Completed in 2019 in Shanghai, China. Images by Hao Chen. Dongchang Elevated Passage is a trestle bridge for only cyclists and pedestrians, in the Project on Public Space Connection of both Banks of Huangpu.
The Red Pavilion / AND Architecture OFFICE/ Zhun Zhang. Image Courtesy of AND Office
The masonry materials of the shell are made of terracotta bricks and polymer mortar. The masonry structure is made of three bricks with two mortar layers. The arch support is partially equipped with concrete cores to increase the thickness to 450~750mm. The finished reinforced masonry has characteristics similar to the concrete structure but has a different mechanical property in directions.
The Future of Structural Design
Yimin Guo, the Associate Professor from School of Architecture in Southeast University, stated that:
“The structure is like a human body. If a person has a good figure and muscles, he will be able to show them off. Decorating a house is like putting clothes on a person. Although the body can be beautified by clothes, you can easily find a body’s shortcomings if the original structure of the body is not well designed.