BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION DE BATIMENT

English Abstract

In one preferred from there is provided a building construction 136. The building construction comprises a body portion 140 having a floor extension 142 adapted to extend from the body portion 142 and provide a floor area 144 wherein the floor extension 142 includes a facility 146 for receiving a building module.

French Abstract

Dans une forme de réalisation préférée, l'invention concerne une construction de bâtiment (136), qui comprend une partie de corps (140) pourvue d'une extension de plancher (142) se déployant depuis la partie de corps (142) et qui forme une surface de plancher (144), ladite extension de plancher (142) comprenant une installation (146) destinée à recevoir un module de construction.

Claims

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Claims
1. A building having internal flooring and a central roof section between
two
butterfly roof sections, wherein:
the building is partly formed from a container having a floor, removable
side walls and a roof;
the internal flooring is formed by horizontally abutting the removable side
walls of the container against opposite side edges of the floor of the
container;
the two butterfly roof sections are formed by roof modules hinged in series
along opposite side edges of the roof of the container; and
the central roof section is formed by the roof of th'e container;
wherein at least one of the removable side walls of the container has a
removable portion that forms external flooring of the building; and
wherein an amenities module is insertable into a cutout left in the at least
one removable side wall after removal of the removable portion therefrom.
2. A building according to claim 1, further including regularly spaced
apart
columns that support the butterfly roof sections above the internal flooring.
3. A building according to claim 2, further including interchangeable wall
modules removably attached to the columns to form reconfigurable walls of the
building.
4. A building according to any preceding claim, wherein the container has
ISO standard external dimensions.
5. A method of forming a building having internal flooring and a central
roof
section between two butterfly roof sections, the method including:
providing a container having a floor, removable side walls and a roof;
forming the internal flooring by horizontally abutting the removable side
walls of the container against the floor of the container,
forming the two butterfly roof sections by hinging roof modules in series
along opposite side edges of the roof of the container;
wherein the central roof section is formed by the roof of the container;


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wherein at least one of the removable side walls of the container has a
removable portion that forms external flooring of the building; and
wherein an amenities module is insertable into a cutout left in the at least
one removable side wall after removal of the removable portion therefrom.
6. A method according to claim 5, further including providing regularly
spaced
apart columns that support the butterfly roof sections above the internal
flooring.
7. A method according to claim 8, further including removably attaching
interchangeable wall modules to the columns to form reconfigurable walls of
the
building.
8. A method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the container
has
ISO standard external dimensions.
9. A kit of parts for forming a building having internal flooring and a
central
roof section between two butterfly roof sections, the kit of parts including:
a container having a floor, removable side walls and a roof, wherein the
internal flooring is formed by horizontally abutting the removable side walls
of the
container against opposite side edges of the floor of the container; and
roof modules that are hingeable in series along opposite side edges of the
roof of the container to form the two butterfly roof sections;
wherein the central roof section is formed by the roof of the container;
wherein at least one of the removable side walls of the container has a
removable portion that forms external flooring of the building; and
wherein an amenities module is insertable into a cutout left in the at least
one removable side wall after removal of the removable portion therefrom.
10. A kit of parts according to claim 9, further including columns to
support the
butterfly roof above the internal flooring.
11. A kit of parts according to claim 10, further including interchangeable
wall
modules that are removably attachable to the columns to form reconfigurable
walls of the building.


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12. A kit of parts according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the
container
has ISO standard eternal dimensions.

Description

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a building construction. In one form of the
present invention
there is provided a prefabricated building unit for transport as an ISO
standard shipping
container.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
There is a need for affordable and sustainable mass produced buildings, and
dwellings. The
current techniques of building houses, for example, are typically very manual
and expensive.
Most of a typical house is constructed on site. Skilled labour is required to
build the house
and connect the required services. Furthermore, it takes a considerable amount
of time,
typically many months, to build a house.
It is against this background and the problems and difficulties associated
therewith that the
present invention has been developed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, there is provided a building having
internal flooring and a
central roof section between two butterfly roof sections, wherein:
the building is partly formed from a container having a floor, removable side
walls
and a roof;
the internal flooring is formed by horizontally abutting the removable side
walls of the
container against opposite side edges of the floor of the container;
the two butterfly roof sections are formed by roof modules hinged in series
along
opposite side edges of the roof of the container; and
the central roof section is formed by the roof of the container;
wherein at least one of the removable side walls of the container has a
removable
portion that forms external flooring of the building; and
wherein an amenities module is insertable into a cutout left in the at least
one
removable side wall after removal of the removable portion therefrom.
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The present invention also provides a method of forming a building having
internal flooring
and a central roof section between two butterfly roof sections, the method
including:
providing a container having a floor, removable side walls and a roof;
forming the internal flooring by horizontally abutting the removable side
walls of the
container against the floor of the container,
forming the two butterfly roof sections by hinging roof modules in series
along
opposite side edges of the roof of the container;
wherein the central roof section is formed by the roof of the container;
wherein at least one of the removable side walls of the container has a
removable
portion that forms external flooring of the building; and
wherein an amenities module is insertable into a cutout left in the at least
one
removable side wall after removal of the removable portion therefrom.
The present invention further provides a kit of parts for forming a building
having internal
flooring and a central roof section between two butterfly roof sections, the
kit of parts
including:
a container having a floor, removable side walls and a roof, wherein the
internal
flooring is formed by horizontally abutting the removable side walls of the
container against
opposite side edges of the floor of the container; and
roof modules that are hingeable in series along opposite side edges of the
roof of the
container to form the two butterfly roof sections;
wherein the central roof section is formed by the roof of the container,
wherein at least one of the removable side walls of the container has a
removable
portion that forms external flooring of the building; and
wherein an amenities module is insertable into a cutout left in the at least
one
removable side wall after removal of the removable portion therefrom.
According to a first aspect of preferred embodiments herein described there is
provided a
building construction comprising a body portion having a floor extension
adapted to extend
from the body portion and provide a floor area wherein the floor extension
includes a fitting
facility for receiving a building module.
According to a second aspect of preferred embodiments herein described there
is provided a
building construction having a body portion of a box configuration suitable
for transportation
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as a transport container wherein the body portion has an upper structure
having at least two
elongate upper external edge portions with a gutter arrangement disposed
inwardly of and
along at least one of the two elongate upper edge portions.
According to a third aspect of preferred embodiments herein described there is
provided a
building construction comprising: a body portion and a gutter arrangement
wherein the gutter
arrangement includes a moveable hinge portion and a gutter portion, the
moveable hinge
portion being adapted to mount a roof extension to the body portion, the
moveable hinge
portion being movable to allow the roof extension to be inclined at angle
relative to
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