CH714425B1 - Modular housing system for animals. - Google Patents

Abstract

A housing system for animals comprises a set of two or more modules A module of a housing system for animals comprises a base body (1) with a first (1.1) and a second (1.2) side facing each other. The first side (1.1) has an edge area (1.12) along its entire circumference and a recess (1.13) which is at least partially delimited by the edge area (1.12). The base body (1) has a cover plane that intersects the first side, with a first interface of the cover plane with the base body comprising at least one area that is connected several times and the distance between the cover plane is a depth, and the base body has everywhere in the edge area (1.12). a smaller depth (7.2) than in the recess (1.13). The module can be used to create a space-optimized habitat for mammals, amphibians, reptiles and/or insects, in particular for hedgehogs, dormice, dormice, common frogs, common toads, midwife toads, yellow-bellied toads, European tree frogs, thread newts, fire salamanders, grass snakes, wall lizards, ladybirds, wild bees, Butterflies and bumblebees are used.

Description

technical field

The invention relates to modules of a living space system for animals and a set of such modules and a living space system which is constructed from modules according to the invention. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of modules for producing a space-optimized habitat for animals, in particular for smaller, native wild animals. Finally, the invention also relates to the production of a living space system from modules according to the invention.

State of the art

It was already recognized 10 years ago that ecology and biodiversity are increasingly and now dramatically disappearing. Fish, bird, insect, small mammal, amphibian and reptile populations have halved in recent years and many species are endangered and threatened with extinction. Animals are now among the threatened species whose occurrence we take for granted. Due to the increasing overbuilding and optimization of the consequently increasingly limited agricultural areas, due to pesticides and over-fertilization, the habitats for our vital biodiversity are disappearing to an alarming extent. Unfortunately, these aspects are often disregarded when designing the surrounding area, whether commercial, multi-family houses, overbuildings and/or single-family houses. Unfortunately, today's understanding of near-natural surroundings is miles away from the actual needs of small and micro-organisms. New modern solutions are missing.

[0003] With the increasing population density and consequently the overbuilding of important habitats, it is already hardly possible in terms of surface area to retain enough suitable ecological areas for the habitats of endangered species. Years of own observations and experiments in our successful nature conservation project have shown that it is possible to optimize ecological areas and adapt them to today's standards in terms of design and materials. With a very flexible modular system, existing species can be favored and supported. It can be installed as an additional option in all areas such as commercial areas, residential areas and also in existing nature reserves, for networking and agricultural areas. Whether as a sidewalk, retaining wall, staircase and/or square design, even the smallest element can be used as a decoration in the area and/or garden design. In addition, there is also an urgently needed sensitization of people with regard to their living environment.

KR 2004 0075818 A discloses slabs for a floor covering, the upper side of which is bulged in the manner of natural stones. Their undersides have cavities which remain accessible to small animals via passages at the edges of the panels even when such panels are laid edge to edge. Furthermore, the plates have holes through which plants can grow.

Such panels can maintain an existing habitat, but create no new, habitable for animals areas: The top offers little hiding places.

DE 20 2017 102 361 U1 wants to make it possible to fasten or build embankments and walls in such a way that new habitats for animals are created: For this purpose, the bricks have at least one opening that goes through to the opposite side of the brick and a fastening means one side orthogonal to the sides with opening.

Such bricks limit the expansion of the resulting habitats and can only be used in the special situation that an embankment or a wall is needed. In order to actually create a living space and not just a mere passage, suitable housing must also be brought in, which makes installation and furnishing more difficult.

The known living space systems and their modules have the disadvantage that they rarely create more living space than their structure occupies and that they can hardly be adapted to the needs of different creatures with simple means. Other systems and modules are only suitable for special locations.

Presentation of the invention

The object of the invention is to create a housing system for animals belonging to the technical field mentioned at the outset, which living creatures with different needs offers additional living space and is easy to set up in different areas. In particular, the housing system should be flexibly adaptable in order to give preference to species that already exist in an area. It is also the object of the invention to provide modules for such a living space system.

The solution to the problem is defined by the features of claim 1. According to the invention, a module of a living space system for animals comprises a base body. The base body has a first and a second side. The first and second sides face each other. The first side has an edge area along its entire perimeter. In addition, the first side has a recess. The recess is at least partially delimited by the edge area.

The base body has a cover plane. The cover plane intersects the first side. The first intersection is the intersection of the cover plane and the base body. The first cut surface comprises at least one multiply connected region, in particular a doubly connected region. The volume enclosed between the cover plane and the base body is larger than all other volumes enclosed between the base body and other planes. These additional planes should also have intersections with the base body, each of which includes at least one multiply connected area. The distance to the cover plane is a depth. The depth of a point is its distance from the plane of the lid.

The base body has a smaller depth everywhere in the edge area than in the recess.

The edge of the first side delimits the first side. The edge can be sharp, rounded and/or irregular.

The perimeter of the first page is determined by the edge. The edge area lies anywhere between the recess and the edge. The edge area abuts the edge. Apart from the edge area, the recess can also be delimited by ramparts and/or other elevations. In addition, there can also be isolated areas with a smaller depth in the area of the recess, which are surrounded by the recess. Finally, it is also possible that there are areas with a depth similar to and/or greater than that of the recess, which are completely separated from the recess by elevations that do not belong to the edge area. Furthermore, it is possible that there is more than one recess.

[0015] The first interface comprises a multiply contiguous region. An area that is bounded by several closed curves is understood here as a multiply connected area. A doubly connected area is delimited by two closed curves: Examples of such an area are a ring delimited by an outer circle and an inner circle or a rectangular frame delimited by an inner and an outer rectangle. A three-connected area is similarly delimited by three curves: The colored area of an "8" represents an example of such an area, with a first curve that follows the outer contour of the "8" and two further curves, each of which is circular. For the purposes of this application, a quadruple-connected area is understood to be a surface that is delimited by 4 closed curves. The other multiples are analogous. In addition to the multiply connected area, the first cut surface can also have other areas: for example, there can be another area within one of the curves that delimit the multiply connected area towards the inside. An example of such an area is a rectangular frame with a filled circle in its center, but not touching the frame. The rectangular frame represents a doubly connected area, the filled circle is another area.

A singly connected region is not a multiply connected region.

The depth is a property of each point of the module. It is preferably always determined along the perpendicular to the plane of the cover, specifically as the distance between the point to be measured and the plane of the cover. The depth is positive in the direction towards the second side. There is no such thing as a negative depth: the distance to points that are on the side of the cover plane that is opposite to the second side is called the height. There should also not be a negative height, but rather it should be referred to as depth. If one speaks of a depth and/or height difference and one of the points has a height and one has a depth, then the depth and/or height difference is the sum of the depth of one point and the height of the other point. Depth and height difference have the same value.

[0018] A maximum volume here means the largest of those volumes which are enclosed between a base body and a plane intersecting the first side with a cut surface with a multiply connected area. Typically, for example, the intersection remains a multiply connected area if you move a plane with this property just a little parallel. The enclosed volume, on the other hand, changes as a result of this shift. Likewise, in some cases, even a slight tilting does not lead to a substantial change in the shape of the cut surface, but possibly to a change in volume.

A clear representation of the cover plane is the following: If you align the base body so that the solder is perpendicular to the cover plane, the base body can be filled with water up to the cover plane (if it is waterproof) without anything overflowing. In addition, there is no other orientation of the base body in which it could hold an even larger volume.

[0020] The highest or least deepest points of the edge region can be of different heights or depths. It is therefore possible that the level on which a module lying on the edge area is located is not the same as the cover level. Even in this orientation, there can be openings between a floor and the edge area, through which small animals can get into the area between the floor and the recess.

In order to decide which points on the first side belong to the edge area and which to the recess, a parting plane can be defined: the parting plane runs parallel to the cover plane and also through the lowest point of the edge. All points on the first side that have a greater depth than the parting plane can belong to the recess. All points on the first side that have a smaller or the same depth as the parting line can belong to the edge area. So that a spot definitely belongs to the edge area, it should now also be in the strip along the edge. So that a point definitely belongs to the recess, it should also be at least partially delimited by the edge area. The first side can therefore also have points that belong neither to the edge area nor to the recess.

[0022]Preferably, the highest or least deepest points of the edge region are essentially of the same height or depth. This simplifies the manufacture of the modules and reduces the risk of accidentally breaking off pieces of the base body and/or getting caught during assembly.

The recess in the base body allows animal-specific material to be introduced in a particularly simple manner: material such as water, earth, clay, stones, wood, moss, leaves, grass, brushwood, branches, hay, straw, compost , manure, bark, pine cones, snail shells, excelsior and/or hollow plant stems can easily be placed inside. In this way, the desired climatic conditions can also be created. The edge area prevents the material from falling out again. This retaining device for water and/or nesting material, which is already integrated in the module, makes it easy to set up the living space system and makes the assembled modules robust.

In one embodiment, the module has a basic shape. The module has a shape plane. The mold plane is parallel to the lid plane. There is a second intersection between the mold plane and the base body, and this second intersection is a singly connected region. The area of the second intersection is the largest of the areas of all intersections of planes parallel to the shape plane with the base body, which are also simply connected areas. The basic shape of the module is the shape of the boundary curve of the second section.

In this embodiment, the basic shape is essentially a trapezoid, a triangle, a pentagon or a hexagon.

In a preferred embodiment, the basic shape is essentially a symmetrical trapezium, a symmetrical pentagon, an equilateral triangle or an equilateral hexagon.

A simply connected area is an area that is delimited by exactly one curve. So it has no holes. Examples of simply connected areas are filled circles, rectangles, triangles, hexagons, trapezoids, pentagons.

[0028] These basic forms can be combined with one another and with one another to form a large number of forms. In particular, approximately round surfaces can also be created: in this way, two identical trapezoids can be combined to form a hexagon, as can two symmetrical pentagons or six equilateral triangles. Such a hexagonal arrangement has a comparatively small ratio of perimeter to total area: With an area of 1 length unit square, the perimeter of the equilateral hexagon is only 3.72 length units, which is much closer to the ideal case of the circle of 3.54 length units than, for example, a square with 4 length units perimeter. A small aspect-to-area ratio makes it easier for animals to retain heat in their hiding place, since most of the heat from the modules is lost through the area between the first and second sides.

