES for TYPE 2 Expo-Serviced Exhibition Spaces......................................................................................11

Services..................................................................................................................................................................................11

CLUSTERS.................................................................................................................................................................................12

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Exhibition Spaces........................................................................................12

Exhibition Spaces Basic Documentation........................................................................................................................12
Additional Documentation................................................................................................................................................12

PROCEDURES FOR EXHIBITION DESIGN...................................................................................................................13

Design Approval Procedures.............................................................................................................................................13
Applicable Forms.................................................................................................................................................................13

OTHERS.....................................................................................................................................................................................14
The Technical Office...........................................................................................................................................................14

OVERVIEW OF
PARTICIPANT COUNTRY
EXHIBITION SPACES
Type 1: Self-Built Exhibition Space
Type 2: Expo-Serviced Exhibition Space
Type 3: Cluster Exhibition Space
Diagram page 33
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All Countries Exhibition Spaces will be located on the World Avenue
and will be grouped according to thematic elements. Hence, the
location of the Exhibition Spaces will be closely related to the
participants’ interpretation and articulation of the theme and sub-
themes.
Official Participant Exhibition Spaces will cover an area of about
153,000 square metres.
The Exhibition Space catalogue available for Exhibitions Spaces
includes 20 Small lots, 26 Medium lots, 23 Large lots and about 10 lots
dedicated to the Clusters.
Three types of Exhibitions Spaces are available according to the
Participation Model:
Type 1: Self-built Exhibition Spaces
Type 2: Expo-Serviced Exhibition Spaces
Type 3: Clusters
The Country lots are paired following three schemes named A, B and
C based on the way each pair is formed in relation to each lot area and
shape. Only Clusters take up two lots of the grid.
To increase flexibility and the number of Countries that the Organizer
will be able to host, the Small lots can be split in two parts with a half
front each.
In order to ensure sun and rain protection the World Avenue is
completely covered by roofing structures. The tensile roofing structure
is designed as a combination of cables and pillars on which are placed
a special membrane able to guarantee a high level of environmental
comfort.
• The pillar grid places a pillar every 10 metres, in this way every
national lot will have 3 pillars in front of the exhibition space on
the side facing the boulevard (one of which is shared with the
neighbouring lot)
• The foundations of the cable structure are located in the first
7 metres of the side facing the main boulevard
Basic Documentation for Exhibition Space Design
Once the Exhibition Space is allocated to a Participating Country,
the Organizer will provide the Participant with the following
documentation:
a. Map showing Exhibition Space location in relation to roads,
parking facilities, green areas and public services;
b. Map showing the Expo Site borders and Exhibition Space;
c. Topographical map and photographs of the Exhibition Space
including specifications of the surface area, location of
underground utilities, boundary lines, surface elevations, and
site survey report as required.
Additional Documentation
An Official Participant may contact the Organizer any time when
additional technical documentation is needed during the architectural
design process.
Self-built and Expo-Serviced Exhibition Spaces will be individual
Exhibition Spaces facing the World Avenue. DESIGN PARAMETERS for
The allocated land lots for Self-built and Expo-Serviced Exhibition TYPE 1 and TYPE 2
Spaces are offered by the Organizer free of charge to Official
Exhibition Spaces
Participants in various sizes from a minimum of about 500 square
metres to a maximum of roughly 4,500 square metres.

The Exhibition Spaces are intended as a combination of indoor and

open-air exhibition space in order to create a strong relation between
covered and green open spaces through thematic content. The
goal is to create an integrated expositive landscape and a Visitor
Experience that immediately establishes a positive relationship
between humankind and nature, creating a bridge between the
content of the Event (Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life) and the
nature of the exhibition spaces.
Diagram page 16
As reported in the International Participants Guide, Exhibition Spaces
will be required to satisfy the 30% Rule i.e., they must have a minimum
of 30% green and open areas.
The Lot Coverage Rate dictates that a maximum of 70% of the lot,
excluding setbacks, may be occupied by buildings (to clarify this rule
see the related Diagram at page 25). This includes any overhanging
balconies or upper floors.

