For the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale (26 May – 25 November 2018), ALPI has been selected as one of the producers of the first Pavilion of the Holy See, Vatican Chapels, at Fondazione Cini on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore. The Asplund Pavilion produced by ALPI embodies the essence of the project in the architecture of the building itself, based on the vocabulary of traditional Scandinavian wooden constructions – “stave churches” – and containing an exhibition of original drawings by Gunnar Asplund for the Woodland Chapel.

▼建筑外貌，exterior view

The architectural structure – with a length of about 11 and a height of 8 meters – is organized as a prismatic form similar to that of a crystal, and entirely clad in ALPI wood. The company has developed an experimental material used for the external facings of the construction, made with 9000 wood shingles that enhance the external image of the building; the interior is completely faced in ALPI Xilo 2.0 Striped White, developed in collaboration with Piero Lissoni, to create a muted, intimate atmosphere. The Asplund Pavilion represents another emblematic example of the company’s intense relationship with the world of design, in which material and cultural quality and a unique approach to projects formulate new aesthetic dimensions in relation to the product.