The preferred basic shapes can also be easily combined and stacked with one another in many variants: a module with a trapezoidal basic shape can be placed on three modules with a triangular basic shape. Likewise, a module with a symmetrical pentagonal shape can be placed on top of a trapezoidal and two triangular modules.

The choice of shapes thus allows great flexibility in the arrangement of the modules without many different basic shapes being needed.

In one embodiment, the longest side length of the basic form of a module is 20 to 200 cm, preferably 50 to 150 cm.

If the basic shape is a circle or another shape without recognizable sides, the largest diameter of the basic shape of the module is preferably in the range from 20 to 200 cm, preferably from 50 to 150 cm.

This size range has the advantage that the modules can be moved and assembled by hand and/or with only light tools such as hand trucks and/or wheelbarrows. Transport by car or small delivery van is still possible, so that even a layman without special equipment can obtain and place the modules. At the same time, the modules are big enough to create a sufficiently large living space for small animals and, if necessary, frost-proof areas can be created for wintering.

In one embodiment, the second side forms a single cohesive planar support surface.

The module has a support plane. If the module is placed on the second side, it is stable in the support plane. The bearing surface or surfaces are the areas of the second side with which the module touches the bearing plane when it is stable on the bearing plane.

[0036] Whenever a contact surface is mentioned below, unless something else is explicitly stated, in the case of a module having a plurality of contact surfaces, this means all the contact surfaces of the affected module.

[0037] Such a module is easy to produce and particularly robust, since there are no larger projections and/or indentations on the second side. Such a module can be placed on the floor with the supporting surface and lies there practically without tipping over. The recess can be used by animals that appreciate burrows, such as rabbits. If such a module lies with the first side facing the ground, a cave for animals is formed between the module and the ground and a second module can be placed on top of the first module without precise alignment, where it offers further hiding places, for example as drinking troughs and /or bird bath can be used.

In other embodiments, the second side comprises a plurality of support surfaces, all of which lie in one support plane.

This allows the contact surface to be provided with smaller holes and dents, through which water permeability can be achieved and/or increased and/or which allows moss, lichen and/or other plants to grow. Such holes are preferably not continuous, but blind holes.

However, this embodiment also allows stilts to be provided on the second side, which protect the module from slipping on sloping terrain by digging into the ground. Stilts and/or pillars can also allow a certain distance to the ground, which is advantageous for small animals that can crawl between the pillars and/or stilts and which also makes it easier for water to seep away.

In one embodiment, the support plane and the cover plane are essentially parallel to one another.

[0042] This means that a module with its supporting surfaces on flat ground is aligned in such a way that the recess can hold the largest possible volume. This is to be welcomed in many cases, since the animals can certainly be provided with sufficient material without the module being unnecessarily bulky.

In another embodiment, the support plane and the cover plane are not parallel to one another.

Such an embodiment can be advantageous when it is necessary and/or desirable, due to the nature of the terrain on which the modules are to be placed, to have individual bearing surfaces that reach deeper than others. These can be, for example, stilts and/or spikes that represent a kind of anchoring in the ground and/or compensate for a gradient.

[0045] A non-parallel support plane can also force the modules to be aligned when stacked.

In one embodiment, the module has a module thickness. The module thickness is the sum of the depth of the lowest point of the module and the height of the highest point of the module. In this embodiment, the squared module thickness is smaller than the surface area of the basic shape. In a preferred embodiment, the ratio of the squared module thickness to the surface area of the basic shape is less than or equal to 0.2, particularly preferably less than or equal to 0.1, in particular less than or equal to 0.05.

The highest point of a module can be on a pillar. The lowest point of a module can be on the second side on a supporting surface.

[0048] This ratio of area and module thickness results in particularly flat modules. Such modules are particularly stable and give small animals in particular enough space. Even smaller animals can overcome a height difference in the module thickness and thus reach the top side and use it as a habitat, regardless of whether a module lies with the first or the second side on the ground.

In a preferred embodiment, the ratio of the squared module thickness to the area of the basic form of a residential module is less than 0.05.

In one embodiment, a module is characterized in that the ratio of the sum of the height of the highest point of the module and the depth of the lowest point of the recess to the module thickness is greater than 0.6, in particular greater than 0.7.

In particular, the ratio of the sum of the height of the highest point of the housing module and the depth of the lowest point of the recess to the module thickness is between 0.6 and 0.85, preferably between 0.7 and 0.75.

In particular, the ratio of the sum of the height of the highest point of the module without a pillar and the depth of the lowest point of the recess to the module thickness is more than 0.8.

A comparatively large ratio makes the modules lighter since they have less material. Residential modules are preferably easily stackable and are therefore preferably constructed more stably. Modules without pillars are preferably simply placed on a floor or on other modules with their recess facing up. It is therefore possible to construct them even more easily than the residential modules.

In one embodiment, a module is characterized in that the ratio of the height of the highest point of the module to the module thickness is less than 0.8 and in particular that the ratio of the height of the highest point of a residential module to the module thickness is between 0.4 and 0.8, preferably between 0.5 and 0.65.

In an illustrative example of the preferred variant of this embodiment of a residential module, the base body is "responsible" for about half of the module thickness and the remaining thickness comes from the pillars. The pillars are therefore comparatively short, which in turn increases the tipping stability.

In one embodiment of a module, the module thickness is between 4 and 30 cm. The module thickness for a residential module is preferably between 5 and 9 cm. The module thickness for a module without pillars is preferably between 7 and 30 cm.

The module thickness is preferably selected on the one hand to match the size of the animals that are to find a habitat in the module and on the other hand so that at least residential modules can be stacked well and securely. Modules without pillars can, for example, be filled with water and used as drinking troughs and/or ponds, and for this purpose they preferably have a slightly greater module thickness, so that a sufficiently large volume of water can be held, which does not evaporate too quickly or freeze through.

In one embodiment of a module, a first wall runs from a first point in the edge area to a second point in the edge area and/or to a first point in a second wall. The first wall intersects and/or touches the lid plane along its entire length. The first wall preferably runs straight.

A wall thus means that there is more than one recess in a module. This allows differently filled recesses to be provided in a module: For example, one recess can be filled with a moist material such as water, clay and/or moist earth and a second recess with dry material such as wood, straw, hay and/or stones. A module can be used by several animal species and/or by one animal with different needs.

A pillar is preferably located at the first point in the edge region. A pillar is preferably located at the second point in the edge area and/or at the first point of the second wall. The wall preferably extends from pillar to pillar.

In one embodiment of a module, the recess has a strip along the entire edge area that delimits it. The stripe has an essentially constant stripe width. At each point in this strip, a local slope angle is larger than the local slope angle for every point of the recess outside this strip. Preferably the local pitch angle is substantially the same for substantially all points within the strip and preferably has a value between 45° and 80°, more preferably between 60° and 70°. The local slope angle of each point is determined by determining the ratio of the depth difference between position and center and the radius for all positions on a circle on the first side centered on the point and an arcsine function on the largest of these ratios is applied.

If the module has ramparts and these delimit the recess under consideration, the strip preferably also runs along the sections of the ramparts delimiting the recess.

Points whose local gradient angle is 90° should preferably not belong to the strip. The radius of the circle should preferably be small compared to the typical structural size in the recess, for example 1/100 or 1/1000 of the largest diameter of the recess. The circle particularly preferably has an infinitesimal radius.

The strip width is preferably the shortest distance between a point on the transition between the strip and the rest of the recess and a point on the transition between the strip and the edge area.

The strip can create a transition between a deeper part of the recess and the edge area. Similar to a ramp, animals can push material out of the recess more easily. This also makes it easier for small animals to leave the recess, or even makes it possible in the first place. In addition, the module can be cleaned more easily.

In one embodiment of a module, the recess is flat, at least outside the strip, if there is one. The recess preferably has the same depth everywhere, at least outside the strip, if there is one.

A level recess is easier to clean than an uneven recess.

A recess with the same depth throughout prevents the filling from being able to slip under the effect of gravity when the module is oriented in such a way that it can accommodate a maximum volume. If the material of the filling allows it, a uniformly thick layer of the filling material is formed in the recess in this embodiment.

In one embodiment of a module, the depth of the recess also varies outside of the strip and is therefore not the same everywhere. The recess is therefore not even outside of the strip.

This has the advantage that the material slides less easily in the recess and flat and/or elongate material can thus be set up more easily, e.g. sticks and/or straws to form a type of teepee or tent.

In addition, this results in a larger surface area in the recess, which is advantageous when a plentiful growth, for example with moss and/or algae, is desired and/or smaller animals are to be offered even more hiding places.

[0072] If the recess of the module is filled with water, there are also shoals and/or islands that animals can use as resting places.

Preferably the module is a dwelling module and comprises three or more pillars. The module has a support level. If the module is placed on one level with the second side down, it is stable in the support level. The pillars are all protruding from the first side. The pillars all end in a first level. The first level is parallel to the support level. A second level is spanned by two pillars each. One of the following two options applies to each of the second levels: a. The module has a first opening within each second level. This first opening is delimited by the pillars spanning the respective second level and the first side.or b. There is a wall in each second level. The wall is connected by at least one predetermined breaking point to at least one of the two pillars spanning the respective second level and/or the first side.

The pillars preferably end higher than the highest point of the edge area.

The bearing surfaces and the pillars are preferably arranged in such a way that, when stacking living modules that are aligned in the same way, the bearing surfaces that lie in the bearing plane and the tops of the pillars that lie in the first plane meet.

The pillars allow residential modules to be stacked in such a way that all support planes of the residential modules stacked on top of one another are parallel to one another. This adds stability and allows for higher stacking.

The first opening is preferably delimited by the pillars spanning the second level, the first side and the first level.

