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-draw roof area with edge-margin and exclusion zones
• Deterministic, GSD-correct PV module placement (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”