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Any tips to improve this woody design? 8-Jul-2016 At 2:36:17 PM gordoste

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As Dane mentioned, you'll probably end up rounding up or down to the nearest 1.2m due to plywood sizes. If you have a bit of left over space, try to position it so the whole thing will stay dry if it's windy and wet (especially that end bit). Speaking of the end bit, I wouldn't waste a piece of plywood on that, you will mostly be traversing and you can either grab the framing as a jug, or put screw-ons onto the framing (these are ideal for side-pulls). If neither of those work, you can actually use T-nuts on the frame (although your bolt needs to be exactly the right length), or buy an extra piece of ply later on.

I would consider putting posts against the edge of your property and using horizontal beams from the top of the posts across to the house itself, to be the structural support for the wall. This would minimise the outward load on your house and you then have a lot more options for your roofing (with the current design, it will prevent you from grabbing the top of the wall). You could cover in the whole area.