For every two pillars there is a second level. So with four pillars A, B, C and D there is a first second level between A and B; a second second level between A and C, a third second level between A and D, a fourth second level between B and C, a fifth second level between B and D, and a sixth second level between C and D. For each of those second levels Both options are now open, regardless of the state of the other second levels: For example, there can be a wall between A and B with a predetermined breaking point towards pillar B; between B and C be a first opening; between C and D a wall with a weakening point connected to the first side; between A and D be a wall with predetermined breaking points connected to pillars A and D; between A and B and B and C, on the other hand, again be a first opening.

The wall is connected to at least one of the pillars and/or the first side or separated from the pillars and/or the first side by a predetermined breaking point. There is no connection of a wall to a pier or the first face that does not have a weakened point.

This design of a living module allows it to be even better adapted to the needs of an animal: the height of the pillars determines how large the passage is between the floor and a module laid down with the arrows pointing to the floor or between two stacked modules. The module can be made more open or closed by deliberately removing the walls and/or covering the first openings. In covering the openings, material can be leaned against and/or clamped between and/or otherwise attached to the piers.

In one embodiment, the base body of a module is essentially prismatic. The support level should run parallel to the cover level, so that the distance between the support level and the first level is equal to the module thickness. The second side is also preferably substantially planar.

In one embodiment, the basic shape is equal to the outline of the edge of the first side. A side length of the basic shape is preferably equal to the length extension and/or equal to the pond module length extension.

In one embodiment, the pillars have a constant cross-section.

In one embodiment, the pillars extend completely from the edge area and the edge area has a substantially the same width throughout, which is substantially equal to the width of the pillars.

[0085] The edge area preferably lies with the majority of its entire surface in the plane of the cover, ie the edge area comprises a flat part.

Preferably, the tops of the pillars lie entirely in the first plane.

In one embodiment of a living module, at least three pillars protrude from the edge area.

Thus, first openings and/or walls representing the outside of the module are framed by the edge area and two pillars. A kind of three-sided framework is formed. On the one hand, this makes it even easier to attach material with which the first opening is adapted to the needs of animals and to remove the wall. On the other hand, the recess is kept free so that the animals have more space. Finally, this arrangement means that the pillars are placed very close to the outer edge of the residential module, which improves the tipping stability of the modules, especially when they are standing on the pillars and the supporting surfaces that are therefore overhead are loaded unevenly.

In one embodiment of a residential module, the pillars are essentially perpendicular to the plane of the cover.

[0090] If the living element is aligned in such a way that the greatest possible volume can be accommodated by the recess, the cover plane is perpendicular to the vertical direction. The pillars arranged perpendicular to the plane of the cover in this embodiment are therefore in the vertical direction, so that in a stack of modules, in particular residential modules, they are essentially only subjected to compression and no additional buckling forces act on them. This arrangement is therefore particularly stable and makes fewer demands on the material of the pillars and their attachment to the base body.

In one embodiment, the pillars are parallel to each other.

Parallel pillars that are not perpendicular to the plane of the cover can be of particular interest if an orientation of the living element is sought in which the largest possible volume of the recess is not to be able to be used and/or a targeted overflow of the recess in one direction is aimed at. Then the pillars can be arranged in the plumb direction without being perpendicular to the plane of the cover.

Finally, parallel pillars can also be used as a design element and/or to ensure that part of the recess in stacked modules is not covered by a module above it: a part of a recess that is not covered could give a bird a sand bath and serve as a landing place and a subsequent, covered part as a place of retreat. Likewise, the uncovered part could be used for lizards and/or snakes to sunbathe and the covered part as a hiding place.

In one embodiment, at least two pillars form a cross shape.

[0095] Great stability is achieved by the mutual support of the pillars. In addition, instead of one large one, there are several smaller first openings and/or walls. This makes it easier to provide small passages.

In one embodiment, the wall covers only part of an opening area. The opening area is on the second level and is limited by the two pillars that span it, the first side and the first level.

In particular, the ratio of the surface area covered by the wall in the second plane to the surface area of the opening area is between 20 and 80%, preferably between 40 and 60%.

Such partially open and partially covered by a wall surfaces between two pillars allow the modules to be adapted to specific animals at the factory and at the same time give the user the freedom to change the module into the form of a module with first openings by removing the wall bring. The resulting larger openings can then in turn be at least partially adjusted again by the user by deliberately introducing material. In addition, smaller walls reduce the weight of the modules, making them easier to handle.

In one embodiment, the wall can be removed from the pillars and the first side along the line of weakness to form a second opening having a predetermined shape. The removal is preferably a breaking out.

In particular, the second opening can have the same properties as a first opening.

The predetermined shape is predetermined by the predetermined breaking point, the pillars and the second side.

The wall can be removed by breaking out, sawing out, cutting out and/or similar methods. The predetermined breaking point is a local weakening of the material of the wall so that, depending on the method, a tool can move along and/or through it particularly easily, or the material along this line disintegrates and/or breaks particularly easily as a result of the application of force.

[0103] Preferably, the method for removing the wall involves breaking it out: the wall breaks as a result of tension, pressure and/or an impact, specifically also along the predetermined breaking point. A blow with a standard household hammer and/or a kick is preferably sufficient to remove the wall and create the desired second opening. Thus, even a layman without special tools and special knowledge can bring the modules into the desired shapes.

In one embodiment, the support surfaces essentially correspond in terms of their extent and their arrangement in the support plane to the extent and arrangement of the pillars in the first plane.

[0105] The modules can be stacked in such a way that the pillar and supporting surface touch each other. The free volume between modules stacked in this way is not restricted by excessively extensive pillars and/or bearing surfaces.

In one embodiment of a residential module, at least one of the bearing surfaces has dents and/or holes, the respective surface of which in the bearing plane is preferably smaller than the smallest surface of a pillar in the first plane, in particular whose respective surface in the bearing plane is smaller than one-fifth the smallest area of a pillar in the first level.

Since not every bearing surface is necessarily in contact with a pillar, it can be advantageous to also structure the bearing surfaces somewhat, for example to encourage plant growth and/or to influence water permeability and/or storage. However, in order to ensure reliable contact between the pillar and the bearing surface, the structures should preferably be smaller than the pillar concerned. In order to give a user as much freedom as possible when positioning the modules, the structures should preferably be smaller than the smallest pillar. In this case, the surface of the pillar in the first plane is decisive, since this surface should at least partially come into contact with the supporting surface in some arrangements of the modules.

In one embodiment, the predetermined breaking point consists of the same material as the wall, but the material thickness is less than 90%, preferably less than or equal to 75%, particularly preferably less than half the greatest material thickness of the rest of the wall.

[0109] This makes it possible to produce the wall with the predetermined breaking point from one material, which is particularly simple. A predetermined breaking point with a lower material thickness than the rest of the wall has the advantage that the user can easily recognize its course and its existence.

However, it is also possible to manufacture the predetermined breaking point from a weaker material and/or to weaken the material of the wall, for example with additives and/or by means of a suitable treatment. A predetermined breaking point due to such a treatment can be produced, for example, by tension in the material caused by specific heat and/or cold applications during manufacture. The material can be locally more porous and/or perforated in the area of the predetermined breaking point.

In one embodiment, the predetermined breaking point is made of wood, while the pillars and/or the base body are made at least partially of concrete. Such a predetermined breaking point can be clearly identified and due to the different stability and workability of the materials, the wall can be easily removed, for example by breaking out or sawing out.

In one embodiment, the living module has at least one wall with a predetermined breaking point, which is connected to both pillars and to the first side.

[0113] Such a wall sits comparatively firmly in the second opening despite the predetermined breaking point. This has the advantage that accidental breaking out of the wall during transport is made more difficult and that there are also no gaps or only shorter gaps through which wind can penetrate through the second opening closed with this wall.

In one embodiment of a dwelling module, the weak point connects the wall to the first side only and gaps separate the wall from the pillars.

Such a wall is easier to remove and there is no risk of weakening the pillars during removal.

In one embodiment, the breaking point connects the wall to only one of the pillars and gaps separate the wall from the other pillar and the first side.

[0117] This wall can also be removed more easily. If the first side is unevenly shaped in the area of the wall, a predetermined breaking point with a complicated shape can be avoided by such a fastening. The manufacture and removal of such a wall are therefore simplified.

In one embodiment of a dwelling module, each of the pillars projects either from the edge area and/or from a wall.

Material can be fastened particularly well to the pillars and to the ramparts as well as to the edge area and/or to lean against it in order to close the first and/or second openings if necessary.

[0120] A living module with a number of recesses can thus be divided into a number of separate or largely separate “rooms”. This allows different animal species to use a module together, despite different needs.

In one embodiment of a living module, the pillar and the base body are designed in one piece. In particular, the pillar and base body are cast parts.

The one-piece construction results in a particularly stable module. It is particularly easy to produce as a cast part.

In another embodiment of a dwelling module, the pillar and base body are separate parts that are attached to each other by fasteners such as screws, glue, nails, rivets and/or clamps.

Such a module can be stored and transported without mounted pillars, which simplifies this.

In another embodiment of a habitation module, individual components are cast. For example, pillars and/or walls can be prefabricated and cast into a base body when it is cast. A part of the base body and/or the pillars and/or the walls can also be prefabricated and then cast around or out in order to obtain its final shape.

[0126] Residential modules of this embodiment allow different materials to be easily combined. For example, wooden walls can be cast at least partially in a base and/or in concrete pillars. But even if only one material is used, production can be simplified: a mold can be designed more simply if the pillars and/or walls, if any, can already be placed in this mold.

In one embodiment, the base body and pillar of a living module are made of concrete, in particular of percolated concrete, of wood, of fired clay and/or of plastic. The plastic can in particular be a plastic made from recycling material.

[0128] Concrete and plastic are easily poured into a desired shape. Seeping concrete is permeable to water and thus prevents puddles and water accumulations in places where they are not wanted. Wood and baked clay are suitable natural materials. Plastic made from recycled material is cheap and stable. Surfaces of all of these materials can be made sufficiently rough to allow animals to walk and climb without requiring much machining effort.

