The site archive attributes a terracotta wall-brick application to “Hamburg House” at Expo 2010 Shanghai and to LOPO supply. This page preserves that attribution while separating it from independently verified facts. It is a historical design-study reference, not a current project certificate, credit record or product specification.
Keep an evidence ledger for the archive
Record each claim and its source separately. The page title links Hamburg House, Expo 2010 Shanghai, LOPO and terracotta wall brick; the current site content further labels the brick as customized. Those are site-archive assertions, not independent proof of authorship, procurement or installation.
Mark architect, client, pavilion programme, completion record, quantities, system designer and installers as unverified unless authoritative evidence is added. If research later confirms a field, cite the source and date. Avoid allowing a plausible narrative to fill missing project facts.
Separate page-authored assertions from later additions already made to the page. Record modification dates and the origin of any new product codes, dimensions or descriptions. A later editorial update can improve clarity without becoming contemporary project evidence.
Describe the retained image only for what it shows
The retained archive file is a product-reference montage rather than proof of an installed elevation. It visibly presents several brick reference views in different profiles or arrangements. The archive associates the file with SD670, SD870, KW670 and KD637 and an old nominal size, but those labels remain attributed historical data.
The image does not show the full building, project signage, concealed wall construction, fixing method or supply chain. It cannot verify that the pictured references were the installed units. Keep image description separate from project attribution and current availability.
If an installed-building photograph is later located, review it independently: visible brick arrangement may support observations about composition, but it still cannot reveal concealed construction or prove supplier identity without documentary context. Caption each file to its actual evidentiary scope.
Study wall composition without inventing history
Use the reference to explore module, horizontal and vertical emphasis, repetition, projection, recess and tonal grouping. State observations as design possibilities rather than intentions of an unverified architect. A product montage cannot reveal how a full elevation handled scale or movement.
For a new project, test several module and bond rules across complete elevations. Align the composition with structure, openings and floor lines while keeping permissible colour, texture or depth variation explicit. Avoid copying an archive arrangement without a new project brief.
Coordinate module, joints and tolerances
Current unit
Confirm actual length, height, depth, profile, body, surface, tolerances and wall role.
Joint design
Define width, depth, colour, material and movement relationships for the selected construction.
Setting out
Establish datums, repeat modules, cut rules and alignment with openings and interfaces.
Variation
Approve physical colour and texture ranges and how they are distributed through the elevation.
The archived nominal dimension is not a current ordering specification. Confirm whether an equivalent exists, requires new tooling or should be replaced by another format. Tie samples, drawings, quotation and evidence to the same product revision.
Develop a setting-out schedule for typical fields and special locations, then test cumulative module against complete elevations. A nominally small joint or unit difference can accumulate at openings and corners, so the new design needs its own dimensional coordination.
Resolve openings, corners and terminations
Develop sections for windows, doors, bases, parapets, internal and external corners, returns, penetrations and transitions to other cladding. Coordinate cuts or special units, supports or bedding, flashings, drainage, movement and maintenance access. Typical field composition is only one part of the wall.
Use enlarged drawings and representative mock-ups to study shadow, joint continuity and buildability. A visually convincing corner can still leave an unresolved water or structural interface. Current qualified reviewers must approve the full assembly.
Rebuild the technical record for current work
Request current product and wall-system drawings, material records, calculations, tests, certificates, installation documents and inspection criteria. Confirm whether the unit is a veneer, mechanically supported facing, screen element or another defined construction. Do not infer wall role from the word brick.
Map structural, air and water, fire, thermal and durability requirements across the complete wall. Evidence must match the selected unit, joints, supports, substrate and exposure. Archived performance descriptions and references cannot qualify a new project.
Create a traceable new design package
Issue current product codes, drawings, samples, composition rules, interfaces, evidence, mock-up approvals, batch controls, quantities, specials, spares and programme. Clearly label the Hamburg House material as archive inspiration unless later authoritative research supports a stronger project statement.
Explore the current terracotta brick range and project references without transferring facts between them. Handover should preserve as-built elevations, installed batches, inspections, maintenance guidance and replacement logic.