The system
A door, not a sliding panel.
Pivot is Sky-Frame's glass door. The leaf turns on an axis set off-centre, so a large pane opens with a light push and the balance does the work. A multipoint lock secures it; an electromechanical lock is available.
It's the answer when an opening needs to be walked through as a door — an entrance, or a garden door within an elevation that is otherwise Sky-Frame — and you want the same sightlines as the glazing around it.
Specify Pivot when
- The opening is a door you walk through, not a run of sliding panes.
- One large leaf is the point — up to 2.5 × 4.5 m and 450 kg.
- It sits alongside other Sky-Frame glazing and should match its sightlines.
Look elsewhere when
- The opening is wider than a single leaf — Classic covers long runs.
- You need published triple-glazed thermal figures for a door — Sky-Frame publishes Ud for Sky-Frame 2.
- The height exceeds 3.2 m and certified performance is required — certification extends to 3.2 m.
Technical
Key figures
From sky-frame.com and Working with Sky-Frame. Certification extends to a height of 3.2 m.
| Property | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum leaf | 2.5 × 4.5 m | Width × height |
| Maximum weight | 450 kg | |
| Maximum panel area | 11.3 m² | Reference size 2 × 3 m |
| Glazing | 30 / 54 mm | Sky-Frame 2 double · Sky-Frame 3 triple |
| Thermal, EN 10077 | Ud from 1.11 | W/m²K — Sky-Frame 2, Ug 1.0 |
| Watertightness | Class 5A | 200 Pa |
| Air permeability | Class 3 | 100 Pa |
| Wind load | Class C3 | 1200 Pa |
| Locking | Multipoint | Electromechanical option |
Brochures are hosted by Sky-Frame. CAD drawings and technical documentation need a free Sky-Frame registration.
Pivot in use
The other three systems
For architects
Not sure Pivot is the right call?
Send the elevation and we'll say so either way. We'd rather talk you into a simpler system than sell you one you don't need.