Minimum Lot 522 sqm

Maximum Lot 4,913 sqm
Green and Open Areas minimum 30% of the lot
Lot Coverage Rate up to 70% the lot excluding
setback areas
Building Height 12 metres maximum
Restaurant and Commercial areas maximum 20% of the
Diagram page 20
exhibition area

Architectural design shall comply with relevant Italian laws, regulations

and standards, and regulations formulated by the Organizer. Therefore
Official Participants are encouraged to collaborate with architects,
designers, engineers and any others technicians with appropriate
professional qualifications as required by Italian laws.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Sustainability
Participants that build their own Exhibition Spaces are encouraged to
develop environmentally sustainable spaces through:
• An integrated process to design for reuse and recycling of
construction materials after their use. Diagram page 22
• Low-impact construction system enabling easy construction and
dismantling.
• Use of sustainable materials (local, recycled, recyclable, certified
as responsibly sourced, from a renewable source, with a low
carbon footprint) chosen via an environmental assessment
involving a Life Cycle Assessment or an Embodied Energy/Carbon
methodology utilizing a country-of-origin or European system.

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Participants that build their own Exhibition
Spaces are encouraged to develop
environmentally sustainable spaces
The Organizer’s intention is to avoid any
conflict between open space and the
content of the Exposition
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• Minimise energy requirements and consumption optimizing
passive strategies (shading, natural ventilation, massing) and
efficient systems. Use dynamic energy modeling considering all
energy sources including cooling, lighting, internal equipment.
• Satisfy energy needs using innovative on site solutions with
renewable energy sources.
• Minimise water consumption and maximise the recycling of water.
Maximise permeable (porous) ground areas.
• Minimise the heat island effect choosing pavements (SRI > 30) and
roofing materials (SRI>80) with a high albedo where shading is not
provided or by using green roofs.
• Minimise underground level areas.
• Minimise light pollution.
• In the construction and dismantling phases, require an
environmental management system (certified per ISO14001/
EMAS or equivalent standard).
• Arrange specific areas for separate waste collection and storage.
• Provide a monitoring system to measure significant environmental
parameters (such as energy consumptions, recycled water, etc.).
• Showcase the adopted sustainable solutions for visitors
information and awareness.
Architecture, Design and Landscape
The Organizer’s intention is to avoid any conflict between open space
and the content of the Exposition. The aim is also to overcome the
idea that content is available only inside buildings, this will make
the open-air experience as enjoyable as the indoor one, creating a
fluid expositive landscape with a strong relation between indoor and
open-air exhibition space. The architectural and landscape design of
Exhibition Spaces shall be an important component of the exhibition
proposal to create a truly unique and multi-faceted experience.
• The ground floor has to be planned as a fluid space with as few
physical barriers as possible beetwen indoor and outdoor spaces.
The ground floor where part of the exposition content is located
also includes open-air food services so that visitors deciding not
to enter can still perceive and vividly understand the significance
of the Expo message.
• The use of construction materials shall be consistent with the
Participants’ identity, traditions and material culture and with the
Theme.
• Use of new technologies is strongly encouraged.
• The design shall give priority to a barrier-free approach in the
overall process and construction of buildings and landscape
arrangements.
Functional program
The main program aim of the buildings and the setting up of the
internal/external contents is an exhibition about the Expo theme
“Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” and its sub-themes.
• The International Participant Guide recommends the offering/
sale of food and food products in the Exhibition Space with
a commercial section that cannot exceed the 20% of the total
Exhibition Area, in accordance with BIE rules.
• Participants having Medium or Large Exhibitions Spaces and
building or outfitting their own exhibition spaces, will be required
 to include food service areas within their Exhibition Spaces. This
will entail the creation of restaurants or areas dedicated to food
consumption where visitors may enjoy unforgettable gustatory
experiences. Participants will be required to make sure that the
food service areas have separate entries for visitors that want to
access those areas separately from visiting the Exhibition Space.
• Goods storage: The Organizer provides goods delivery after Expo
closing hours (at night) using electrical or zero-emission vehicles.
The supplies must be compatible in shape and weight for transport
on standard European pallets. If food services are provided, supply
storage areas inside the lot must be designed to ensure at least
two days of service autonomy.
• Collection of waste: a collection room/ intermediate storage area “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”
must be provided where the waste packets/bags (with specific
dimension requirements and separated by type as indicated
by the Organizer) are collected before they are removed and
transported off the Expo Site. Waste storage areas must be built
and dimensioned to ensure containment of odours and liquids
and a one-day storage period.

