Wind loading on a 2 m leaf?

Bearings are rated per project wind zone; we include the structural schedule in the shop drawing package.

Solid or glass — which is better for the entrance?

Full glass for the light and the statement; a solid timber core behind the glass where you want the mass without the weight.

How does a 400 kg leaf stay up?

Floor and head bearings take the load at the pivot; the side of the leaf carries only its swing, so the hardware stays small and hidden.

Is the leaf operable from both sides?

Yes — full-height pulls on each face, with a cam lock at the meeting edge for the closed position.

PV-75 Pivot Doors

Oversized entrance pivot · up to 2,100 × 3,000 mm

Tall dark-framed full-glass pivot door in a bright minimalist interior

PV-75

One leaf, two metres, opening on a point — the entrance as a statement.

Oversized entrance pivot · up to 2,100 × 3,000 mm

Configurations

Glazing options

Lead time

35–45 days

Warranty

15 yr

Both documents are free — quoted against your project within 24 hours.

PV-75 frame section, thermal-break build. Photographed section, hardware and installation detail below.

Read the section

High-end custom is decided in the section drawing, not the brochure. These four layers are held to specification on every PV-75 unit we ship.

6063-T5 multi-chamber frame

Extruded alloy with internal chambers for stiffness without weight.

PA66 thermal-break bar

Glued and bonded polyamide isolation, continuous across the build.

EPDM double gasket

Two replaceable compression lines for air and water tightness.

Hardware & fixing

Concealed fixing with continuous drainage.

Technical detail

The section, the hardware and the fixings — photographed, not rendered. This is the level of detail your drawing office specifies against and your site crew installs to, on every unit that leaves the line.

Profile cross-section

Multi-chamber 6063-T5 extrusion with a continuous PA66 thermal-break bar. The section is where stiffness, insulation and drainage are decided in one drawing — and the four values in the performance band above are read straight off it.

Alloy

6063-T5, multi-chamber

Thermal break

PA66 polyamide, continuous

Gasketing

EPDM, two replaceable lines

Drainage

Concealed, positive slope

Frame profile — three internal chambers give the stiffness without the weight.

Thermal break bar visible in the window frame cross section — The continuous PA66 break bar isolates the outer and inner aluminium.

Window frame corner joint with glazing and gasket line — Corner joint with the glass pack in place — one continuous gasket line, concealed drainage.

The polyamide bridge breaks the conductive path that would otherwise run across the frame.

Door sections on the same platform, sized for the leaf load and the threshold.

Thermal break bar detail on the extrusion line — Thermal break bar, second detail — continuous PA66 from the extrusion line.

Hardware

Pre-fitted and function-checked on every sash before it leaves the line. Multi-point locking, key-operated handles and marine-grade sets are scheduled per project and listed in the hardware schedule that ships with the shop drawings.

Locking

Multi-point, per sash

Handle

Key-operated option

Finish

Marine-grade available

Check

Cycled at the factory

Multi-point locking bolt points on a door leaf edge — Multi-point locking — the handle drives bolt points top, bottom and on the meeting stile, not one edge.

Window handle with base plate and strike set and fixing screws — Handle, base plate and strike set — the full set, fitted and cycled before dispatch.

Black window handle with key cylinder — Key-operated handle for ground-floor and security specifications.

Chrome finishing aluminium window handle — Chrome finish for clean, high-traffic interior positions.

Window handle and strike plate with fixing hardware — Strike and fixings match the handle set; nothing is improvised on site.

Black multi-point lock set on a timber interior — The same locking discipline on the wood-aluminium interior line.

Installation

Factory-assembled and pre-glazed, so the tolerance work is done under a roof. On site the build is a three-zone detail — air, insulation, weatherproofing — and every crate arrives with the install guide and the sealant schedule for that market.

Arrives

Factory-assembled

Detail

3-zone: air / insulation / water

Guide

Per-crate install sheet

Sealant

Scheduled per market

Powder-coating line for the glazed sash units before packing — Every glazed unit runs the full pre-treatment and powder-coat line before it leaves the shop.

Surface pre-treatment line ahead of the powder-coating booths — Pre-treatment and powder coat — every profile runs the surface line before assembly.