In one embodiment, base bodies and/or pillars and/or walls consist of different materials. The base body and pillar are preferably made of concrete or plastic and the walls are made of wood.

Due to the different materials of this embodiment, the module can be easily adapted to its tasks: For example, a base body made of seeping concrete can prevent waterlogging, while a different type of concrete gives the pillars special load-bearing capacity and walls made of wood at least allow rodents a certain adaptation of their living space .

In one embodiment, a living module comprises nesting material lying in the recess, preferably earth, clay, stones, wood, moss, leaves, grass, brushwood, branches, hay, straw, compost, manure, bark, pine cones, snail shells, excelsior and /or hollow plant stems.

[0132] The selection of the nesting material and the presence of nesting material in general make the living module appealing to animals and virtually "ready for occupancy". The settlement of animals is often much faster with nesting material already lying in the recess than without. In addition, the choice of material encourages reference to one species over another.

Without man-made nesting material, it can take a long time for the animals to set up the modules to their liking. In order to promote this process, suitable materials can be made available to the animals in the immediate vicinity of the modules.

In one embodiment of the dwelling module, the edge portion varies circumferentially in depth and/or height. There is a curved profile line between every two pillars. The derivation of this profile line preferably changes its sign several times in a representation as a mathematical function with a position along the circumference as a function argument and the height and/or depth there as a function value.

In the representation required here as a mathematical function, the value of the depth is preferably multiplied by minus 1, so that the depth and height values result in a continuous line without jumps.

[0136] Such a curved profile line leads to a first or second opening which can be partially closed particularly well: the insertion of a board with straight edges leads, for example, to one or more larger or smaller openings depending on the shape of the profile line. It allows the modules to be set up quickly, which means that the user hardly needs any specialist knowledge of the needs of different animal species.

[0137] If the derivative changes its sign several times, it is easy to produce several small openings in the first or second opening.

The module is preferably a pond module, with a water-permeable layer, preferably made of water-permeable material, particularly preferably made of percolated concrete, being applied to the edge area.

The base body of a pond module is preferably water-impermeable.

A pond that is created by filling a pond module with water has the advantage that it can hardly overflow: if the level rises to the level of the water-permeable layer, the water seeps through this layer. The level thus falls back to the depth of the upper edge of the water-impermeable material.

[0141] An overflowing of a body of water is particularly dangerous for larvae and tadpoles, since these often remain on the surface and are thus washed out when they overflow. Once on the ground, these animals do not come back into the water and die.

The water-permeable material can inherently have this property and/or be designed in such a way, for example by perforation, that it is water-permeable. The openings and/or pores through which water penetrates through the material should preferably be smaller than a typical tadpole and/or larva that one would like to have in this body of water. Larger openings can be closed sufficiently with grids, fabric and/or filter materials so that there is no risk of being washed out.

In another embodiment, there is no water-permeable layer but a valve at a great depth in the recess, which opens at a certain water pressure. This water pressure is reached when the level has reached a target height. If it is ensured that the animals of interest are primarily at the surface of the water, then a drain at the bottom poses no danger to them.

In one embodiment, the base body of a module is essentially prismatic. The support level should run parallel to the cover level, so that the distance between the support level and the first level is equal to the module thickness. The second side is also preferably substantially planar.

In one embodiment, the basic shape is equal to the outline of the edge of the first side. A side length of the basic form is preferably equal to the length of the pond module.

[0146] The edge area preferably lies with the majority of its entire surface in the plane of the cover, ie the edge area comprises a flat part.

In one embodiment, the base body of a pond module is made in one piece from a water-impermeable material, preferably from suitable concrete and/or plastic.

Concrete and plastic are easily cast into the desired shape and are impervious to water in many forms. Plastic is lighter than concrete, which simplifies transport and assembly. Concrete, on the other hand, is safer due to its higher density and is also not suspected of releasing microplastics. The one-piece design makes it easy to manufacture a waterproof base body.

In one embodiment of a pond module, the water-permeable layer is 1 to 3 cm high.

A significantly higher layer makes it more difficult for animals such as frogs and amphibians to leave the pond quickly. Experience has shown that a lower layer does not let water through quickly enough to effectively prevent overflowing in the event of heavy rain in the middle latitudes.

[0151] A water-permeable layer of more than 3 cm, for example up to 10 cm in height, can be made animal-friendly in that it rises slowly and/or in steps from the recess to its full height. An embodiment with such a highly water-permeable layer can be used, for example, in areas with frequent heavy rain, since overflowing is thus prevented even if the water level rises rapidly.

In one embodiment, a pond module has the basic shape of an equilateral hexagon with a side length of between 50-150 cm, preferably between 90-110 cm.

[0153] This form combines a comparatively large capacity with a wide range of possible combinations with other modules. In the sizes given here, the modules can still be transported and assembled by hand or with light tools. At the same time, the water surface is large enough for frogs, amphibians and other amphibians to feel comfortable.

In one embodiment, the module thickness of the pond module is between 5 and 30 cm.

The amount of water that can be held by such a module is large enough not to dry out completely in the shade in the middle latitudes under normal conditions. At the same time, the water depths that can be reached in such modules are sufficient for many amphibians. In addition, the modules filled with water are not excessively heavy, so that the modules hardly sink in or sink excessively on average firm ground.

In one embodiment of a pond module, the depth of the recess varies significantly. There are in particular points in the recess with depths less than 50% of the deepest depth, which are completely surrounded by points with depths greater than 50% of the deepest depth.

[0157] If the pond module is filled with water, the less deep places represent islands and/or shoals, depending on the water level, which serve as resting places for animals. The varying depth also increases the surface of the recess: there is more space for algae and other growth, so there is enough food for animals such as tadpoles. In addition, a recess with varying depth offers more hiding places and better camouflage through the play of light and shadow. The at least partial shading can prevent and/or at least delay heating of the water.

[0158] A kit for an animal housing system comprises two or more modules.

[0159] By combining two or more modules, living spaces suitable for different animals can be produced.

In one embodiment, a set includes modules each having at least one planar surface connecting the first and second sides. This flat surface has a length extension parallel to the mold plane. For each of the modules there is at least one other module that has the same length extension. Preferably, at least two, in particular all modules, which are residential modules, have the same distance between the first level and the support level.

At least two modules from such a set can be placed next to one another with their flat surfaces. For example, equilateral triangles, symmetrical pentagons and symmetrical trapezoids can be used to create hexagons, which in turn can be combined to form honeycomb patterns. Other shapes can also be combined to form larger living spaces for animals by placing them next to each other.

If the modules have the same distance between the first level and the support level and these modules are placed on a flat surface, a second layer of such modules can be stacked on top of the layer placed on the flat surface. All support planes and all first planes remain parallel to each other during stacking and parallel to the flat surface on which the bottom layer of modules rests.

In one embodiment, a kit for an animal housing system includes at least one pond module and at least one housing module. The at least one pond module has at least one flat surface, which connects the first and the second side, and has a length of the pond module extending parallel to the mold plane. At least one of the residential modules has a length extension that is equal to the pond module length extension.

The equality of the length extension of the living module and the pond module length extension allows the living module and pond module to be placed directly adjacent to one another on the flat surface.

The greatest distance between a point on the first side and the bearing plane of the pond module is preferably greater than the distance between the bearing plane and the first plane of at least one residential module. The length of this residential module is equal to the length of the pond module.

In a situation where the habitation module and the pond module are standing on the same flat surface, namely the pond module on its supporting plane and the habitation module on either its first level or on its supporting plane, the pond module protrudes higher (i.e. away from the flat surface on which it stands) than the residential module. Thus, an animal cannot accidentally fall out of or from the habitation module into the recess of the pond module.

[0167] If the living module and pond module are also directly adjacent to each other, the living module can also use the living module as a kind of staircase for animals that want to get into the water that can be in the pond module. This set thus allows animals on the one hand to have access to the water of a water-filled pond module and on the other hand to prevent them from accidentally falling into it.

Preferably, the largest distance between a point on the first side and the support plane of the pond module is smaller than the distance between the support plane and the cover plane in the edge area facing the pond module of at least one residential module. The length of this residential module is equal to the length of the pond module.

[0169] In a situation in which the living module and the pond module are on the same flat surface, specifically the pond module and the living module on its support plane, the edge area extends at least to the edge of the base body of the pond module. Thus, an animal can get directly from the water into the living module and vice versa and thus quickly find shelter if necessary.

In one embodiment, a set for an animal housing system comprises at least two modules from the following list: a) A housing module with a basic shape that is a symmetrical pentagon with side lengths G, 0.5*x, x, x, and 0.5*x where G is the product of x and the square root of 3. b) A habitation module with a basic shape that is a symmetrical trapezium with side lengths 2*x, x, x and x. c) A habitation module with a basic shape that is an equilateral triangle with side length x. d) A pond module with a basic shape that is an equilateral hexagon with side length x.

A set for a living space system for animals preferably includes the first three modules, ie the modules of points a), b) and c) of the above list. A set for a living space system for animals particularly preferably includes all modules from the above list, ie modules from points a), b), c) and d).

A preferred kit for an animal housing system comprises a housing module having a basic shape that is a symmetrical pentagon with side lengths G, 0.5*x, x, x, and 0.5*x, where G is the product of x and the square root of Figure 3 and a habitation module having a base shape that is a symmetrical trapezoid with side lengths 2*x, x, x and x and a habitation module with a base shape that is an equilateral triangle with side length x.

A particularly preferred set for an animal housing system comprises a housing module with a basic shape that is a symmetrical pentagon with side lengths G, 0.5*x, x, x, and 0.5*x, where G is the product of x, and the square root of 3 and a habitation module with a base shape that is a symmetrical trapezoid with side lengths 2*x, x, x and x and a habitation module with a base shape that is an equilateral triangle with side length x and a pond module with a basic shape that is an equilateral hexagon of side length x.

