Dalian Amber Bay Beach
BackProject type
Urban planning, restaurants, retail
Status
Built
Location
Dalian, China
Time
2007
Size
16,000m²
Client
Dalian Amber Bay Development Co. Ltd.
Amber Bay lies on Binhai Road, Dalian’s famous scenic coastal road on the Chinese city’s southeast side. Just a fifteen-minute drive from the city center, this picturesque stretch of coastline with its alluring beaches and towering rock formations offers an ideal place for dining and leisure away from noisy downtown Dalian. Within this unique setting, the Amber Bay Beachfront Development provides approximately 10,000m² of restaurants and shopping facilities.
GRAFT’s main design intent was to develop an architectural language which complements the natural setting of the sensitive beachfront area.
The design imagined a topographical landscape that could be perceived as a natural configuration of publicly accessible platforms, stairs, and roof terraces. The structure’s materiality underlines this intention, reflecting the natural palette of the surroundings through its use of bleached wood and surface-treated concrete made of local aggregates.
A boardwalk serves as a public promenade along the half-moon of the beach, its wooden decking providing a natural transition between building and bay, softening the arced edge of the development as it blends into the sand.
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