Prefabricated building, such as a hospital

Abstract

 Prefabricated building, such as a hospital, school or other community building, consisting of a number of standard containers (1) which are erected in accordance with a determined pattern and joined to one another, and which are, at least in part, previously provided with substantially all apparatus and connections and are filled with other building components, such as wall and floor parts, which are packed therein during the transport of the containers, so that during its transport the entire building consists solely of a number of filled containers (1).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a prefabricated building, such as a hospital, school or other community building.

[0002] Various kinds of prefabricated buildings of this type are known.

[0003] The building according to the invention is characterised in that it consists of a number of standard containers, which are erected in accordance with a determined pattern and joined to one another, and which are, at Least in part, previously provided with substantially all apparatus and connections and are filled with other building components, such as wall and floor parts, which are packed therein during the transport of the containers, so that during its transport the entire building consists solely of a number of filled containers.

[0004] Use is thus made of ordinary containers, which can be carried by ship, aircraft, train and/or Lorry. The principal destination is thought to be developing countries, although the invention is definitely not restricted thereto.

[0005] The entire building is transported complete in a number of containers, for example eight, and then erected, for which purpose LocaLLy available material may be used for supplementary components, in which connection the roof structure, which can partly consist of canvas, particularly comes to mind.

[0006] ALthough the containers may be erected on the site in any desired pattern, they are preferably erected in the shape of a star, with their end faces against one another, so that a regular polygonal centraL space is formed.

[0007] From this space all or at Least most of the containers are then accessible.

[0008] Other features and advantages of the invention wiLL emerge from the description, drawing and additional subclaims.

[0009] The invention wiLL now be further explained with the aid of a simplified perspective drawing of an example of embodiment of the invention.

[0010] The drawing shows a hospital or the Like, which is particularly intended for developing countries and which can be shipped, practically completely prefabricated, in a number of standard containers. The containers themselves form components of the buiLding and are at Least partly filled with other components and/or are previously provided with the necessary apparatus and connections.

[0011] In the example illustrated eight containers 1 of the normal elongated parallelepipedic shape are used.

[0012] These eight containers 1 are arranged in the form of a star, with the vertical ribs of the inner end waLLs joined together.

[0013] In the centre a regular octagonal polygonal central space is thus formed. The outer end wall of one or more of the containers 1 is constructed as an entrance 2. The outer end walls are designated 1a. If a free space has to be formed under the building, the containers 1 are erected on posts 3.

[0014] The triangular spaces between each pair of containers 1 are provided with floors 4 adjoining the container floors.

[0015] The mutually facing vertical ribs of the outer end walls 1a of two containers 1 Lying next to one another are connected by walls 5 provided with windows 6.

[0016] On the rooves of the containers 1 is Laid a substantially flat subroof 7, of which a part is shown in the drawing.

[0017] The central octagonal space formed by the inner end walls of the eight containers 1 is raised to the desired height by piLLars 8, with an octagonal floor 9 approximately half-way up this height.

[0018] The upper roof 10 may for example be made of canvas stretched taut from the top ends of the pillars 8 to the waLLs 5a and end walls 1a, and should preferably project slightly beyond.

[0019] In the centre between the top ends of the pillars 8 the roof remains open. Rainwater then falls onto the floor 9 and runs onto the subroof 7, from which it is then carried away.

[0020] In the space between the pillars 8 and under the floor 9 side walls (not shown) can be erected between the pillars 8, so that this closed space can be used, for example as a technical room.

[0021] Other roof constructions are obviously possible.

[0022] The triangular parts between adjoining containers 1 can be provided with walls 11, so that closed spaces are formed.

[0023] In the inner end walls of the containers 1 access openings (not shown) are formed.

[0024] On reaching the central inner space via the container 1 with its entrance 2, all the containers 1 can be reached from there. The side walls of the containers 1 are also obviously provided with connections to the spaces 12, which are now trapezium-shaped, between the containers 1.

[0025] The building can be equipped in the desired manner. Thus, for example, one of the containers may be equipped as an operating room, all connections for apparatus and the Like being provided in advance.

[0026] Other arrangements of the containers 1 in star shape are of course possible, with more or fewer than eight containers 1.

[0027] A number of buildings of this kind may also be interconnected by galleries.

[0028] It is also possible for the containers not to be disposed in the form of a star, but to be disposed one behind the other and paraLLeL to one another, and thus in a,rectanguLar pattern.

[0029] However, a star-shaped arrangement has the great advantage of approximating to a circular shape, so that the ratio between useful floor space and wall area is as favourable as possible, and that because of the star-shaped arrangement an interior space is formed which gives access to all the containers.

[0030] The application of the invention is obviousLy not restricted to developing countries.

Claims

1. Prefabricated building, such as a hospital, school or other community building, characterised in that it consists of a number of standard containers, which are erected in accordance with a determined pattern and joined to one another, and which are, at Least in part, previously provided with substantially aLL apparatus and connections and are filled with other building components, such as waLL and floor parts, which are packed therein during the transport of the containers, so that during its transport the entire building consists solely of a number of filled containers.

2. BuiLding according to CLaim 1, characterised in that the containers are erected in the shape of a star with the end walls against one another, so that a regular polygonal central space is formed.

3. BuiLding according to CLaim 2, characterised in that the floor of the building consists of the containers floors, which are already present, the floor of the regular polygonal inner space, and of triangular floor parts between the containers.

4. Building according to Claim 2 or Claim 3, characterised in that the peripheral wall of the building consists of the outwardly facing end walls of the containers and of rectangular waLL parts between these end walls.

5. BuiLding according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that access to the building is gained via an outwardly facing end waLL of at Least one of the containers, while the inwardly facing end waLLs of the containers give access to the polygonal inner space.

6. BuiLding according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that the triangular spaces between pairs of containers are in communication with the containers via cLosabLe or non-cLosabLe openings in the side waLLs of the containers.

7. Building according to CLaim 6, characterised in that the tip of at Least some of the triangular spaces is divided off by a vertical wall part between the side walls of two containers.

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