[0174] Modules with these basic shapes and aspect ratios can be arranged particularly well and easily in a large number of shapes, in particular in hexagonal patterns. In this way, compact habitats for animals can be created easily and adapted to the available space.

In one embodiment, G is between 0.5 and 1 m, preferably between 0.9 and 1.1 m, particularly preferably 1 m long.

[0176] A living space system for animals comprises a set for such a living space system. At least two, preferably three, four, five, six or more residential modules with the same basic shape are stacked in such a way that either a) the pillars of the first residential module are on the ground and the pillars of the second residential module are on the supporting surface of the first residential module or b ) the supporting surface of the first housing module is on the ground and the supporting surface of the second housing module is on the pillar of the first housing module or c) the supporting surface of the first housing module is on the floor and the pillars of the second housing module are on the pillars of the first housing module.

In any case, at least one cavity is created in this way. Nesting material is preferably located in at least some of the recesses, so that the living space system is adapted to the needs of at least one animal species. Preferred nesting material is earth, clay, stones, wood, moss, leaves, grass, brushwood, branches, hay, straw, compost, manure, bark, pine cones, snail shells, wood shavings and/or hollow plant stalks.

The first and/or second openings between the pillars are preferably modified by keeping them open or covering them with wood, leaves, stones, clay and/or other materials in such a way that the housing system is adapted to the needs of at least one animal species.

The arrangement of the habitation modules allows a first adaptation to an animal species: a module which is placed with the pillars towards the ground is attractive for ground-loving and, for example, burrowing animals. Another module, which rests with its pillars on the upwardly facing shelf of the lower module, is spaced from the floor and, since there is no upwardly open recess, dry. Crevice-loving animals such as lizards, among others, find shelter here.

[0180] If, on the other hand, the upper module is placed with its storage surface on the storage surface of the lower module, the recess forms a hollow that is open at the top. If this is not covered, it can be used as a drinking trough, a nesting place for birds that nest close to the ground, a pit for rabbits, a sand bath for birds, a sunbathing area for lizards and the like. If a cover plate and/or a third module is also placed on the upper module, a hiding place is created which, through a suitable filling and suitably opened or closed first and/or second openings, is accessible to animals such as mice, grass snakes, frogs, toads and/or or insects can be adjusted. A similar situation or possible uses arise for the lower module if it is placed with its support level on the floor.

If the lower module is placed with the support plane facing the ground, the size of the volume created between the lower and the upper module can be varied by the orientation of the upper module: If the modules are pillar on pillar, the result is a larger one Volume between the modules as if the bearing plane of the upper module is in the first plane of the lower module. The larger volume can be used by hedgehogs, for example, while smaller animals often appreciate the arrangement with the smaller volume.

In one embodiment of a housing system for animals, at least one pond module is arranged between and/or on several housing modules. The pond module is filled with water. The living modules are arranged in such a way that at least one living module stands on top of a second one. The pond module is preferably at least partially planted.

[0183] The combination of living modules offers animals a retreat and protection as described above. The pond in the immediate vicinity can be used as a drinking trough and habitat. The planting of the pond module protects the water from overheating due to solar radiation and offers the animals cover when drinking and swimming. Good living conditions for animals, especially amphibians, are thus created in the smallest of spaces.

In one embodiment of a housing system for animals, the overhead living modules are covered with panels in a shape that corresponds to the basic shape of the overhead living module. These panels are preferably made of the same material as the modules, in particular as the residential modules.

Cover panels are easier to store and transport than modules and can therefore be advantageous when it comes to covering the volume between the first side, pillar and first level in the uppermost modules, thus creating covered living quarters for animals. In addition, the upper side of the cover plates can be designed in such a way that animals and/or plants can find a good hold and they can thus be used as a kind of stairway to other modules.

[0186] Choosing the same material as the modules results in similar durability and response to environmental conditions. The comparatively good visibility of the cover plates makes it easy to see the weathering condition.

On the other hand, choosing a more weather-resistant material for the cover plates compared to the modules can protect the modules and thus preserve them longer.

[0188] By selecting the material and the processing of the cover plates, the living space system can also be adapted to the design and the architecture of the environment. If the living room system is also to be used as a staircase for people, for example, particularly non-slip cover plates can be used, while the living room system can appear pleasant and attractive as seating for people with cover plates made of wood.

[0189] Modules can also be used in whole or in part instead of cover plates. This has the advantage that the number of parts required for a living space system is lower.

In one embodiment, an animal housing system is adapted to the needs of hedgehogs. For this purpose, the living space system includes a pond module as a drinking trough and at least two living modules that are arranged in such a way that the pillars of two living modules each lie on top of one another. Dead wood, loose soil, brushwood, branches and/or leaves are arranged in the recess of the living module below. If necessary, the first and/or second openings between the pillars are covered in such a way that the remaining passages are just too small for house cats, ie have a diameter of less than 15 cm, preferably less than 10 cm.

In one embodiment, an animal housing system is adapted to the needs of dormouse and/or dormouse. For this purpose, the living space system comprises at least two living modules, which are arranged in such a way that the pillars of a lower living module touch the bearing surfaces of an upper living module. Wood, hay, leaves, straw, moss and/or brushwood are arranged in the recess of the living module below. The first and/or second openings between the pillars are covered in such a way as to leave several passages, the diameter of which is preferably between 2 and 10 cm. The different passages can have different or essentially the same diameters.

In one embodiment, an animal housing system is adapted to meet the needs of common frogs, yellow-bellied toads, tree frogs, golden thread newts, fire salamanders, grass snakes, and/or common toads. For this purpose, the living space system comprises at least two living modules and at least one pond module, which are arranged in such a way that the pillars of a lower living module touch the bearing surfaces of an upper living module and the pond module is arranged in such a way that at least part of the first and/or second openings are between the pillars of the living modules is above and adjacent to the pond module. Stones, dead wood, wood, loose earth, loam, brushwood, branches, compost, manure and/or leaves are arranged in the recess of the residential module adjoining the pond module. Deadwood is wood that has already started to rot. The first and/or second openings between the pillars are covered in such a way as to leave several passages, the diameter of which is preferably between 2 and 10 cm. The different passages can have different or essentially the same diameters.

In one embodiment, an animal housing system is adapted to the needs of midwife toads. For this purpose, the living space system comprises at least two living modules and at least one pond module with a maximum depth of the recess of at least 20 cm, preferably at least 25 cm. The living modules are arranged in such a way that the pillars of a lower living module touch the bearing surfaces of an upper living module. The pond module is arranged in such a way that at least part of the first and/or second openings between the pillars of the living modules are above and adjoining the pond module. Stones, loose earth and/or loam are arranged in the recess of the residential module adjacent to the pond module. The first and/or second openings between the pillars are covered in such a way as to leave several passages, the diameter of which is preferably between 2 and 10 cm. The different passages can have different or essentially the same diameters.

In one embodiment, an animal housing system is adapted to the needs of wall lizards. For this purpose, the living room system includes a pond module as a drinking trough and at least two living modules. The living modules are arranged in such a way that the pillars of a lower living module touch the bearing surface of an upper living module. Stones, wood and/or branches are arranged in the recess of at least one residential module. The first and/or second openings between the pillars are covered in such a way that several passages remain, the diameter of which is preferably between 5 cm and 15 cm. The different passages can have different or essentially the same diameters.

In one embodiment, an animal housing system is adapted to meet the needs of ladybugs, butterflies, bumblebees, and/or wild bees. For this purpose, the living space system includes a pond module as a drinking trough as well as at least two living modules and at least one insect hotel. The insect hotel is a separate wooden unit with a multitude of blind holes and/or through holes. This special living space system preferably also includes a cover plate with which at least one of the living modules is covered. The insect hotel is preferably placed on the cover plate or on a support surface of a residential module that is aligned upwards. The modules are arranged in such a way that the pillars of a lower residential module touch the bearing surfaces of an upper module. Leaves, twigs, bark, stones, dead wood, loose soil, hollow plant stalks, pine cones, snail shells, brushwood, wood wool and/or moss are arranged in the recess of at least one residential module. The first and/or second openings between the pillars are covered in such a way that several passages remain, the diameter of which is preferably between 1 cm and 15 cm, in particular less than 2 cm. The different passages can have different or essentially the same diameters.

One use of the living space system for animals is the creation of a space-optimized habitat for mammals, amphibians, reptiles and/or insects, in particular for hedgehogs, dormice, dormice, common frogs, common toads, midwife toads, yellow-bellied toads, European tree frogs, thread newts, fire salamanders, grass snakes , wall lizards, ladybugs, wild bees, butterflies and bumblebees.

One use of the module is the production of an area-optimized habitat for mammals, amphibians, reptiles and/or insects, in particular for hedgehogs, dormice, dormice, common frogs, common toads, midwife toads, yellow-bellied toads, European tree frogs, thread newts, fire salamanders, grass snakes, wall lizards , ladybugs, wild bees, butterflies and bumblebees.

One use of the housing module is the creation of a space-optimized habitat for mammals, amphibians, reptiles and/or insects, in particular for hedgehogs, dormice, dormice, common frogs, common toads, midwife toads, yellow-bellied toads, European tree frogs, thread newts, fire salamanders, grass snakes, wall lizards , ladybugs, wild bees, butterflies and bumblebees.

One use of the pond module is the creation of a surface-optimized habitat for amphibians and/or insects, in particular for common frogs, common toads, midwife toads, yellow-bellied toads, European tree frogs, thread newts, fire salamanders, grass snakes and/or to provide a drinking trough for mammals, amphibians, Reptiles and/or insects, in particular for hedgehogs, dormice, dormice, fire salamanders, grass snakes, wall lizards, ladybirds, wild bees, butterflies and bumblebees.

One use of the set is the creation of a space-optimized habitat for mammals, amphibians, reptiles and/or insects, in particular for hedgehogs, dormice, dormice, common frogs, common toads, midwife toads, yellow-bellied toads, European tree frogs, thread newts, fire salamanders, grass snakes, wall lizards , ladybugs, wild bees, butterflies and bumblebees.