Utility Systems provided

The Organizer will supply to each Participant with the following
utilities:
• Chilled water (from district cooling)
• Potable water
• Service water (non potable from groundwater) for irrigation and
fire fighting systems
• Electricity
• Telecommunication network
• Connection with Expo Site general systems: emergency sound,
fire detection, supervision & control and CCTV systems
• Wastewater outlet
• Rainwater discharge outlet
Gas is not provided.
Expo will be open from May to October. Exhibition Buildings will
thus need to be cooled not heated. Italian energy regulations do not
apply, hence there are no regulatory limitations in terms of thermal Diagram page 27
transmittance or energy performance.

For each of the above mentioned services the Organizer will set a
battery limit; otherwise the participant will have to meet its specific
needs through the use of appropriate ecological and sustainable
devices.

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 COVERED EXHIBITION SPACE DESIGN PARAMETERS

Covered Exhibition Spaces are buildings or enclosed structures

containing exhibition areas or other spaces, including all overhanging
upper floors or balconies.
Participants may decide to build more than one level within the
Covered part of the Exhibition Space, based on their individual needs.

Diagram page 26 Height of Buildings

• The height of the Covered part of Exhibition Space (or Building
Height) must be less than 12 metres.
• The height limit for any additional architectural elements (such
as skylights, roof elements, vertical connections to the roof,
sunscreens, signals, etc.) is 17 metres.
Building Setbacks
• The setback from the main boulevard must be no less than 10
metres, in order to create a small square.
• The distance between buildings and the side street shall be no
less than 2 metres; there shall be no building concession directly
Diagram page 25 to squares, greens, streets or public spaces, without the 2 metres
setback.
• The setback from the neighbouring lot shall be no less than 3
metres.
• The distance between buildings shall comply with fire control
requirements.

Volumetric Scenarios
• Scenario A: the maximum buildable volume can be designed
as a sequence of indoor and outdoor exhibition spaces. As
a consequence it will possible to use all the flooring area ratio
Diagram page 25 available to built more than one pavilion and a fluid expositive
landscape.
• Scenario B: The lot can be designed as a classic Expo pavilion,
so all the volume available can be used to realize a single indoor
exhibition space that must have a strong relation with the single
open air exhibition space.

Roof Design and Facilities

• The buildings may have roof terraces for visitors.
• The greening rate of roofs shall not be lower than 50%.
• Rooftop facilities or structures must comply with integrated
landscape design requirements.
Diagram page 30

Subsurface Structures
According to the rules of the BIE and the common practice of the
previous expositions, all Country pavilions are temporary structures.
Subsurface facilities may be built provided so they are kept to a
minimum and the ground surface is restored when the building is
removed.

Diagram page 32

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Indoor exhibition and Flow management
The indoor exhibition space design has to offer to visitors a full
immersion in the Theme on the human scale with content presented
at every moment of the visit.
The visitor should be guided on a discovery of the exhibition content
using the most innovative technology. The challenge lies in getting
beyond the out-dated paradigm of queues and visitor flows to create
an efficient, dynamic and fluid experience.

