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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.

Exterior facade of Gaoliying Sky Kindergarten by MAT Super Architects featuring curved white walls, yellow window recesses, and colorful outdoor play areas.

MAT_北京高丽营天空幼儿园

北京

An exterior facade precedent for educational architecture using curved white volumes and vibrant yellow recessed accents to create a child-friendly atmosphere.

What we like about this project
The upper roof terrace includes sweeping curves that soften the building's overall massing against the clear sky.

Materials

  • stucco
  • glass
  • aluminum
  • metal-railing

Visual identifiers

  • curved-white-facade
  • yellow-window-recesses
  • roof-terrace
  • colorful-playyard

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • playful
  • institutional

Visual tags

  • educational
  • kindergarten
  • playful
  • curvilinear
  • daylit
Geometry
Low-rise articulated massing featuring curved corner elements, stepped roof terraces, and deep horizontal window bands.
Facade system
Stucco over masonry/concrete with recessed aluminum-framed glazing and yellow metal fins.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with masonry or infill walls.
Spatial scale
Two-story child-scaled architecture with friendly, accessible proportions and low railings.
Lighting
Bright midday sunlight casting crisp shadows beneath deep overhangs and recessed yellow window frames.
Atmosphere
Joyful, sunny, and open, tailored specifically to children's scale and perception.
Environmental context
Suburban kindergarten setting with expansive brightly colored playground surfacing in the foreground.
Spatial experience
Welcoming, playful approach from the bright ground-level play yard into transparent ground-floor glazing beneath protective overhangs.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal banding interrupted by vertical yellow fins and rounded vertical wall corners.
Style reading
Playful contemporary institutional architecture
Program
Kindergarten / Educational Facility
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
stucco, glass, aluminum, metal-railing
Visual identifiers
curved-white-facade, yellow-window-recesses, roof-terrace, colorful-playyard
Style tags
contemporary, playful, institutional
Visual tags
educational, kindergarten, playful, curvilinear, daylit
Geometry
Low-rise articulated massing featuring curved corner elements, stepped roof terraces, and deep horizontal window bands.
Facade system
Stucco over masonry/concrete with recessed aluminum-framed glazing and yellow metal fins.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with masonry or infill walls.
Spatial scale
Two-story child-scaled architecture with friendly, accessible proportions and low railings.
Lighting
Bright midday sunlight casting crisp shadows beneath deep overhangs and recessed yellow window frames.
Atmosphere
Joyful, sunny, and open, tailored specifically to children's scale and perception.
Environmental context
Suburban kindergarten setting with expansive brightly colored playground surfacing in the foreground.
Spatial experience
Welcoming, playful approach from the bright ground-level play yard into transparent ground-floor glazing beneath protective overhangs.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal banding interrupted by vertical yellow fins and rounded vertical wall corners.
Style reading
Playful contemporary institutional architecture
Program
Kindergarten / Educational Facility
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior facade of Gaoliying Sky Kindergarten by MAT Super Architects featuring curved white walls, yellow window recesses, and colorful outdoor play areas.

MAT_北京高丽营天空幼儿园

北京

An exterior facade precedent for educational architecture using curved white volumes and vibrant yellow recessed accents to create a child-friendly atmosphere.

What we like about this project
The upper roof terrace includes sweeping curves that soften the building's overall massing against the clear sky.

Materials

  • stucco
  • glass
  • aluminum
  • metal-railing

Visual identifiers

  • curved-white-facade
  • yellow-window-recesses
  • roof-terrace
  • colorful-playyard

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • playful
  • institutional

Visual tags

  • educational
  • kindergarten
  • playful
  • curvilinear
  • daylit
Geometry
Low-rise articulated massing featuring curved corner elements, stepped roof terraces, and deep horizontal window bands.
Facade system
Stucco over masonry/concrete with recessed aluminum-framed glazing and yellow metal fins.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with masonry or infill walls.
Spatial scale
Two-story child-scaled architecture with friendly, accessible proportions and low railings.
Lighting
Bright midday sunlight casting crisp shadows beneath deep overhangs and recessed yellow window frames.
Atmosphere
Joyful, sunny, and open, tailored specifically to children's scale and perception.
Environmental context
Suburban kindergarten setting with expansive brightly colored playground surfacing in the foreground.
Spatial experience
Welcoming, playful approach from the bright ground-level play yard into transparent ground-floor glazing beneath protective overhangs.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal banding interrupted by vertical yellow fins and rounded vertical wall corners.
Style reading
Playful contemporary institutional architecture
Program
Kindergarten / Educational Facility
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
stucco, glass, aluminum, metal-railing
Visual identifiers
curved-white-facade, yellow-window-recesses, roof-terrace, colorful-playyard
Style tags
contemporary, playful, institutional
Visual tags
educational, kindergarten, playful, curvilinear, daylit
Geometry
Low-rise articulated massing featuring curved corner elements, stepped roof terraces, and deep horizontal window bands.
Facade system
Stucco over masonry/concrete with recessed aluminum-framed glazing and yellow metal fins.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with masonry or infill walls.
Spatial scale
Two-story child-scaled architecture with friendly, accessible proportions and low railings.
Lighting
Bright midday sunlight casting crisp shadows beneath deep overhangs and recessed yellow window frames.
Atmosphere
Joyful, sunny, and open, tailored specifically to children's scale and perception.
Environmental context
Suburban kindergarten setting with expansive brightly colored playground surfacing in the foreground.
Spatial experience
Welcoming, playful approach from the bright ground-level play yard into transparent ground-floor glazing beneath protective overhangs.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal banding interrupted by vertical yellow fins and rounded vertical wall corners.
Style reading
Playful contemporary institutional architecture
Program
Kindergarten / Educational Facility
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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