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CAA建筑事务所

Beijing-based CAA建筑事务所 develops a fluid, sculptural architecture characterized by metallic ribbon facades with variable perforated shading, sweeping elevated bridges, and continuous roofscapes that extend directly into the surrounding topography. This body of work provides a primary reference when detailing complex parametric building envelopes or integrating multi-level walkable landscape infrastructure into large-scale cultural centers and coastal developments.

Aerial view of a sprawling coastal development with undulating green-roofed forms and organic courtyards.

200615_LHW1

北京

An aerial precedent for large-scale coastal master planning, combining continuous organic massing with extensive green roofs and integrated courtyards.

What we like about this project
The roofscape functions as a continuous elevated park bridging multiple distinct building blocks.

Materials

  • concrete
  • glass
  • greenery
  • paving

Visual identifiers

  • organic-masterplan
  • green-roofs
  • coastal-site
  • ribbon-massing

Style tags

  • biomorphic
  • parametric
  • contemporary

Visual tags

  • masterplan
  • mega-structure
  • organic-architecture
  • green-roof
  • coastal
Geometry
Expansive master plan featuring fluid, organic massing with continuous ribbon-like roof terraces and numerous internal lightwells or courtyards.
Facade system
Curved continuous ribbon balconies and continuous glazing wrapping fluid floor plates.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame supporting large cantilevered floor plates and green roof loads.
Spatial scale
Vast multi-block urban scale stretching across a large coastal parcel, dwarfing surrounding context.
Lighting
Soft, diffuse daylight under an overcast sky, casting faint shadows across curved roof forms.
Atmosphere
Expansive, futuristic, and ecologically integrated against a dramatic coastal horizon.
Environmental context
Coastal site bounded by a sandy beach and ocean on one side and rolling green hills and rural roads on the landward side.
Spatial experience
A continuous ground and roof landscape where built form and green parkland merge into an undulating mega-structure.
Composition rhythm
Flowing horizontal banding of terraces paired with an irregular distribution of organic light wells.
Style reading
Biomorphic parametric urbanism
Program
Mixed-use coastal resort, cultural, or residential mega-complex
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban
Materials
concrete, glass, greenery, paving
Visual identifiers
organic-masterplan, green-roofs, coastal-site, ribbon-massing
Style tags
biomorphic, parametric, contemporary
Visual tags
masterplan, mega-structure, organic-architecture, green-roof, coastal
Geometry
Expansive master plan featuring fluid, organic massing with continuous ribbon-like roof terraces and numerous internal lightwells or courtyards.
Facade system
Curved continuous ribbon balconies and continuous glazing wrapping fluid floor plates.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame supporting large cantilevered floor plates and green roof loads.
Spatial scale
Vast multi-block urban scale stretching across a large coastal parcel, dwarfing surrounding context.
Lighting
Soft, diffuse daylight under an overcast sky, casting faint shadows across curved roof forms.
Atmosphere
Expansive, futuristic, and ecologically integrated against a dramatic coastal horizon.
Environmental context
Coastal site bounded by a sandy beach and ocean on one side and rolling green hills and rural roads on the landward side.
Spatial experience
A continuous ground and roof landscape where built form and green parkland merge into an undulating mega-structure.
Composition rhythm
Flowing horizontal banding of terraces paired with an irregular distribution of organic light wells.
Style reading
Biomorphic parametric urbanism
Program
Mixed-use coastal resort, cultural, or residential mega-complex
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban

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Aerial view of a sprawling coastal development with undulating green-roofed forms and organic courtyards.

200615_LHW1

北京

An aerial precedent for large-scale coastal master planning, combining continuous organic massing with extensive green roofs and integrated courtyards.

What we like about this project
The roofscape functions as a continuous elevated park bridging multiple distinct building blocks.

Materials

  • concrete
  • glass
  • greenery
  • paving

Visual identifiers

  • organic-masterplan
  • green-roofs
  • coastal-site
  • ribbon-massing

Style tags

  • biomorphic
  • parametric
  • contemporary

Visual tags

  • masterplan
  • mega-structure
  • organic-architecture
  • green-roof
  • coastal
Geometry
Expansive master plan featuring fluid, organic massing with continuous ribbon-like roof terraces and numerous internal lightwells or courtyards.
Facade system
Curved continuous ribbon balconies and continuous glazing wrapping fluid floor plates.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame supporting large cantilevered floor plates and green roof loads.
Spatial scale
Vast multi-block urban scale stretching across a large coastal parcel, dwarfing surrounding context.
Lighting
Soft, diffuse daylight under an overcast sky, casting faint shadows across curved roof forms.
Atmosphere
Expansive, futuristic, and ecologically integrated against a dramatic coastal horizon.
Environmental context
Coastal site bounded by a sandy beach and ocean on one side and rolling green hills and rural roads on the landward side.
Spatial experience
A continuous ground and roof landscape where built form and green parkland merge into an undulating mega-structure.
Composition rhythm
Flowing horizontal banding of terraces paired with an irregular distribution of organic light wells.
Style reading
Biomorphic parametric urbanism
Program
Mixed-use coastal resort, cultural, or residential mega-complex
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban
Materials
concrete, glass, greenery, paving
Visual identifiers
organic-masterplan, green-roofs, coastal-site, ribbon-massing
Style tags
biomorphic, parametric, contemporary
Visual tags
masterplan, mega-structure, organic-architecture, green-roof, coastal
Geometry
Expansive master plan featuring fluid, organic massing with continuous ribbon-like roof terraces and numerous internal lightwells or courtyards.
Facade system
Curved continuous ribbon balconies and continuous glazing wrapping fluid floor plates.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame supporting large cantilevered floor plates and green roof loads.
Spatial scale
Vast multi-block urban scale stretching across a large coastal parcel, dwarfing surrounding context.
Lighting
Soft, diffuse daylight under an overcast sky, casting faint shadows across curved roof forms.
Atmosphere
Expansive, futuristic, and ecologically integrated against a dramatic coastal horizon.
Environmental context
Coastal site bounded by a sandy beach and ocean on one side and rolling green hills and rural roads on the landward side.
Spatial experience
A continuous ground and roof landscape where built form and green parkland merge into an undulating mega-structure.
Composition rhythm
Flowing horizontal banding of terraces paired with an irregular distribution of organic light wells.
Style reading
Biomorphic parametric urbanism
Program
Mixed-use coastal resort, cultural, or residential mega-complex
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban

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