OPEN-AIR EXHIBITION SPACE DESIGN PARAMETERS

The landscape design shall be developed in keeping with the Theme
and with the Participant’s approach to it.
Like architecture, the landscape shall also help to tell intriguing
stories about the pleasures of the table, delightful scents or strange
and curious stories related to food cultivation and processing. The
landscape has to document the most advanced research in the field
of food production and the transformation of agricultural products.
Countries will showcase their capabilities in food production, the
biodiversity of their products, and their agricultural and food supply The landscape design shall be developed
chains. in keeping with the Theme
“Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”
Open spaces
A minimum of 30% of each lot must be dedicated to open areas
and greenery. Excluding lot setbacks the Open-air Exhibition Space
represents around 50% of each lot, where it is possible to build:
• structures used for plants ensuring soil permeability (e.g. trellises,
pergolas, garden structures, planters).
• landscaping structure (e.g. structures used to retain soil or other
materials, pools, exhibition structures, art works).
The following structures may also be built such as roofs, awnings,
canopies and greenhouses, open-sided patio roofs.
The height of all these structures must be no more than 6 metres;
structures may abut directly on squares, greens, streets and public
spaces; only the setback line from the neighbouring lot shall be no
less than 3 metres. In case the Participant wishes to have the above
restriction relaxed the Organizer shall make decisions on a case-by- Diagram page 26
case way based on the Participant’s project design.

Fences or barriers are not permitted along the Exhibition Space

borders.

The layout shall provide an unobstructed fire lane 3.5 metres wide
allowing access by fire department vehicles. In most cases the fire
lane will be built on the back side of the lot with respect to the
boulevard. Details on special cases will be provided in due time. The
fire lane shall be constructed of an all-weather driving surface capable
of supporting fire department vehicles.

Importation into the EU from non-EU countries of plants, plant

products and other objects, used for landscape arrangements, is
regulated in European law by the Convention on International Trade Diagram page 35
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Moreover, an
EU passport and an Italian phytosanitary certificate are required to
allow free circulation of plants and plant products within the EU.

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 Entrance/Exit - Queue Management
In order to enhance visitor ease and reduce queuing, the Organizer
will set up a virtual queuing system to improve Level of Service (LOS)
by reducing waiting time and optimising the waiting areas of other
uses.

Systems to monitor incoming and outgoing visitor flows in the

exhibition space must be provided to ensure compliance with Italian
laws on crowding. The crowd level indicator should not exceed
Diagram page 34 D-level in open areas. Queuing and crowding must be assessed using
pedestrian simulation software.

Building entrances and exits shall be designed taking into account

the surrounding conditions and landscaping requirements.
• Exhibition spaces may have multiple entrances/exits on
different sides of the lot. They must provide differentiated access
for visitors, including disabled, special reserved visitors, reserved
groups, workers and finally supplies/waste.
• If a main entrance for the Exhibition Space is planned, it cannot give
onto the Decumanus. This side of the lot may only have exits. The
queuing area must not occupy or overflow onto the Decumanus.
If there are attractions or shows visible from the Decumanus, an
area inside the lot must be provided to accommodate visitors so as
not to hinder the movement of pedestrians along the Decumanus.
This area must be at least 3 metres wide.
Diagram page 34 • The queuing area can extend a maximum of 2 metres outside the
exhibition space into the secondary path, as long as each side;
extra queuing must be accommodated inside the lot. Queuing
guides and barriers placed in public areas must be easily and
completely removable. The lot entrance/exit on the “secondary
path” must be placed:
- ten metres away from the Decumanus, if the queue starts
from the Decumanus;
- five metres away, if the queue stars from the end of the
pavilion area.
• Goods entrance and waste removal are planned during the event
closing hours and could be done by using all pedestrian access
except the Decumanus area. A dedicated gate, which may be
small, must be planned for receiving extraordinary supplies or
removing extra wastes during opening hours. This gate must be
placed quite far from principal visitor entrances.

OTHERS
Please note that the above requirements can be relaxed to meet
specific needs.
The Organizer will address this on a case-by-case basis.

Conditions & Restrictions for Type 1, Type 2 Exhibition Spaces

The conditions and restrictions for the exhibition spaces to be designed
and built by official participants are not exhaustively covered in this
document, however official participants shall observe the procedures
prescribed in this document in making exhibition designs.

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The Organizer will provide its expertise and knowledge to support
Participants in the design, construction and dismantling of their
SERVICES FOR TYPE 2
Exhibition Spaces, providing substantive contributions that will
Expo-Serviced
Exhibition Spaces
be theme-related, innovative and conceptually, intellectually and
aesthetically appealing.

