CFRP – Carbon Fibre Roof, Glass Walls With a Beam-Free Design

While the raw material cost of CFRP is higher than traditional materials, the design freedom, weight savings, and other benefits significantly reduced downstream costs. The project required only 45 panels and 38 support brackets, compared to 452 panels and 1,800 brackets with traditional materials. The roof was assembled and lifted as a single unit, reducing installation time to just 2.5 hours—a timeline unachievable with traditional methods.

Thanks to the high strength-to-weight ratio of carbon fibre, the supports and infrastructure were optimised for the lightweight roof, providing advantages not possible with conventional materials.

The carbon fibre composite panels meet all weather and environmental requirements, ensuring long-term performance.

Minimal to no maintenance is required over many years, as is typical with composite parts.

Composites have a lower CO₂ footprint and are fully recyclable. In the future, the carbon fibre can be recovered and repurposed for other high-value structural applications instead of being disposed of in landfill.