Tower-construction with overhangs to support light-weight dwellings

Claim 2

A building comprising: a central tower extending from ground level upwardly to at least one building unit level located above the ground level, said central tower including means for providing access for people into the tower at ground level and vertically between the ground level and said building unit level through the central tower, a plurality of cantilever platforms located at said building unit level and secured to and substantially completely supported by the central tower from which they extend outwardly from connections with the central tower as cantilevers in a direction away from the center of said tower to outer ends spaced away from the outside of the central tower, said platforms being spaced above the ground such that the ground space in the vicinity of said building is opened except for the central tower, means for providing access for people from the central tower onto each of said platforms, a building unit resting on each of said platforms, each said building unit being a completely self-contained unit independent from the central tower or the platforms, at least a major portion of the walls of each building unit being lightweight walls made up of inside and outside walls spaced apart and connected together by an open rib structure, the weight of each said building unit being borne completely on the upper surface of its respective platform, each said building having a substantial portion of the area of its bottom surface projecting outwardly beyond the said outer end and the sides Of its respective platform, the building units at said building unit level being spaced apart around the central tower such that the perpendicular line of sight from at least a major portion of each side of each building unit passes outside of the adjacent building unit.

Claim 3

A building comprising: a central tower extending from ground level upwardly to at least one building unit level located above the ground level, said central tower including means for providing access for people into the tower at ground level and vertically between the ground level and said building unit level through the central tower, a plurality of cantilever platforms located at said building unit level and secured to and substantially completely supported by the central tower from which they extend outwardly from connections with the central tower as cantilevers in a direction away from the center of said tower to outer ends spaced away from the outside of the central tower, said platforms being spaced above the ground such that the ground space in the vicinity of said building is opened except for the central tower, means for providing access for people from the central tower onto each of said platforms, a building unit resting on each of said platforms, each said building unit being a completely self-contained unit independent from the central tower or the platforms, at least a major portion of the walls of each building unit being light-weight walls made up of inside and outside walls spaced apart and connected together by an open rib structure, the weight of each said building unit being borne completely on the upper surface of its respective platform, each said building having a substantial portion of the area of its bottom surface projecting outwardly beyond the said outer end and the sides Of its respective platform, the building units at said building unit level being spaced apart around the central tower such that the perpendicular line of sight from at least a major portion of each side of each building unit passes outside of the adjacent building unit.

Claim 4

A building comprising: a central tower extending from ground level upwardly to at least one building unit level located above the ground level, said central tower including means for providing access for people into the tower at ground level and vertically between the ground level and said building unit level through the central tower, a plurality of cantilever platforms located at said building unit level and secured to and substantially completely supported by the central tower from which they extend outwardly from connections with the central tower as cantilevers in a direction away from the center of said tower to outer ends spaced away from the outside of the central tower, said platforms being spaced above the ground such that the ground space in the vicinity of said building is opened except for the central tower, means for providing access for people from the central tower onto each of said platforms, a building unit resting on each of said platforms, each said building unit being a completely self-contained unit independent from the central tower or the platforms, at least a major portion of the walls of each building unit being light-weight walls made up of inside and outside walls spaced apart and connected together by an open rib structure, the weight of each said building unit being borne completely on the upper surface of its respective platform, each said building having a substantial portion of the area of its bottom surface projecting outwardly beyond the said outer end and the sides Of its respective platform, the building units at said building unit level being spaced apart around the central tower such that the perpendicular line of sight from at least a major portion of each side of each building unit passes outside of the adjacent building unit.

Claim 5

A building unit according to claim 1, including a plurality of said building unit levels located above the first said building unit level, and each said level including said platforms extending outwardly from the tower, a said building unit mounted on and supported by each platform.

Claim 6

A building according to claim 1 including a main floor in the central tower at the level of each building unit level, and intermediate floor levels between said main floor levels.

Claim 7

A building according to claim 1 including a plurality of groups of platforms, each group located at a different building unit level above the ground, and each group including a plurality of platforms located at the same height above the ground and extending outwardly from the tower in different directions, each one of said platforms of the groups having mounted thereon one of said self-supporting building units.

Claim 8

A building according to claim 1, each said platform having a solid upper surface.

Claim 9

A building according to claim 1, each said platform having an open surface comprising a number of individual support elements.