SERVICES
The list of services described below will be provided directly by the
Organizer upon Participant’s request and be consequently charged.
Just to mention some examples, the Organizer will provide specific
services in agreement with Participants. All services listed below,
supplied directly by the Organizer, will offer notable advantages as well
as being economically competitive: Sketch, Preliminary and Detailed
Designs could be prepared directly by the Organizer’s architecture
and engineering office.
These services provide the following advantages:
• Thorough knowledge of the theme of Expo Milano 2015
• Guarantee coordination of the design, with the rest of the
exhibition Site (hook-ups and knowledge of the building site)
• Certainty of timely delivery
• Building permit procedures managed directly by the Organizer
• Benefits related to the strong commitment of the Organizer to
creating a win-win relationship and ensuring the successful
participation of the Country
• Preparation of the prospective European bid in Italy for exhibition
spaces construction.

Design services could be offered either for the preparation of the

pavilion or for the conception of the fixtures inside/outside

Tutoring for supplier selection providing the Country with:

• A scouting service for suppliers in Italy
• Benchmarking service to compare offers
• Support in the preparation of a bid (managed by the Organizer)

Works management:
• Access to a certified list of suppliers
• Benefits deriving from Organizer management of the Site
• Certainty of timely delivery

Dismantling the exhibition space assigning this duty to the Organizer

will allow the Participant to:
• Benefit from economies of scale;
• Avoid administrative procedures that will be managed directly by
the Organizer;
• Total compliance with the highest environmental standards;
• Total commitment of the Organizer to manage the dismantling in
the predetermined times.

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 These innovative Exhibition Spaces will be created to group a number
CLUSTERS of Countries focused on a prominent, shared and representative
theme within the same architectural project.
The Organizer will take charge of designing and building of the Clusters
and then rent out the Exhibition Space to Participating Countries.
The Organizer expects to develop around 10 Exhibition Areas
dedicated to the Clusters, located across the whole Expo Site and all
facing the World Avenue. The size of each Cluster will vary from a
minimum of about 1,000 square metres to a maximum of about 4,000
square metres. Clusters will have around 50% of green and open areas
as a whole while Countries’ Exhibition Spaces inside the Clusters will
be developed on two levels.

Once the participation in a Cluster is confirmed by a Participating

Country and the planning and design of the Cluster is finalized by
the Organizer, the Organizer will provide the Participant with the
following documentation:

a. Map showing Cluster positioning on the Expo Site;

b. Floor plan illustrating the layout and characteristics of the
outfitted area;
c. Maps and photographs of the Exhibition Space including
executive designs, technical specification and the location
of underground utilities.

INTERNATIONAL International Organizations will have multiple options for participating

ORGANIZATION in Expo Milano 2015.
EXHIBITION SPACES One of these options is the occupation of an Exhibition Space in
the Exhibition Site. A range of special locations within the Exhibition
Spaces are reserved for International Organizations in order to ensure
greater visibility.

International Organization Exhibition Spaces will cover an area of

approximately 2,700 square metres.

Located on specially conceived platforms built on the Canal, the size

of Exhibitions Spaces dedicated to the International Organizations will
vary from a minimum of 225 square metres to a maximum of 400
square metres.

BASIC DOCUMENTATION OF EXHIBITION SPACES

Once an International Organization’s application has been approved,
the Organizer will provide the Participant with the following
documentation:
a. Map showing Exhibition Space location in relation to roads,
parking facilities, green areas and public services;
b. Map showing the Expo Site borders and Exhibition Space;
c. Topographical map and photographs of the Exhibition Space
including specifications of the surface area, location of
underground utilities, boundary lines, surface elevations, and
site survey report as required.

Additional documentation
An Official Participant may appeal to the Organizer any time when
additional technical documentation is needed in the architectural
design process.
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Exhibition design is divided into two stages: concept design and
blueprint design. The basic concepts and outlines of the design are
PROCEDURES For
provided in the stage of concept design, while details of the design
EXHIBITION DESIGN
and instructions for implementation are provided in the stage of
blueprint design. The concept design shall be approved before the
blueprint design may begin.

