A　resilient　recycled　aggregate　piloti-type　brick　masonry　structure　equipped　with　ultra-high　strength　bars　(UHSB)　in　the　pilotis　and　shear　walls　was　proposed.　Quasi-static　test　and　finite　element　analysis　based　OpenSees　were　conducted　to　study　its　seismic　performance.　The　main　parameters　include　different　steel　bar　categories,　reinforcement　configurations,　storey　stiffness　ratios　and　shear　wall　distributed　reinforcement　ratios.　The　results　revealed　that　both　the　recycled　aggregate　concrete　(RAC)　frame-shear　wall　structure　at　the　first　storey　and　the　upper　recycled　brick　masonry　structure　showed　satisfactory　deformation　performance　and　stable　load-carrying　capacity.　The　frame-shear　wall　structure　at　the　weak　first　storey　is　prone　to　suffer　from　shear　failure　of　the　shear　wall　under　the　relatively　large　drift　due　to　the　larger　proportion　of　shear　deformation.　The　plastic　damage　of　the　pilotis　and　shear　wall　reinforced　with　UHSB　was　obviously　reduced.　The　arrangement　of　diagonal　UHSB　in　the　shear　wall　can　significantly　improve　the　shear　resistance　and　prevent　the　premature　shear　failure　of　the　shear　wall,　and　further　enhance　the　resilience　and　seismic　performance　of　the　bottom-storey　structure.　The　proposed　resilient　frame-shear　wall　structure　of　bottom　storey　presented　excellent　repairable　performance.　The　innovative　piloti-type　brick　masonry　structure　with　resilient　bottom　storey　can　give　full　play　to　the　resilience　and　seismic　performance　of　its　bottom-storey　frame-shear　wall　structure　even　with　a　relatively　higher　storey　stiffness　ratio.　©　2023　Elsevier　Ltd