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Baca Architects

Based in London, Baca Architects creates coastal resort master plans and waterfront retreats defined by floating pontoon structures, sharp geometric overwater projections, and central pinwheel plans lit by deep circular roof openings. This portfolio serves as a direct reference when negotiating sensitive land-water thresholds, detailing buoyant leisure platforms, or spanning concrete structures across cliffside topographies.

Satellite aerial map showing coastal master planning and beach club locations by Baca Architects.

Yanbu Beach Club

An aerial site precedent showing regional coastal master planning and resort site selection along sensitive marine ecosystems.

What we like about this project
Clear visibility of offshore coral formations dictating the placement of coastal interventions.

Materials

  • water
  • sand
  • native-landscape

Visual identifiers

  • satellite-aerial
  • coastal-master-plan
  • coral-reef
  • resort-locations

Style tags

  • coastal
  • master-plan
  • macro-scale

Visual tags

  • master-plan
  • coastal
  • aerial
  • site-analysis
  • resort
Geometry
Macro-scale site plan overlaid on a coastal geography, highlighting resort locations along reef-sheltered waters.
Spatial scale
Regional macro scale, covering kilometers of coastline and open water.
Lighting
Natural daylight captured via satellite imagery, showing clear contrast between shallow turquoise waters and deep ocean blue.
Atmosphere
Expansive, bright, and oriented toward coastal recreation and tourism development.
Environmental context
Arid coastal desert edge meeting coral reefs and shallow sea inlets.
Spatial experience
A broad overview of an extensive coastal and island master plan, connecting mainland shorelines to offshore interventions.
Style reading
Macro-scale coastal master planning
Program
Coastal resort and beach club master plan
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban
Materials
water, sand, native-landscape
Visual identifiers
satellite-aerial, coastal-master-plan, coral-reef, resort-locations
Style tags
coastal, master-plan, macro-scale
Visual tags
master-plan, coastal, aerial, site-analysis, resort
Geometry
Macro-scale site plan overlaid on a coastal geography, highlighting resort locations along reef-sheltered waters.
Spatial scale
Regional macro scale, covering kilometers of coastline and open water.
Lighting
Natural daylight captured via satellite imagery, showing clear contrast between shallow turquoise waters and deep ocean blue.
Atmosphere
Expansive, bright, and oriented toward coastal recreation and tourism development.
Environmental context
Arid coastal desert edge meeting coral reefs and shallow sea inlets.
Spatial experience
A broad overview of an extensive coastal and island master plan, connecting mainland shorelines to offshore interventions.
Style reading
Macro-scale coastal master planning
Program
Coastal resort and beach club master plan
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban

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Connect

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  • X
  • GitHub

Legal

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  • Terms

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Satellite aerial map showing coastal master planning and beach club locations by Baca Architects.

Yanbu Beach Club

An aerial site precedent showing regional coastal master planning and resort site selection along sensitive marine ecosystems.

What we like about this project
Clear visibility of offshore coral formations dictating the placement of coastal interventions.

Materials

  • water
  • sand
  • native-landscape

Visual identifiers

  • satellite-aerial
  • coastal-master-plan
  • coral-reef
  • resort-locations

Style tags

  • coastal
  • master-plan
  • macro-scale

Visual tags

  • master-plan
  • coastal
  • aerial
  • site-analysis
  • resort
Geometry
Macro-scale site plan overlaid on a coastal geography, highlighting resort locations along reef-sheltered waters.
Spatial scale
Regional macro scale, covering kilometers of coastline and open water.
Lighting
Natural daylight captured via satellite imagery, showing clear contrast between shallow turquoise waters and deep ocean blue.
Atmosphere
Expansive, bright, and oriented toward coastal recreation and tourism development.
Environmental context
Arid coastal desert edge meeting coral reefs and shallow sea inlets.
Spatial experience
A broad overview of an extensive coastal and island master plan, connecting mainland shorelines to offshore interventions.
Style reading
Macro-scale coastal master planning
Program
Coastal resort and beach club master plan
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban
Materials
water, sand, native-landscape
Visual identifiers
satellite-aerial, coastal-master-plan, coral-reef, resort-locations
Style tags
coastal, master-plan, macro-scale
Visual tags
master-plan, coastal, aerial, site-analysis, resort
Geometry
Macro-scale site plan overlaid on a coastal geography, highlighting resort locations along reef-sheltered waters.
Spatial scale
Regional macro scale, covering kilometers of coastline and open water.
Lighting
Natural daylight captured via satellite imagery, showing clear contrast between shallow turquoise waters and deep ocean blue.
Atmosphere
Expansive, bright, and oriented toward coastal recreation and tourism development.
Environmental context
Arid coastal desert edge meeting coral reefs and shallow sea inlets.
Spatial experience
A broad overview of an extensive coastal and island master plan, connecting mainland shorelines to offshore interventions.
Style reading
Macro-scale coastal master planning
Program
Coastal resort and beach club master plan
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban

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