The exhibition design shall include the following details and drawings:
a. Name;
b. Theme of exhibition;
c. Description of exhibits;
d. Internal structure, decoration and exhibition indoor and
outdoor design.
Official Participants shall submit pertinent exhibition design documents
to the Organizer, and then the Organizer will settle relevant procedures
on a consolidated basis.

APPROVAL PROCEDURES FOR DESIGN

After the Official Participant has submitted all the documents related
to the pavilion design, the Organizer will study the proposal and send
an official written notification to the participant on the result of the
assessment.
The contents which should be included in the pavilion design and the
time needed for the completion of the assessment shall be specified
in the further version of the Guide.
Once the participant’s design is approved the Organizer and the
participants should complete the pertinent procedures that will be
described in an updated version of this Guide.

APPLICABLE FORMS
Detailed information shall be provided in due time.

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 The Organizer will provide, in the next editions of the International
OTHERS Participants Guide documents regarding the procedures for the
management of structural construction and exhibition arrangement,
the procedures for dismantling exhibits and pavilions built by Official
Participants, fire prevention standards for structural and exhibition
design, the design standards for barrier-free facilities, and information
about barrier-free services, food hygiene, environmental protection,
environmental sanitation, public health and medical emergency,
safety and risk prevention, fire control and disaster control.

THE TECHNICAL OFFICE

The Organizer has set up, as part of the Construction Department
of the Expo 2015 Company a Technical Office, which will provide
Official Participants with necessary support for Exhibition Space
construction and exhibition set-up. Official Participants shall submit
their application documents to the Technical Office, and the Technical
Office shall conduct preliminary reviews of applications on behalf of
the Organizer and assist Official Participants in obtaining ratification
and licensing from relevant organs of the Italian government.

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Countries Exhibition Spaces

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 S.1 N.1
S.2

S.3 N.2

S.4 N.3

L size lots

S size lots
M size lots
N.4
S.5

Cluster lots

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S.6 N.5
N.6

S.7 N.7
Countries Exhibition Spaces

N.8
S.8

S.9 N.9

S.10

N.10

S.11 N.11

N.12
S.12 N.13

S.13 N.14

S.14 N.15

N.16
S.15
N.17
S.16
N.18
N.19
S.17
N.20
S.18 N.21
 S.19
S.20 N.22

N.23

S.21 N.24

N.25
S.22
N.26
S.23

S.24
N.27
S.25
N.28
S.26 N.29

S.27 N.30

S.28 N.31

N.32
S.29
S.30 N.33
N.34

S.31 N.35
N.36
S.32
N.37
S.33
N.38

N.39
S.34
N.40

S.35 N.41
S.36 N.42

S.37 N.43

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 Countries Exhibition Spaces - Catalog

S size

N.32

N.33
N.18
N.17
N.11
S.33

S.10

S.14
S.13
N.8
N.3
N.1

S.8
S.6

S.9
20 lots

522 sqm 747 sqm 887 sqm

M size
N.40

N.24

N.28
N.38

N.26
N.23

N.25
N.41

N.14
N.12

N.13

S.36
S.35

S.37
S.4
26 lots

1010 sqm 1147 sqm 1175 sqm 1234 sqm

L size
N.30

N.43
N.36
N.35

N.16
N.15

S.24

S.32
N.6
N.5
S.2

S.5
S.1

23 lots

2002 sqm 2370 sqm 2790 sqm 2533 sqm 2709 sqm 2717 sqm 2947 sqm

Cluster
N.22
N.10

N.27

S.34
S.12

S.21
S.17
S.11
N.2

11 lots

1044 sqm 1773 sqm 2467 sqm 2974 sqm 3379 sqm

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 S.25
S.18
S.16

S.19
S.15

N.20
N.29

N.21

S.30
S.28

S.29

S.26
S.22

S.23

S.27
N.4

1362 sqm 1907 sqm 1910 sqm

N.42

N.34
N.39

N.37

N.19
N.31
S.20
N.9

N.7
S.3

2951 sqm 3690 sqm 3880 sqm 3970 sqm 4133 sqm 4170 sqm 4386 sqm 4433 sqm 4590 sqm 4913 sqm
S.31

S.7

3820 sqm 4003 sqm

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Exhibition Spaces - Dimension Comparison

S size lots S size lots (half front)

var
var

20 m
10 m
10 m
20 m
20 m

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 M size lots L size lots Cluster lots

var

var

20 m
20 m

40 m

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Exhibition Space Arrangements

Scheme A Scheme B Scheme C

lot arrangement lot arrangement lot arrangement

All the Countries Exhibition Spaces are paired.

