Solar Terrace Pavilion, in full 360°.
A 69 × 40 ft rooftop pavilion facing due south. Seven posts stand 14 ft at the front and 12.5 ft at the back, so a V-LITE® standing seam roof falls 1.5 ft across the depth. A 40 × 19 ft tower rises through the middle, and a south-facing solar array sits on the front beam. Move the sun through the day and the shadows follow.
What the model is built from
| Orientation | Front faces due southThe 80 ft front looks south. Roof drainage runs north; solar modules tilt independently towards south. |
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| Plan size | 80 ft front × 50 ft deep4,000 sq ft of covered terrace. |
| Post heights | 15 ft front, 12.5 ft rearA 2.5 ft fall over 50 ft (5%) drains towards the rear north gutter. Confirm minimum slope for the selected roof system. |
| Post grid | 7 posts per row at 13.33 ft centresThree rows - south edge, centre line and north edge. |
| Tower | 19 ft wide × 40 ft highService tower footprint is 19 × 26.1 ft, with roof junction flashing. |
| Roof panel | V-LITE® solid polycarbonateOpal diffuser, clear and milky finishes. Joint profiles, thickness and thermal expansion allowance depend on the selected sheet system. |
| Solar array | South-facing, adjustable tilt60 modules, 3 rows of 20, right-aligned across the south roof area. Each module is 2278 × 1134 × 35 mm; lateral gap 25 mm. |
| Edge treatment | Brick parapet with glass balustradeMatches the reference photograph - brick to sill height, glass above. |
A south front puts the sun on the solar array for the longest part of the day and keeps the low winter sun under the roof edge, where it warms the terrace.
A 2.5 ft fall over 50 ft directs water to the north gutter. Confirm the minimum slope for the selected polycarbonate system.
The opal finish softens the visual appearance of daylight below the roof. Optical transmission requires the selected product data.
The 40 ft service tower has a 19 × 26.1 ft footprint. Panel fitting checks the tower clearance.
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Send the configuration with your span, structure and location. V-LITE® engineers return a project-specific roof specification and quotation.