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Based in Beijing, MAT 超级建筑事务所 structures its cultural, corporate, and coastal public facilities around dramatic volumetric cantilevers, sweeping roof geometries, and expressive structural elements that contrast solid massing with transparent glass connectors. This portfolio serves as a direct reference when detailing suspended overhangs above public thoroughfares, integrating rhythmic leaning supports into glass curtain walls, or articulating complex roof transitions that frame light-filled courtyards.

Aerial rendering of a linear concrete coastal walkway and public pool complex integrated into a rocky shoreline by MAT.

MAT_威海WAY海岸-

北京

An aerial precedent for integrating linear concrete architectural interventions and public pools into a dramatic rocky coastal landscape.

What we like about this project
A lower pavilion volume directly cantilevered over the breaking waves with full-height glazing.

Materials

  • concrete
  • glass
  • rock
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • coastal-promenade
  • concrete-cantilever
  • seawall-pools
  • rocky-shoreline

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • infrastructure
  • coastal

Visual tags

  • coastal
  • public-realm
  • master-plan
  • waterfront
  • concrete-architecture
Geometry
Linear concrete promenade structures step down a rocky coastline, featuring angular walkways, cantilevered viewing platforms, and a terminal pool plaza.
Facade system
Exposed concrete retaining walls and glazed lower volumes facing the water.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frames and cantilevered slabs anchored to coastal rocks.
Spatial scale
Macro scale spanning a long stretch of coastline, with pedestrian figures showing human proportion.
Lighting
Bright, even daylight casting soft shadows from concrete walls and trees across the site.
Atmosphere
Open, breezy coastal atmosphere blending raw concrete with natural ocean and forest elements.
Environmental context
Coastal shoreline with crashing waves on one side and a rolling, tree-covered hillside on the other.
Spatial experience
Movement flows seamlessly from landscaped park slopes out over the open water via raised promenades and sheltered concrete volumes.
Composition rhythm
Diagonal sequence of interconnected concrete platforms and ramps echoing the linear edge of the shore.
Style reading
Contemporary coastal infrastructure and public architecture
Program
Coastal public park, promenade, and pool facility
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, glass, rock, steel
Visual identifiers
coastal-promenade, concrete-cantilever, seawall-pools, rocky-shoreline
Style tags
contemporary, infrastructure, coastal
Visual tags
coastal, public-realm, master-plan, waterfront, concrete-architecture
Geometry
Linear concrete promenade structures step down a rocky coastline, featuring angular walkways, cantilevered viewing platforms, and a terminal pool plaza.
Facade system
Exposed concrete retaining walls and glazed lower volumes facing the water.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frames and cantilevered slabs anchored to coastal rocks.
Spatial scale
Macro scale spanning a long stretch of coastline, with pedestrian figures showing human proportion.
Lighting
Bright, even daylight casting soft shadows from concrete walls and trees across the site.
Atmosphere
Open, breezy coastal atmosphere blending raw concrete with natural ocean and forest elements.
Environmental context
Coastal shoreline with crashing waves on one side and a rolling, tree-covered hillside on the other.
Spatial experience
Movement flows seamlessly from landscaped park slopes out over the open water via raised promenades and sheltered concrete volumes.
Composition rhythm
Diagonal sequence of interconnected concrete platforms and ramps echoing the linear edge of the shore.
Style reading
Contemporary coastal infrastructure and public architecture
Program
Coastal public park, promenade, and pool facility
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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Aerial rendering of a linear concrete coastal walkway and public pool complex integrated into a rocky shoreline by MAT.

MAT_威海WAY海岸-

北京

An aerial precedent for integrating linear concrete architectural interventions and public pools into a dramatic rocky coastal landscape.

What we like about this project
A lower pavilion volume directly cantilevered over the breaking waves with full-height glazing.

Materials

  • concrete
  • glass
  • rock
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • coastal-promenade
  • concrete-cantilever
  • seawall-pools
  • rocky-shoreline

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • infrastructure
  • coastal

Visual tags

  • coastal
  • public-realm
  • master-plan
  • waterfront
  • concrete-architecture
Geometry
Linear concrete promenade structures step down a rocky coastline, featuring angular walkways, cantilevered viewing platforms, and a terminal pool plaza.
Facade system
Exposed concrete retaining walls and glazed lower volumes facing the water.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frames and cantilevered slabs anchored to coastal rocks.
Spatial scale
Macro scale spanning a long stretch of coastline, with pedestrian figures showing human proportion.
Lighting
Bright, even daylight casting soft shadows from concrete walls and trees across the site.
Atmosphere
Open, breezy coastal atmosphere blending raw concrete with natural ocean and forest elements.
Environmental context
Coastal shoreline with crashing waves on one side and a rolling, tree-covered hillside on the other.
Spatial experience
Movement flows seamlessly from landscaped park slopes out over the open water via raised promenades and sheltered concrete volumes.
Composition rhythm
Diagonal sequence of interconnected concrete platforms and ramps echoing the linear edge of the shore.
Style reading
Contemporary coastal infrastructure and public architecture
Program
Coastal public park, promenade, and pool facility
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, glass, rock, steel
Visual identifiers
coastal-promenade, concrete-cantilever, seawall-pools, rocky-shoreline
Style tags
contemporary, infrastructure, coastal
Visual tags
coastal, public-realm, master-plan, waterfront, concrete-architecture
Geometry
Linear concrete promenade structures step down a rocky coastline, featuring angular walkways, cantilevered viewing platforms, and a terminal pool plaza.
Facade system
Exposed concrete retaining walls and glazed lower volumes facing the water.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frames and cantilevered slabs anchored to coastal rocks.
Spatial scale
Macro scale spanning a long stretch of coastline, with pedestrian figures showing human proportion.
Lighting
Bright, even daylight casting soft shadows from concrete walls and trees across the site.
Atmosphere
Open, breezy coastal atmosphere blending raw concrete with natural ocean and forest elements.
Environmental context
Coastal shoreline with crashing waves on one side and a rolling, tree-covered hillside on the other.
Spatial experience
Movement flows seamlessly from landscaped park slopes out over the open water via raised promenades and sheltered concrete volumes.
Composition rhythm
Diagonal sequence of interconnected concrete platforms and ramps echoing the linear edge of the shore.
Style reading
Contemporary coastal infrastructure and public architecture
Program
Coastal public park, promenade, and pool facility
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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