Only clusters take up two lots of the grid
Lot X

Lot X

Lot X
Lot Y

Lot Y

Lot Y

Scheme A Scheme B Scheme C

Lots with the same area Lots with different area Lots with different
shapes, one regular and
one that widens in the
back side of the lot

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 General Guidelines and Criteria: Basic Rules to designing the Exhibition Space

var

20 m
For each lot the setback The setback line from the setback from the main
from the boundaries the neighbouring lot boulevard must be no less
must be 2 metres shall be no less than 3 than 10 metres
metres

Participants may decide to

build more than one level
within the Covered part of
the Exhibition Space, based
on their individual needs.
The Lot Coverage Rate The remaining area, Light structures or
dictates that a maximum amounting to structures without The height of the buildings must
of 70% of the lot, approximately 50% in external walls may
be less than 12 metres
excluding setbacks, may the figure, is used to be built in the
be occupied by meet the 30% rule and open/air exhibition
buildings. as open/air exhibition space. The height limit for architectural
This includes any space. parts or projections is
overhanging balconies or 17 metres
upper floors.

17 m
12 m
9m
4.5 m

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Exhibition Spaces - Buildable Lot Areas

S size lots S size lots (half front) M size lots L size lots Cluster lots

Exhibition Spaces - Buildable Lot Volume

covered exhibition space

open air exhibition space

S size lots S size lots (half front) M size lots L size lots Cluster lots
individual participant space

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 Utility Systems Provided by the Organizer

9m
Boulevard

Telecommunication
Services Chilled water
Service water
Potable water
Waste water outlet

Electricity

Utility Systems Provided

The utility hook-ups provided by the Organizer will be located in an area within 9 metres from the main boulevard.

Expo will be open from May to October. Exhibition Buildings will thus need to be cooled not heated. Italian energy
regulations do not apply, hence there are no regulatory limitations in terms of thermal trasmittance or energy
performance.

For each of the above mentioned services the Organizer will set a battery limit; otherwise the participant will have to
meet its specific needs through the use of appropriate ecological and sustainable devices.

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 Exhibition Spaces - Maximum Covered Area

N.4 N.6 N.12 N.14

N.3 673 1013 560 560

N.1
sqm sqm sqm sqm
247 232 N.16 N.19 N.20
N.5 N.7 N.9
sqm sqm
N.13 N.15 1650 2686 959
1013 2398 2246 sqm sqm sqm
sqm sqm sqm 560 1032
sqm sqm N.21

959
N.8 N.11 N.17 N.18
sqm
350 374 350 350
sqm sqm sqm sqm

N.23

605
sqm

S.1 S.2

1009 1009
sqm sqm
S.8
S.3 S.5
451
1609 1491 sqm
sqm sqm
S.6 S.9 S.10 S.13 S.14 S.15 S.16 S.18 S.20

423 423 423 423 423 423 423 451 2542

S.4
sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm
575
sqm

S.19

423
sqm

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 N.41 N.43

489 1518
sqm sqm

N.31 N.34 N.38 N.39

2587 2890 489 2091

sqm sqm sqm sqm
N.25 N.29

605 605
sqm sqm
N.35 N.37

1423 2253
sqm sqm
N.24 N.26 N.28 N.30 N.32 N.33 N.42

605 605 605 1294 350 350 2394

sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm

N.36 N.40

1423 489
sqm sqm

S.22 S.23 S.26 S.27

961 961 1025 960

sqm sqm sqm sqm

S.28 S.30 S.32 S.35

960 960 1503 575

sqm sqm sqm sqm
S.24 S.25
S.29 S.33 S.36 S.37
1375 423
sqm sqm 960 248 575 613
sqm sqm sqm sqm

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Volumetric Scenario A

The lot can be designed as a

sequence of indoor and open-air
exhibition spaces.
It is possible to use all the volume
available to realize more than one
building in order to create an
expositive landscape.