Water penetration test — the spray rig running on a glazed unit at the quality gate — The test rig — air, water and cycle spot tests at the quality gate, before crating.

Worker hand-finishing a door leaf — wiped down and checked before packing — Every door leaf is finished by hand — sanded, checked and wiped down before packing.

Overview

A pivot door is a single oversized leaf that turns on floor and head bearings instead of side hinges, carrying full-glass or solid panels up to 2,100 × 3,000 mm. PV-75 rates its bearings to 400 kg with centre or offset geometry, an assisted-close damper and a full-height hand-pull — the entrance-as-statement specification.

A centre or offset pivot for oversized entrance glazing. The pivot hardware carries up to 400 kg, so the leaf is full glass with a slim stile and a single full-height hand-pull, and the swing is damped on an assisted-close option.

The bearings take the full leaf load at floor and head, so the stile stays slim and the pulls stay long. The structural schedule ships in the shop drawing package — the leaf is a building element, not a door off the rack.

PV-75 installed view — PV-75 — Pivot Doors

Models

Every PV-75 ships as one of the configurations below — specify by model code in your window schedule and it quotes line by line.

PV-75 CENTRE

Centre pivot, full glass
19–25 mm laminated or IGU

PV-75 OFFSET

Offset pivot, 1,000 mm clear
Laminated IGU

PV-75 SIDE

Pivot leaf + fixed sidelight
Laminated glass

PV-75 ACCESS

Accessibility configuration
Laminated IGU, damper

PV-75 configurations in place — PV-75 — configurations in place

Specifications

Leaf size: Up to 2,100 × 3,000 mm, 400 kg
Pivot: Centre or offset, floor and head bearings
Glazing: 19–25 mm laminated or IGU
Handles: Full-height hand-pull, integrated
Operation: Assisted-close damper option
Standards: Tested to EN 14351-1, EN 16005

PV-75 — profile and glazing detail

Material & craft

The layers held to specification on every PV-75 unit — the section drawing above, written out.

Bearings

Floor and head bearings rated 400 kg, centre or offset geometry — the leaf turns on the bearing line, not on side hinges.

Leaf

Full glass or solid, up to 2,100 × 3,000 mm; 19–25 mm laminated or IGU, with the structural schedule in the shop-drawing package.

Closing

An assisted-close damper and a full-height integrated hand-pull; the offset geometry holds 1,000 mm of clear opening.

What it's worth to you

Panoramic fixed glazing installed across a modern house elevation

The entrance as a statement: no hinge line in sight, the whole leaf is the door.

The damper does the closing for guests — the 2 m+ leaf arrives on schedule, not on effort.

Accessible entries keep the swing arc clear of the path; the same bearing line runs solid, glass or mixed leaves.

Where it is specified

The sites we build this system for, and what the schedule changes in each one.

Private villa entrances

The door is the artwork — the pivot keeps it clean.

Hotel and restaurant arrivals

2 m+ leaf with the damper doing the closing for guests.

Gallery and lobby entries

Full glass, full height, no hinge line in sight.

Accessible entries

Offset geometry keeps the arc clear of the path.

Statement interiors

The leaf can be solid timber, glass or a mix, on the same bearing.

Options

Glass

19–25 mm laminated or IGU

Finish

Anodised Natural

Anodised Silver

Anthracite · RAL 7016

Graphite · RAL 7024

Jet Black · RAL 9005

Traffic White · RAL 9016

Cream · RAL 1015

Champagne · RAL 1019

Ash Natural

Walnut Dark

Bronze

Copper

View all finishes

Design features

Leaf to 2,100 × 3,000 mm, 400 kg

Centre or offset pivot, floor and head bearings

Full-height integrated hand-pull

Assisted-close damper option

Structural schedule in the shop drawing package

Offset geometry to 1,000 mm clear opening

Gallery

Frequently asked

The pivot arc keeps the path clear; a 1,000 mm clear opening is achievable with offset pivot geometry.

Same platform

All systems

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Specify PV-75 for your project

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The Oversized entrance pivot configuration is quoted unit by unit, within 24 hours.