Project: the Eddy Pavilion
Client: Hitime
Architect: Atelier Zeros
Structural Consultant: XinY
Location: Shanghai
Completed: 2023

• The Eddy Pavilion was designed by Atelier Zeros for the 2023 Head of Shanghai River Regatta and the HiTIME estate. Located at the intersection of the Suzhou River and the Huangpu River on the northern Bund of Shanghai, the Pavilion enjoys a bustling crowd and the backdrop of historic architectures.
• The edges of the Mobius strips are deepened into a curved steel pipe that is subjected to bending, shearing, and torsional forces. After segmentation, these pipes are CNC bent and connected by flanges. The double curved membrane is unfolded into a plane and processed in the factory, before being tied to the steel pipes on-site. The tension cables, steel pipes, and tensile membrane form a self-balancing structure together.

©Qingyan Zhu

©Atelier Zeros