Zen Hall, Part of The Upper-Cloister, is located in Golden Mountain, Hebei, China. The commission is building a cloister in a remote mountain surrounded by forest, which is inaccessible by vehicle. United AND Office and RoboticPlus.AI, Atelier Deshaus accomplish the very first and the largest pavilion with a full carbon-fiber structural roof. During the technical development process, we overcome a bundle of difficulties, such as structural material selection, detailing, manufacturing techniques, transportation, and member lifting. The application of the sandwich-like carbon fiber member for the roof is the technical high line of Zen Hall, in which we compress the structural layer, waterproof layer, and decorative layer into 35mm thickness. The three-in-one neo-carbon component impresses with its ultra-lightweight performance and paper-thin thickness.
 
We use the industrial robot with 7-axis milling system for internal molding, by which we realize the fabrication for the hyperbolic and customized hexagon units. Incorporated with the wind power industry, we apply manufacturing techniques such as the molding process, sealing process, and vacuum infusion, which have been widely used in wind turbine blade production. The 230 units were prefab and preassemble in the factory into 1:1 scale and delivered in 10 modules for transportation. In this way, we swiftly lift and install the 177 ㎡ (developed area) roof in a day.