EP3936678A1 - Système de construction modulaire et procédé de construction d'une structure de bâtiment - Google Patents

Système de construction modulaire et procédé de construction d'une structure de bâtiment Download PDF

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EP3936678A1
EP3936678A1 EP20185229.0A EP20185229A EP3936678A1 EP 3936678 A1 EP3936678 A1 EP 3936678A1 EP 20185229 A EP20185229 A EP 20185229A EP 3936678 A1 EP3936678 A1 EP 3936678A1
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Stijn Beeckman
Ozcan Vatanlar
Martin Vandereyt
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  • the present invention generally relates to a modular construction system and a method for constructing a building structure using the modular construction system.
  • the building structure can accommodate several functions like for instance temporary housing units, temporary office space, a workshop or atelier, a community centre, a pop-up store, a gallery or exhibition space, etc.
  • the modular construction system known from WO 2018/002433 A1 is limited in use and rather complex in production and mounting.
  • the surface panels are rather large, covering for example an entire facade with multiple windows and/or doors. Such panels are difficult to transport, in particular inside existing buildings where stairways or elevators may have to be used to take a panel to an upper floor of the building that will be separated in social housing units.
  • the tenons represent additional, non-structural parts that are difficult to mount as they must be lifted to a height above the panels before they can slide into the grooves. It is not clear from WO 2018/002433 A1 how closed housing units can be created, satisfying isolation and safety norms. It is also not clear from WO 2018/002433 A1 how basic supplies like electricity, water and heating can be ported to different rooms or even different floors of a temporary housing constructed using the panels and tenons.
  • United States Patent Application US 2005/0050808 A1 entitled "Prefabricated Housing Structure” discloses another modular construction system consisting of wall panels and roof panels that enable to construct fully closed, temporary housing units.
  • the wall panels have a complex structure with interlocking portions that facilitate connecting lateral edges of adjacent wall panels such that a rigid housing structure is formed with the need for tools.
  • FIG. 8 of US 2005/0050808 A1 shows the interlocking portions of the wall panels in detail.
  • the complex, multi-facet interlocking portions require dedicated wall panel manufacturing machines.
  • the resulting wall panels are not symmetric and consequently do not allow fast, dummy proof positioning and connecting during construction.
  • the complex, multi-facet interlocking portions also do not allow to connect panels through a simple, sliding movement. To interconnect two panels, one panel must be lifted to a certain, predefined height relative to the other panel, the panel must be moved horizontally and thereafter a vertical, sliding movement allows engagement of the panels. It is not clear from US 2005/0050808 A1 how multi-floor housings can be created and/or how elementary supplies like electricity, water or heating can be provided.
  • US 10,221,568 B2 entitled "Integral Architectural Modular Assembly and Fabrication System with Interconnecting Universal Walls and Universal Connectors and Universal Roof Pieces” describes yet another modular construction system that consists of connecting parts.
  • the system known from US 10,221,568 B2 comprises a ground ruler (7 in Fig. 8 ), wall panels (1 in Fig. 8 ) and vertical connectors (10 in Fig. 16) to interconnect the wall panels in a toolless manner.
  • a vertical connector consists of a hollow connector element (10c in Fig. 13-14 ) and one or more C-shaped elements (10a in Fig. 13-14 ).
  • the C-shaped elements (10a in Fig. 13-14 ) connect with the hollow connector element (10c in Fig. 13-14 ) through T-shaped rails (11a in Fig. 13-14 ) that hook into complementary guides (11 in Fig. 13-14 ) mounted on each wall of the hollow connector element (10c in Fig. 13-14 ).
  • the modular construction system according to the invention preferably allows box-in-box construction such that empty real estate in cities can be turned for instance into temporary housing units for the social market.
  • the above object is realized by a modular construction system based on interconnected parts as defined by claim 1, the modular construction system comprising:
  • the invention resides in a modular construction system of parts that allow to build modular building structures having one or plural rooms.
  • the building structure can accommodate several functions like for instance temporary housing units, temporary office space, a workshop or atelier, a community centre, a pop-up store, a gallery or exhibition space, etc.
  • the parts at least comprise a ground ruler with cut-out in its top surface, enabling to vertically position structural elements like wall panels or vertical columns.
  • the parts may comprise plural ground rulers having different lengths and/or having different cut-out positions.
  • the ground rulers allow to lay a floor plan for the building structure.
  • the parts further comprise a wall panel, having a bottom surface that engages with the ground ruler, a front side facing outward the building structure, a back side facing inward the building structure, a top surface, and two lateral sides.
  • the front side and back side are identical, resulting in a symmetric wall panel that can be placed in a dummy-proof manner by technicians mounting the building structure.