In the manufacturing process of a housing system for animals, some housing modules with the same basic shape are stacked on top of each other and other housing modules with flat surfaces of the same length extension are placed against one another with precisely these surfaces, resulting in a housing system with a desired shape. The upwardly opening recesses are each filled with nesting material, preferably earth, clay, stones, wood, moss, leaves, grass, brushwood, branches, hay, straw, compost, manure, bark, pine cones, snail shells, excelsior and/or hollow filled with plant stems. The recesses are preferably filled before another module and/or a cover plate is placed on the housing module with the recess to be filled.

In a further embodiment of the manufacturing method, a pond module with a pond module length extension equal to a length extension of a living module is also placed next to this living module and filled with water and preferably planted.

In one embodiment, several dwelling modules are placed face down on the ground close to one another and covered with cover plates after their recess has been filled with nesting material. The residential modules placed and covered in this way are used as a walkway.

For this purpose, modules with a basic shape in the form of symmetrical trapezoids, pentagons and/or triangles are preferably combined to form a strip.

In one embodiment, several residential modules are placed close together on the floor with the support plane facing downwards, further residential modules are stacked on top of some of the residential modules, resulting in a staircase shape. Residential modules with recesses open at the top are covered with cover plates. All recesses are filled with nesting material. The residential modules placed in this way and at least partially covered are used as stairs.

In one embodiment, several housing modules are placed close together in a row and further modules are stacked on top of them after their recess has been filled with nesting material. The residential modules placed and covered in this way are used as retaining walls.

For this purpose, modules with a basic shape in the form of symmetrical trapezoids and/or triangles are preferably combined to form a row and a second row is stacked on top of it, slightly offset in the longitudinal direction compared to the first row.

[0208] Further advantageous embodiments and combinations of features of the invention result from the following detailed description and the entirety of the patent claims.

Brief description of the drawings

The drawings used to explain the exemplary embodiment show: FIG. 1a A schematic residential module, on which the various dimensions are explained. Fig. 1b Top view of a schematic pond module, on which further terms are explained. 1c A section of the schematic living module from FIG. 1a, on which the recess is shown. 1d A section of the schematic living module from FIG. 1a, on which the determination of whether and where there is a strip is explained. Fig. 2a A trapezoidal living module with walls, ramparts and strips in plan. Fig. 2b A section through the living module from Figure 2a. FIG. 2c An enlarged detail of the section from FIG. 2b. Fig. 3a A trapezoidal living module with the first openings, walls and strips in plan view Fig. 3b A section through the living module from Figure 3a. FIG. 3c An enlarged detail of the section from FIG. 3b. 4a A pentagonal residential module with first openings, walls, walls, recesses with and without stripes in plan view. Fig. 4b A section through the living module from Figure 4a. FIG. 4c An enlarged detail of the section from FIG. 4b. Fig. 5 A triangular residential module with the first openings and strips in the plan. Fig. 6a A hexagonal pond module in plan view. 6b A section through the pond module from FIG. 6a. FIG. 6c An enlarged detail of the section from FIG. 6b. Fig. 7 A housing system inhabited by animals. Fig. 8 An arrangement of modules. Fig. 9 A residential module with a partially covered first opening, a wall and a free first opening. Fig. 10 a - I Different variants of how three modules can be stacked.

In principle, parts with the same function are provided with the same reference symbols in the figures.

Ways to carry out the invention

1a shows a schematic living module, on which the different dimensions are explained. A section through the residential module is shown here.

The module comprises a base body 1 with a first side 1.1 and a second side 1.2. The first page 1.1 and the second page 1.2 face each other. The first page 1.1 is delimited by an edge 1.11. In the area of this edge 1.11 are pillars 2 on the first page 1.1.

If the module is placed on one level with the second side 1.2, this level in which the module is stable is the support level 5. If the module is placed on one level with the first side 1.1, it is in this level Fall on the pillars 2. The level it lies on is the first level 6.

[0214] In addition, a further plane can be found which intersects the first side 1.1 in such a way that the common cut surface comprises a multiply connected area and that the largest possible volume is enclosed between the base body 1 and this plane. This level is the cover level 4.

A plane parallel to the cover plane 4 is the mold plane 4.2, whose interface with the base body 1 comprises the largest possible, simply connected area.

A plane parallel to the support plane 5 is the plane 5.1 with the greatest distance from the support plane 5, which touches the first side 1.1 at at least one point.

The depth 7.2 of a point of the module is the distance of this point from the cover plane 4 to the second side 1.2.

The height 7.1 of a point of the module is the distance of this point from the cover plane 4 away from the second side 1.2.

The module thickness 7 is the sum of the depth 7.2 of the lowest point of the module and the height 7.1 of the highest point of the module.

The distance 8.1 between the bearing plane 5 and the first plane 6 and the greatest distance 8.2 between the bearing plane 5 and a point on the first side 1.1 are also shown. If there is no first level 6 because a module has no pillars 2, level 5.1 takes its place.

FIG. 1b shows a top view of a schematic pond module. One sees above all the first side 1.1, which is delimited by the edge 1.11. In addition to the first side 1.1, FIG. 1b also shows the second cut surface 4.21, the edge of which defines the basic shape 4.211 of the module.

The first side 1.1 has the edge region 1.12 along its edge 1.11. By definition, the first cut surface 4.3 lies within the edge region 1.12: the first cut surface 4.3 is the cut surface between the edge region 1.12 and the cover plane 4. The first cut surface 4.3 comprises a multiply connected area. In FIG. 1b, the first cut surface 4.3 is a doubly connected area.

The edge area 1.12 is adjoined on one side by the edge 1.11 and on the other side by a strip 1.14. The strip 1.14 has a certain width, the strip width 1.141. This varies from place to place. Both the strip 1.14 and the area enclosed by the strip 1.14 or the edge area 1.12 belong to the recess 1.13, but not the edge area 1.12 itself.

FIG. 1c illustrates how the recess 1.13 of a module can be found: First, the cover plane 4 is searched for and defined. Then the deepest point of edge 1.11 is sought. A parting plane 4.1, which runs parallel to the cover plane 4 and runs through this lowest point of the edge 1.11, is determined. All points on the first side 1.1 that lie below the parting plane 4.1 can belong to the recess 1.13. All points on the first side 1.1 that run in or above this parting plane 4.1 can belong to the edge area 1.12. In order to determine whether these potential areas now belong to the edge area 1.12, it is checked whether they run along the edge 1.11: If this is the case, they belong to the edge area 1.12. In order to determine whether potential areas belong to the recess 1.13, it is checked whether they are at least partially delimited by the edge area 1.12: If this is the case, they belong to the recess 1.13.

FIG. 1d illustrates how it is determined whether a recess 1.13 is a recess without stripes 1.131 or with stripes 1.132: A circle 1.15 is drawn around each point 1.133 of the recess 1.13 on the first side 1.1. For each of these circles 1.15, the point on the circle 1.15 is determined which has the greatest height difference or depth difference 1.151 from the point 1.133 of the recess 1.13. A local gradient angle relative to the cover plane 4 as the reference surface then results as the arcsine of the ratio of this greatest height difference or depth difference 1.151 to the radius of the circle 1.15. After a local slope angle has been determined in this way for each point 1.133 of the recess 1.13, a threshold can be searched for: the points 1.133 of the recess 1.13 are separated into a first group with local slope values greater than and equal to the threshold value and a second group with local ones Slope values smaller than the threshold value, then there is a strip 1.14 precisely when the points of the first group represent a multiply connected area which abuts the edge area.

In the case shown in FIG. 1d, there are only points 1.133 with a first and a second pitch angle value in the area of the recess 1.13. All points 1.133 with the first slope angle value lie on one side of a lowest point 1.1331 and all points 1.133 with the second slope angle value lie on the other side of the lowest point 1.331. If the threshold value is set between the two pitch angle values that occur or equal to the larger of the two pitch angle values, then the resulting area is obviously not multiply connected. If the threshold value is set lower than both occurring slope angle values or equal to the lower of the two values, then the area is also not multiply connected. If the threshold is set higher than the higher of the two slope angle values, then there is no region at all. Consequently, there is no threshold at which a multiply contiguous area results and therefore also no strip 1.14.

FIG. 2a shows a plan view of a trapezoidal module 13.1, ie a module with a trapezoidal basic shape 4.211. The mold level 4.2, the cover level 4 and the support level 5 are parallel to one another. The edge region 1.12 runs along the edges 1.11, which here describe a symmetrical trapezoid. In each corner of the trapezoid and in the middle of each edge 1.11 are pillars 2. Another pillar 2 stands on the intersection of the connecting lines of the centers of opposite edges 1.11. Walls 11 run along the line connecting the centers of opposite edges 1.11. Walls 11 and edge region 1.12 delimit a total of four recesses with strips 1.132, all of which have strips 1.14. The pillars 2 that are in the edge area 1.12 are connected to one another by walls 9 . Between the pillar 2 in the middle of the module and those in the edge area 1.12 are first openings 10.

2b shows a section through the trapezoidal module 13.1 from FIG. 2a: the section runs parallel to the long edge of the trapezoid through the two recesses with strips 1.132 close to the long edge. In this case, the bearing surfaces 1.21 lie in the bearing plane 5. Edge area 1.12 and wall 11 have a trapezoidal cross section: their area of lowest depth 7.2 is flat and has the same depth 7.2 or height 7.1 of zero in the edge area 1.12 and wall 11. The flat side of the edge area 1.12 and the wall 11 are therefore in the cover plane 4. The edge 1.11 is also in the cover plane 4 over its entire length. The entire area of the first side below the cover plane 4 therefore belongs in this case to the recess 1.13 and partly to strip 1.14. It is easy to see in Figure 2b that there is a strip 1.14 here: viewed from left to right, there is first a first ramp with a first slope angle value, then an area with a slope angle value of 0° and then a second ramp with a second Pitch angle value which is equal and/or at least very similar to the first pitch angle value. A threshold value that lies somewhere between 0° and the smaller of the two slope angle values of the ramps satisfies the condition on a strip 1.14: All points above the threshold value lie on one of the ramps and thus represent a multiply connected area in the form of a trapezoidal frame. Within this The points with smaller local gradient angles lie in the same area.

