Solar Innovations^®’ thermally-isolated aluminum pivot doors are ideal for over-sized openings in interior and light exterior applications. The “hinges”—also known as the pins of the pivot door—are located at the top and bottom of the door, allowing the unit to pivot instead of swing open. Customers can choose to have a center-pivot door or have a custom pivot point.

Pivot door pins are located at the top and bottom of the frame, allowing the door to pivot. Each door’s pivot point is custom located by request; center and off center pivot locations are available (subject to engineering approval). The pivot door matches that of our folding glass walls. This allows for transoms and sidelights to be constructed from the pivot door frame, creating the same sightlines for each unit.

Common commercial applications include car dealerships, hotels, hospitals, and entrances to businesses or restaurant decks. While large openings are possible and very useful in commercial applications, the large sizes may not be practical for residential use.

Residential applications include openings to patios, front doors, and interior doors such as office doors.  All sizes are custom, so everything from smaller scaled doors to a garage door sized opening is available.

Center and off-center pivot locations are acceptable on the top of the frame. When the door is pivoted, a large opening remains; which allows for sizable items to pass through the framework that may be hindered with a regular terrace or French door.

There are various sill options for the pivot door. Exterior doors can use an ADA compliant sill, the standard sill, or recessed sill. Interior doors can use the flush sill or recessed flush sill. The framework is also versatile enough to be used in forming the pivot doors into stacking pivot doors. Multiple panels will slide along a track and stack against a wall. This allows a wall to be opened and present an unobstructed view.

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: POPPING CORKS OVER WINERY PIVOT DOORS

CASE STUDY: HITTING THE JACKPOT WITH PIVOT DOORS

When i5 Design was in the process of renovating the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., they reached out to Solar Innovations^® to create an iconic entryway with pivot doors.