Crystal Bay
2017
An aerial masterplan precedent showcasing high-density coastal development and infrastructure integration on reclaimed land.
- What we like about this project
- A single standalone tower finished in a vibrant reddish hue breaks the neutral grey and blue palette of the district.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- concrete
- asphalt
Visual identifiers
- waterfront-district
- skyscraper-cluster
- reclaimed-land
- coastal-highway
Style tags
- contemporary
- megastructure
- masterplan
Visual tags
- masterplan
- urban-design
- high-rise
- coastal
- financial-district
- Geometry
- A dense urban cluster built across interconnected peninsulas and reclaimed coastal land, featuring an array of mixed-height towers connected by a looping peripheral highway system.
- Facade system
- Diverse unitized glass and spandrel panels across various tower typologies.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete composite frames and shear-wall cores for high-rise towers.
- Spatial scale
- Macro urban scale, showing a multi-block financial district and surrounding infrastructure network.
- Lighting
- Warm, hazy daylight with soft atmospheric diffusion characteristic of a coastal desert climate, creating subtle shadow play across the towers.
- Atmosphere
- Expansive, hazy, and monumental, framing a dense urban core against open water and desert.
- Environmental context
- Coastal peninsula surrounded by shallow turquoise water, with expansive dry desert mainland stretching into the horizon.
- Spatial experience
- The view emphasizes a dramatic intersection between high-density urban infrastructure and vast expanses of surrounding water and desert topography.
- Composition rhythm
- A dense focal cluster of vertical towers tapering out toward lower perimeter infrastructure and bridges.
- Style reading
- Contemporary metropolitan masterplan
- Program
- Mixed-use financial and commercial business district
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- urban
- Materials
- glass, steel, concrete, asphalt
- Visual identifiers
- waterfront-district, skyscraper-cluster, reclaimed-land, coastal-highway
- Style tags
- contemporary, megastructure, masterplan
- Visual tags
- masterplan, urban-design, high-rise, coastal, financial-district
- Geometry
- A dense urban cluster built across interconnected peninsulas and reclaimed coastal land, featuring an array of mixed-height towers connected by a looping peripheral highway system.
- Facade system
- Diverse unitized glass and spandrel panels across various tower typologies.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete composite frames and shear-wall cores for high-rise towers.
- Spatial scale
- Macro urban scale, showing a multi-block financial district and surrounding infrastructure network.
- Lighting
- Warm, hazy daylight with soft atmospheric diffusion characteristic of a coastal desert climate, creating subtle shadow play across the towers.
- Atmosphere
- Expansive, hazy, and monumental, framing a dense urban core against open water and desert.
- Environmental context
- Coastal peninsula surrounded by shallow turquoise water, with expansive dry desert mainland stretching into the horizon.
- Spatial experience
- The view emphasizes a dramatic intersection between high-density urban infrastructure and vast expanses of surrounding water and desert topography.
- Composition rhythm
- A dense focal cluster of vertical towers tapering out toward lower perimeter infrastructure and bridges.
- Style reading
- Contemporary metropolitan masterplan
- Program
- Mixed-use financial and commercial business district
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- urban