FIG. 2c shows a pillar 2 in the edge area 1.12 and the walls 9 adjoining it. One of the walls 9 is shown in cross-section, the broad side of the other wall 9 can be seen. The walls 9 are attached to the pillar 2 and to the edge area 1.12 with predetermined breaking points 9.1. The predetermined breaking point 9.1 is formed here by reducing the material thickness of the wall 9. In addition, the wall 9 is also thinner than the pillar 2 outside of the predetermined breaking point 9.1.

In FIG. 2c, the edge 1.11 is somewhat lower than the flat plateau of the edge region 1.12. This means that the parting plane 4.1 and the recess 1.13 separating it from the edge area 1.12 is somewhat lower than the cover plane 4.

Figures 3a to 3c shows a module that is essentially similar to the module from Figures 2a to 2c. In contrast to the module of Figures 2a to 2c, there are no walls 9, only first openings 10.

In addition, FIG. 3c shows the cover plane 4, defined by the upper side of the edge region 1.12. In addition, the parting plane 4.1 between the edge area 1.12 and the recess is drawn in with strips 1.132.

FIG. 4a shows a pentagonal module 13.2, ie a module with a pentagonal basic shape 4.211. The mold level 4.2, the cover level 4 and the support level 5 are parallel to one another. The edge region 1.12 runs along the edges 1.11, which here describe a symmetrical pentagon. In each corner of the pentagon and in the middle of the longest edge are pillars 2. The pentagon is in the shape of a rectangle with a triangle attached to the longer side of the rectangle. So two corners of the triangle are in the same place as two corners of the rectangle. The triangle is isosceles so that its third corner is on a straight line with the midpoints of the two long sides of the rectangle. Another pillar 2 stands at the center of the long side of the rectangle lying in the pentagon. A rampart 11 runs along the straight line through the midpoints of the long sides of the rectangle and one corner of the triangle. Another rampart 11 runs from one of the pillars 2 at the common corner of the rectangle and triangle to the pillar 2 and which is not in the edge area 1.12 thus to a point on another wall 11. Walls 11 and edge area 1.12 delimit a total of three recesses 1.13, two recesses with strips 1.132 and one recess without strips 1.131. The pillars 2 that are in the edge area 1.12 of the rectangle are connected to one another by walls 9 . The pillars 2 that are in the edge area 1.12 of the triangle have first openings 10 between them. Between the pillar 2 in the middle of the module and those in the edge area 1.12 there are also first openings 10.

4b shows a section through the pentagonal module 13.2 from FIG. 4a: the section runs parallel to the long edges of the pentagon, through the recesses near the long edge without strips 1.131 and with strips 1.132. In this case, the bearing surfaces 1.21 lie in the bearing plane 5. The edge area 1.12 and the wall 11 have a trapezoidal or rectangular shape in cross section: their area of the smallest depth 7.2 is flat and has the same depth 7.2 or height in the edge area 1.12 and the wall 11 7.1 from zero. The flat side of the edge area 1.12 and the wall 11 are therefore in the cover plane 4. The edge 1.11 also lies over its entire length in the cover plane 4. The entire area of the first side below the cover plane 4 therefore belongs in this case to the recess with strips 1.132 or without stripes 1.131. The recess with stripe 1.132 has a stripe 1.14: its cross-section is comparable to that discussed in Figure 2b. The recess without stripe 1.131 has no stripe: its cross-section resembles a rectangle missing one long side. The short sides are at a 90° angle to the remaining long side. The points 1.133 of the recess without strips 1.131 therefore have local gradient angles of either 0° or 90°. There may be isolated points 1.133 along the lower corner with slope angle values between these two values, but there are points 1.133 with a 90° slope along the entire dividing line between edge area 1.12 or wall 11 and recess without stripes 1.131 and points 1.133 with a 90° slope in of this embodiment should not contribute to the strip 1.14, there is certainly no area which on the one hand has the desired gradient angle values and on the other hand borders on the edge area 1.12. In this embodiment, the recess 1.13 therefore has no strip 1.14.

FIG. 4c shows a pillar 2 in the edge region 1.12, to which a wall 9 adjoins on one side and a first opening 10 on the other side. The wall 9 can be seen in cross section. In this representation one looks through the first opening 10 . A recess with strips 1.132 adjoins the edge region 1.12.

The wall 9 is attached to the pillar 2 by a predetermined breaking point 9.1 (not shown); towards the edge area 1.12, the wall 9 is separated by a gap 9.3.

FIG. 5 shows a triangular module 13.3, ie a module with a triangular basic shape 4.211. The mold level 4.2, the cover level 4 and the support level 5 are parallel to one another. The edge region 1.12 runs along the edges 1.11, which here describe an equilateral triangle. In each corner of the triangle are pillars 2. The recess with strips 1.132 has a strip 1.14. The stripe 1.14 has a constant stripe width 1.141.

FIG. 6a shows a hexagonal module 13.4, ie a module with a hexagonal basic shape 4.211. The mold level 4.2, the cover level 4 and the support level 5 are parallel to one another. The edge region 1.12 runs along the edges 1.11, which here describe an equilateral hexagon. The shape of the delimitation of the edge region 1.12 towards the recess 1.13 differs significantly from the hexagonal shape of the edge 1.11. The module 13.4 does not include any pillars 2. The upper side of the edge area 1.12 is provided with a water-permeable layer 3 for this purpose.

FIG. 6b shows the shape of the recess 1.13 and the water-permeable layer 3. FIG. 6c is an enlarged section of FIG. 6b: the depth 7.2 of the points 1.133 in the recess 1.13 varies greatly. However, the edge area 1.12 is essentially flat and lies in the cover plane 4, as does the edge 1.11. Parting plane 4.1 and cover plane 4 are therefore identical. On the edge area 1.12 is the water-permeable layer 3, which covers the entire edge area 1.12. The height 7.1 of the water-permeable layer 3 varies slightly, as can be seen in particular in the enlarged detail in FIG. 6c.

[0240] FIG. 7 shows a living space system for animals. It is an ensemble of pentagonal modules 13.2, trapezoidal modules 13.1 and hexagonal modules 13.4.

The pentagonal and trapezoidal modules 13.2 and 13.1 have pillars 2. The pentagonal and trapezoidal modules 13.2 and 13.1 are partially stacked. The overhead pentagonal and trapezoidal modules 13.2 and 13.1 are covered with cover plates 12. The pentagonal and trapezoidal modules 13.2 and 13.1 have recesses 1.13 which are partially filled with nesting material 15.2. Animals 14 live in the cavities that form between the modules 13.2 and 13.1.

In this example, all the pentagonal and trapezoidal modules 13.2 and 13.1 have first openings 10 on their outward-facing sides between the piers 2.

The hexagonal modules 13.4 are filled with water 15.1 and planted.

Some of the trapezoidal and pentagonal modules 13.1 and 13.2 are arranged in relation to the cover plane 4 of the hexagonal module 13.4 in such a way that their first opening 10 facing the hexagonal module 13.4 is delimited by an edge area 1.12, which is also in the cover plane 4 of the hexagonal module 13.4 is or just above it: animals 14 can enter the water 15.1 in the hexagonal module 13.4 and back into their hiding place between the pentagonal and/or trapezoidal modules 13.2, 13.1 without having to overcome height differences.

Figure 8 shows different ways of arranging modules, namely modules with a basic shape 4.211 in the form of equilateral triangles 13.3, modules with a basic shape 4.211 in the form of symmetrical trapezoids 13.1, which have three short sides of equal length, the side length of which is the same as the side length of the triangles is; Modules with a basic shape 4.211 in the form of symmetrical pentagons 13.2, which have two sides with a side length equal to the side length of the triangles and two sides with a side length half the side length of the triangles and modules with a basic shape 4.211 in the form of equilateral Hexagons 13.4, with a side length equal to that of the triangles.

[0246] All of these shapes can be combined with each other to form equilateral hexagons. Equilateral hexagons can in turn be arranged in a honeycomb pattern to cover larger areas. The triangles, pentagons and trapezoids also allow the covered area to be more precisely matched to a desired target shape in other ways.

FIG. 9 shows a triangular module 13.3, each with a pillar 2 in the corner in the edge area 1.12. The edge area 1.12 extends along the edge 1.11. On two sides there is a first opening 10 between the pillars 2. On the third side there is a wall 9 between the pillars 2. This wall 9 is only attached to a pillar 2 with a predetermined breaking point 9.1 and is separated from the edge region 1.12 by a gap 9.3. The wall 9 is quite far away from the other pillar 2: the wall 9 covers only about half of the opening area which is delimited by the first level 6, the edge area 1.12 and the pillars 2.

One of the first openings 10 is partially covered with nesting material 15.2 in the form of wood and straw. Only smaller passages remain from this side into the recess 1.13.

In addition, the first plane 6 and one of the second planes 16 are also drawn in with dashed lines in FIG. Only one of a total of three second planes 16 that occur in this case is shown here.

Figures 10a to I show different ways in which the modules can be stacked on the floor.

In the figures 10 a to d the bottom module with its pillars 2 is on the ground.

In FIGS. 10e to h, the bottom module lies with its support surface 1.21 on the floor.

In the figures 10 a, b, e and f the middle module stands with its pillars 2 on the lower module. In FIGS. 10a and b, the pillars 2 of the middle module stand on the bearing surface 1.21 of the lower module. In Figures 10e and f, the pillars 2 of the middle module are on the pillars 2 of the lower module.

In FIGS. 10c, d, g and h, the middle module lies with its bearing surface 1.21 on the lower module. In FIGS. 10c and d, the support surface 1.21 of the middle module lies on the support surface 1.21 of the lower module. In Figures 10g and h the bearing surface 1.21 of the middle module lies on the pillars 2 of the lower module.

