Caleton Beach Reconstruction

A narrow strip of beach between the sea and a wooded slope is reorganised into a sequence of zones. At the waterline there is sand with sunbeds and umbrellas, and timber decks with cabana daybeds are carried out over the water on piles. Further back, towards the slope, sit a pool, a bar and lounge terraces, while service buildings with changing rooms and the CALETON sign screen the retaining wall. A boardwalk links the zones along the shore.

Materials are chosen for salt air and southern sun: timber decks and pergolas, reed roofs, white shade sails and drapes. Colour comes from blue: sunbeds, cushions, bean bags and umbrellas. The terraces have low sofas, tables and a covered bar, so guests can spend the whole day in the shade of the pergolas without leaving the beach. The green slope stays as the backdrop, with only a low line of buildings in front of it.

For the operator, the scheme offers several formats on one shore: a sunbed on the sand, a cabana over the water, a place by the pool and a table in the lounge, each with its own price and occupancy over the day. Piles, decks and shoreline protection are designed together with the architecture, so the structures over the water are engineered as such. TVORZI delivered the concept, the architectural design and the engineering.