Aria, Rooftop BIPV Layout Designer

About Aria

Engineering-grade BIPV designer for rooftops. Capture any building from satellite, draw the available roof area, pick a FuturaSun Silk Nova module, and Aria computes the exact layout — real-world dimensions, GSD-aware geometry, string-aware row grouping — then renders the modules onto the aerial view. Switch between inclined (flush-mount) and flat (tilted racking with pitch calculation) surfaces.

• Modeling & simulation
• Maps & visual output

Capabilities

• Satellite capture of any address – via Mapbox aerial imagery
• Polygon-drawn roof area – with edge-margin and exclusion zones
• Deterministic PV module placement – GSD-correct, no AI guessing
• FuturaSun Silk Nova module catalog – All Black, Red, Green, Orange
• String-aware row grouping – with configurable maintenance walkways
• Edge-aligned orientation – along or across the building edge
• Inclined surface mode – with slope foreshortening + azimuth control
• Flat-roof mode – with pvlib-style pitch calculator (GCR, row spacing)
• Click-to-delete individual modules – with live count update
• Save / load designs – modules + module type + location

Try asking Aria

• “Create a rooftop BIPV module layout.”
• “Help me design a BIPV facade”
• “What module colors are available?”
• “Show me building integration examples”