In the figures 10 a, c, e and g, the upper module is with its pillars 2 on the middle module. In FIGS. 10a and e, the pillars 2 of the upper module stand on the bearing surface 1.21 of the middle module. In Figures 10 c and g, the pillars 2 of the upper module are on the pillars 2 of the middle module.

In FIGS. 10b, d, f and h, the upper module lies with its support surface 1.21 on the middle module. In FIGS. 10b and f, the bearing surface 1.21 of the upper module lies on the bearing surface 1.21 of the middle module. In Figures 10 d and h the bearing surface 1.21 of the upper module lies on the pillars 2 of the middle module.

FIG. 10i corresponds to FIG. 10b, with a cover plate 12 lying on the pillars 2 of the uppermost module.

FIG. 10j corresponds to FIG. 10f, with a cover plate 12 lying on the pillars 2 of the uppermost module.

FIG. 10k corresponds to FIG. 10d, with a cover plate 12 lying on the pillars 2 of the uppermost module.

FIG. 101 corresponds to FIG. 10h, with a cover plate 12 lying on the pillars 2 of the uppermost module.

In summary, it can be stated that in the examples shown above, triangular, pentagonal and trapezoidal modules 13.3, 13.2, 13.1 were shown as residential modules, i.e. with pillars 2, while hexagonal modules 13.4 were shown as pond modules, i.e. without pillar 2 but with a water-permeable layer 3 were shown. This assignment is not mandatory: Modules of any basic form 4.211 can be used as residential modules and as pond modules and can be provided with a water-permeable layer 3 or pillars 2, depending on the situation.

Where a first opening 10 was shown in each of the exemplary embodiments, there can always also be a second opening 9.2.

Any number of modules can be stacked and modules of one basic form 4.211 can also be stacked on modules of other basic forms 4.211. A module can also be stacked on several adjacent modules. The modules do not necessarily have to be directly next to each other: gaps and spaces can be left between modules. For example, modules can be arranged around a tree and/or loosely distributed over a larger area.

Claims (16)

1. Module of a housing system for animals comprising a) a base body (1) with a first (1.1) and a second (1.2) opposite side, b) the first side (1.1) having an edge area (1.12) along its entire circumference and a recess (1.13) which is at least partially delimited by the edge area (1.12), and c) the base body (1) has a cover plane (4), d) the cover plane (4) having the following properties: a. the cover plane (4) intersects the first page (1.1) b. a first interface (4.3) of the cover plane (4) with the base body (1) comprises at least one multiply connected area and c. a volume enclosed between the cover plane (4) and the base body (1) is larger than all other volumes enclosed between the base body (1) and other planes whose interfaces with the base body (1) include at least one multiply connected area e) and wherein the distance from the cover plane (4) is a depth (7.2), and f) the base body (1) has a smaller depth (7.2) everywhere in the edge region (1.12) than in the recess (1.13). The module of an animal housing system according to claim 1, wherein the module has a basic shape (4.211), and a) the module has a form level (4.2) which a. is parallel to the cover plane (4) and b. there is a second interface (4.21) between the mold plane (4.2) and the base body (1) and c. the second interface (4.21) is a simply connected domain and i.e. the second cut surface (4.21) has the largest surface area of all cut surfaces of planes parallel to the cover plane (4) with the base body (1) which are simply connected areas, and b) the shape of a limiting curve of the second cutting surface (4.21) is the basic shape (4.211) and c) wherein this basic shape (4.211) is essentially trapezoidal, triangular, pentagonal or hexagonal, and wherein the basic shape (4.211) is preferably essentially a symmetrical trapezoid or a symmetrical pentagon or an equilateral triangle or an equilateral hexagon. 3. The animal housing system module of claim 2, wherein a) the module has a module thickness (7) which is a sum of the depth (7.2) of the lowest point of the module and the height (7.1) of the highest point of the module and b) the squared module thickness (7) is smaller than an area of the basic shape (4.211), preferably that the ratio of the squared module thickness (7) to the area of the basic shape (4.211) is less than or equal to 0.2, preferably less than or equal to 0.1, particularly preferred is less than or equal to 0.05. 4. Module of a living space system for animals according to claim 3, characterized in that a ratio of the sum of the height (7.1) of the highest point of the module and the depth (7.2) of the lowest point of the recess (1.13) to the module thickness (7) is greater is greater than 0.6, in particular greater than 0.7; in particular the ratio of the sum of the height (7.1) of the highest point of a residential module and the depth (7.2) of the lowest point of the recess (1.13) to the module thickness (7) is between 0.6 and 0.85, preferably between 0.7 and 0.75, and in particular the ratio the sum of the height (7.1) of the highest point of a module without a pillar and the depth (7.2) of the lowest point of the recess (1.13) to the module thickness (7) is more than 0.8. 5. Module of a living space system for animals according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a) the module is a residential module, b) wherein the module, when placed on a plane with the second side (1.2) down, is stable in a support plane (5) and c) comprises three or more pillars (2), a. all protruding from the first side (1.1), and b. which all end in a first plane (6), the first plane (6) being parallel to the bearing plane (5), characterized in that d) in each case a second level (16) is spanned by two pillars (2) each, and for each of the second levels (16) either a. the module has a first opening (10) within the respective second level (16), which is delimited by the pillar (2) spanning the respective second level (16) and the first side (1.1). or b. there is a wall (9) in the respective second level (16), wherein the wall (9) is connected by at least one predetermined breaking point (9.1) to at least one of the two pillars (2) spanning the respective second level (16) and/or the first side (1.1). 6. Module of a living space system for animals according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined breaking point (9.1) consists of the same material as the wall (9), but a material thickness less than or equal to 90%, preferably less than or equal to 75%, particularly preferably less than or equal to Has half the greatest material thickness of the wall (9). 7. Module of a housing system for animals according to one of claims 5 to 6, characterized in that the pillar (2) and base body (1) are formed in one piece and that it is in particular a cast part. 8. Module of a living space system for animals according to one of claims 5 to 7, in which the base body (1) and pillar (2) are made of concrete, in particular permeable concrete, wood, fired clay or plastic, in particular plastic made from recycling material . 9. Module of a living space system for animals according to one of claims 5 to 8, further comprising nesting material (15.2) lying in the recess (1.13), preferably earth, clay, stones, wood, moss, leaves, grasses, brushwood, branches, hay, Straw, compost, manure, bark, pine cones, snail shells, excelsior and/or hollow plant stems. 10. Module of a living space system for animals according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a) the module is a pond module, b) the base body (1) is in particular water-impermeable and c) on the edge area (1.12) there is a water-permeable layer (3), preferably made of water-permeable material, particularly preferably made of percolated concrete. 11. Module of a housing system for animals according to claim 10, wherein the water-permeable layer (3) is preferably 1 to 3 cm high. 12. Set for a living space system for animals comprising two or more modules according to any one of claims 1 to 11. 13. Set according to claim 12, characterized in that the set comprises at least two modules, preferably the first three modules, particularly preferably all modules from the following list: a) A module according to one of claims 5 to 9 with a basic shape (4.211) which is a symmetrical pentagon with side lengths G, 0.5*x, x, x, and 0.5*x, where G is the product of x and the square root of 3 is. b) A module according to one of Claims 5 to 9, having a basic shape (4.211) which is a symmetrical trapezium with side lengths 2*x, x, x and x. c) A module according to one of Claims 5 to 9, having a basic shape (4.211) which is an equilateral triangle with side length x. d) A module according to one of Claims 10 to 11, having a basic shape (4.211) which is an equilateral hexagon with side length x. 14. Housing system for animals, comprising a set according to claim 12 or 13, wherein a) at least two, preferably three, four, five, six or more modules according to one of claims 5 to 9 with the same basic shape (4.211) and with bearing surfaces (1.21) are stacked in their bearing planes (5) in such a way that either b) the pillars (2) of the first module stand on a floor and the pillars (2) of the second module are on the bearing surface (1.21) of the first module or c) the bearing surface (1.21) of the first module lies on the ground and the bearing surface (1.21) of the second module lies on the pillar (2) of the first module or d) the bearing surface (1.21) of the first module is on the ground and the pillars (2) of the second module are on the pillars (2) of the first module, e) so that in any case at least one cavity is formed, where f) nesting material (15.2), preferably earth, clay, stones, wood, moss, leaves, grass, brushwood, twigs, hay, straw, compost, manure, bark, pine cones, snail shells, is preferably located in at least some of the recesses (1.13). , excelsior and/or hollow plant stalks, is located in such a way that the housing system is adapted to the needs of at least one animal species and g) preferably the first (10) and/or second (9.2) openings between the pillars (2) are modified by keeping them open or covering them with wood, leaves, stones, clay and/or other materials so that the living space system meets the needs adapted to at least one animal species. 15. Use of a module according to one of claims 1 to 11 for the production of a surface-optimized habitat for mammals, amphibians, reptiles and/or insects, in particular for hedgehogs, dormice, dormice, common frogs, common toads, midwife toads, yellow-bellied toads, European tree frogs, thread newts, fire salamanders , grass snakes, wall lizards, ladybugs, wild bees, butterflies and bumblebees. 16. Manufacturing method of a housing system for animals according to claim 14, wherein some modules according to one of claims 5 to 9, in particular with the same basic shape (4.211), are stacked on top of one another and other modules according to one of claims 5 to 9 with flat surfaces of the same length extent are placed against one another with precisely these surfaces, so that the living space system results in a desired shape, with the upwardly opening recesses (1.13) each being filled with nesting material (15.2), preferably earth, clay, stones, wood, moss, leaves, grass , brushwood, branches, hay, straw, compost, manure, bark, pine cones, snail shells, wood wool and/or hollow plant stalks is filled, preferably before a further module according to one of claims 1 to 10 or a cover plate (12) is placed on the respective Module is set with the recess to be filled (1.13).