The Dutch Pavilion in Hanover, also known as the Dutch Expo Pavilion, was the Netherlands' pavilion built in 2000 for the Expo 2000 world exhibition, which is located in the Expo Park Hanover. The small country referred to with the motto "Holland creates space" his constant endeavor to wrest new land from the sea through land reclamation
A larger plot of around 9000 m² was available for a surrounding flower garden.
But on a limited floor space of 1024 m², the MVRDV architecture office and the abt design office created a total of almost 8000 m² for various landscapes stacked on top of one another using a sandwich-like, eight-story building without external walls.
The forty-meter-high building made of concrete, metal and wood, erected from 1999 to 2000, was an example of the connection between ecology and economy and was the highest country pavilion at the Expo.
After the end of the world exhibition, the Dutch pavilion was not used for almost 17 years. During this time, several fires - probably caused by arson - destroyed parts of the building. In September 2017, the Hanoverian real estate developer Wohnkompanie Nord, which belongs to the Bremen Zech Group, acquired the building. According to the branch manager Björn Jeschina, the building is to be prepared for future events, conferences and workshops and to create a connection to a 17-storey student dormitory to be built in parallel by means of a bridge.
Details of the planned renovation of the “secret landmark of the only world exhibition on German soil” were presented to the public during an evening event organized by the Expo Park Association in September 2017.
Thereafter, the pavilion for universities is to be renovated for 65 million euros and the construction of a student residence with 380 micro-apartments is planned next door.
The Dutch pavilion, once a landmark of the Expo 2000, now in ruins, is finally to be renovated. Construction work will begin in mid-July 2021. Offices are to be built in the pavilion itself, and micro-apartments for students will be built around the building.
90 million euros are invested.
First of all, the outer walls and the basement are to be repaired. In the next step, the elevator tower will be demolished. The 4th and 5th floors will be demolished and rebuilt. The distinctive surrounding stairs will unfortunately be removed. All of this should be ready by the end of the year
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