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Volumetric Scenario B

The lot can be designed as a

classic Expo pavilion.
All the available volume can be
used to realize a single indoor
exhibition space that will have a
strong relation with the resulting
open-air exhibition space.

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 Permeability
12 m
The Covered part of the
Exhibition Space must ensure
the permeability of the
expositive system
Boulevard Lot longitudinal section

Roof Design and Facilities 1

The height of the Covered part

17 m of Exhibition Space must be less
12 m than 12 metres.
The height limit for buildings is
17 metres (including all
architectural elements such as
skylights, roof elements, vertical
Boulevard Lot longitudinal section connections to the roof,
sunscreen protections, signals...)

Roof Design and Facilities 2

17 m
12 m The Covered part of Exhibition
Space may have roof terraces
for visitors.
The greening rate of roofs shall
not be lower than 50%.
Boulevard Lot longitudinal section Rooftop facilities or structures
must comply with integrated
landscape design.

Roof Design and Facilities 3

17 m Even if the Covered part of
12 m Exhibiton Space is split into
more than one volume the
height limit for parts or any
architectural elements
architectonic portions of the
Boulevard Lot longitudinal section
building is 17 metres.

Subsurface Structures

According to the rules of the BIE

and the common practice of the
previous expositions, all Country
pavilions are temporary
structures. However buildings
can have subsurface structures
Boulevard Lot longitudinal section and spaces of a temporary
nature.

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Roofing Structure Scheme

In order to ensure sun and rain protecion the World Avenue is completely covered by roofing structures. The tensile
roofing structure is designed as a combination of cables and pillars on which are placed a special membrane able
to guarantee a high level of environmental comfort.

• The pillar grid places a pillar every 10 metres, so every national lot will have 3 pillars in front of the exhibition
space on the side facing the boulevard (one of wich is shared with the neighbouring lot)
• The foundations of the cable structure are located in the first 7 metres of the side facing the main boulevard

10 m
10 m
10 m
10 m

7m mutual
pillar

7m

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Entrance and Exit - Queue Management
reserved queuing
entrance entrance exit entrance

virtual
queuing exit exit
entrance
entrance entrance

staff Not possible in

entrance presence of
neighbouring lot
goods / waste

Boulevard Boulevard
exit
Types of Entrances Entrances and Exits
Entrances should be Entrances and exits may be placed on
differentiated on the basis of each free side of the lot. Only exits are
user type. allowed onto the main boulevard.

2m 2m

Virtual
queuing

Buffer
exhibit
10 m area
5m

Boulevard Queuing Boulevard

External queuing Buffer exhibit area

Outside of the lot the queuing area may A buffer exhibit area should be planned
occupy up to 2 metres of the secondary to accomodate different types of visitors.
path width. The queue length must not
exceed lot lenght.

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 Fire lane
The fire department access shall be
constructed of an all-weather driving
surface capable of supporting fire
department vehicles.

3.5 m

Exhibit area in
front of the
boulevard

Boulevard
3m
Exhibit area in front of boulevard
An area inside the lot with a setback of 3 metres will have
to be provided to host those attractions which will be
visible from the Decumanus, in order to accommodate
visitors so as not to hinder the movement of pedestrians
along the Decumanus.
Boulevard

Entrance and Exit - Logistic Management

goods / waste
exit entrance

exit exit

entrance entrance
goods / waste goods / waste

goods / waste

Boulevard
exit
Day scenario Night scenario
It is possible to have only one gate During the night all gates can be used
dedicated during opening hours to for goods and waste management
goods and waste management. except the main boulevard gate.

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Expo 2015 S.p.A.
Via Rovello, 2 - 20121 Milano, Italy
www.expo2015.org
t: +39 0289459400