Patent ID: 6457281
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A room formed of a plurality of building construction modules, each comprising precast monolithic concrete prefabricated, self-supporting building construction module in the form of a load bearing elongated deep U-shape formed of a rear wall and two approximately equal length side walls integral therewith, and adapted to be lowered onto a base in a vertical orientation by means of construction machinery, said module being one storey in height, said rear wall having an outer face the width of which is sufficient to span the major portion of a room, and a generally plane interior face separated from the outer face of said rear wall by the thickness of said rear wall each of said side walls having an outer face one end of which intersects a respective one of said rear wall and a second one of which is separated from the one end thereof by a first distance, and an interior face one end of which extends to a respective one of opposite ends of the interior face of said rear wall and a second one of which is separated from the one end thereof by a space defining the interior depth of a module, the interior face of a side wall being separated from the outer face thereof by the thickness of the side wall, and wherein said first and second distances are of sufficient depth such that the effective centre of mass of said module is located outside of said rear wall and such that the interior face of each of said rear and side walls form a three-sided enclosure that is capable of enclosing on three sides and defining the walls of a standard building appurtenance, the side walls of at least one of the modules facing inwardly of the room whereby a standard building appurtenance for use in said room can be contained therebetween and in front of the rear wall thereof, and a roof element supported on said construction modules, including a network of conduits of standard layout embedding at least one of said modules, the network terminating in a plurality of terminal boxes embedded slightly below the surface of a wall whereby concrete overlying the boxes at predetermined locations can be broken away to facilitate access to the network of conduits.