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Seaside Floating Pavilion


China


IF ANY REMINDER was needed of the harshness of the maritime environment, visitors to the Seaside Floating Pavilion, at the easternmost tip of the Jiaodong Peninsula in China, have a fantastic view of the natural bay, complete with an abandoned fishing boat that ran aground in a storm.


CREDITS


Client Rongcheng Good Luck Corner Tourism Resort Construction Bureau Architect TAO (Trace Architecture Ofice) Structural consultant MA Zhigang Main contractor Weihai Construction Group


Designed by Hua Li, principal architect at Trace Architecture Office, the compact pavilion doesn’t actually float, but its geometric base shapes have echoes of bathing hut wheels and sea plane floats, suggesting a light touch on the environment. Te bottom circular ‘wheel’ contains toilet facilities, while the main café area is raised from the ground out of reach of tidal surges.


Te 173 sq m café building, which was finished in 2021, has three levels, with different surfaces as visitors climb. Te ground level is finished in plain grey micro- cement, a material with low permeability to protect from damp, but providing a light and strong covering over the steel structure that creates the impressive cantilever


above. Te first floor, the main café area with its open viewing platform, has sliding glass walls and a light travertine floor, while the final viewing level above it is finished in whitewashed stone, creating varied views and experiences along the visitor journey from the beach to the sky.


ALL IMAGES: CHEN HAO, SUN XIANGZHOU


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