  • the parts may comprise plural wall panels like for instance a basic wall panel, a window wall panel, a door wall panel. These wall panels preferably have uniform dimensions to simplify installation of the building structure and to allow easy adaptation of the building structure over time, like for instance replacement of a basic wall panel by a window wall panel.
  • Each of the wall panels has at least two swallowtail connector protrusions on its lateral sides.
  • a first swallowtail connector protrusion allows to connect the wall panel to another structural element, for example a vertical column
  • the second swallowtail connector protrusion allows to align and fix the wall panel.
  • the presence of swallowtail connector protrusions on both lateral sides of the wall panel further contributes to the symmetry of the wall panel, allowing dummy-proof installation by technicians mounting the building structure.
  • the parts further also comprise a vertical column, i.e. a structural element that comprises two U-shaped elements, the leg ends of which are glued together to form a vertical column with central, vertical opening or channel.
  • the vertical channel allows conduits of various nature like for instance electrical conduits or water supply conduits to extend vertically, allowing for instance to take basic supplies to the ceiling or to upper floors in a multi-floor building structure.
  • the vertical column further has a bottom surface designed to engage with the cut-out in the top surface of the ground ruler.
  • the vertical column further has at least one lateral side comprising two swallowtail connector notches positioned at respective heights and having respective shapes and dimensions allowing the vertical column to receive the swallowtail connector protrusions of a wall panel.
  • the parts may comprise plural vertical columns like for instance a vertical column having swallowtail connector notches at two opposite lateral sides, a vertical column having swallowtail connector notches at only one lateral side, a vertical column having swallowtail connector notches at two lateral sides and a backside (using a T-shaping part as will be described below), and/or a vertical column having swallowtail connector notches at one lateral side and a back side (using again a T-shaping part).
  • the vertical columns can serve as structural connector element between two wall panels, structural element terminating a standalone wall, structural corner element interconnecting two wall panels under an angle of 90 degrees, and/or structural T-element interconnecting three wall panels.
  • the swallowtail connectors between wall panels and vertical columns allow toolless mounting of the building structure, with limited effort by technicians who can easily transport the universal wall panels, ground rules and vertical columns through corridors, stairways and elevators.
  • the vertical columns serve as vertical channel enabling to extend conduits to the ceiling and/or upper floors of a building structure.
  • Fast and dummy-proof construction of modular building structures using the modular construction system according to the invention allows to turn temporary empty or unused buildings in cities into affordable and comfortable housing spaces for the social market, having one or plural rooms on one or plural floors.
  • the at least one vertical column comprise:
  • the vertical column may exist in four different variants.
  • two swallowtail connector notches are foreseen in one lateral side of the vertical column.
  • the opposite lateral side in other words remains a flat surface over its entire length, without swallowtail protrusions.
  • This first variant of the vertical column can connect to a single wall panel and therefore can be used as structural element ending a standalone wall.
  • Such standalone wall may for example be desired to separate a large open space inside the building structure into smaller spaces without creating separate rooms, or may be used as a fence or facade extension outside the building structure.
  • This first variant of the vertical column shall be named an end column throughout this patent application.
  • two swallowtail connector notches are foreseen in one lateral side, and two additional swallowtail connector notches are foreseen in the opposite lateral side.
  • This second variant of the vertical column can interconnect two wall panels that are located in a same plane and thus form part of a same wall, for example two basic wall panels, a basic wall panel and a window wall panel, etc.
  • This second variant of the vertical column shall be named a connector column throughout this patent application.
  • two swallowtail connector notches are foreseen in one lateral side, and two additional swallowtail connector notches are foreseen in the back side. This is made possible by gluing a T-shaping part onto the backside of the first variant of the vertical column.
  • the T-shaping part is foreseen with the additional two swallowtail connector notches.
  • This third variant of the vertical column allows to interconnect two wall panels that are positioned under an angle of 90 degrees and therefore form part of different walls of the building structure.
  • This third variant of the vertical column shall be named a corner column throughout this patent application.
  • two swallowtail connector notches are foreseen in one lateral side
  • two additional swallowtail connector notches are foreseen in the opposite lateral side
  • two further swallowtail connector notches are foreseen in the back side. This is made possible by gluing a T-shaping part onto the backside of the second variant of the vertical column.
  • the T-shaping part is foreseen with the further two swallowtail connector notches.
  • This fourth variant of the vertical column allows to interconnect 3 wall panels, one of which is positioned under an angle of 90 degrees vis-à-vis the other two panels.
  • This fourth variant of the vertical column shall be named a T-column throughout this patent application, and is useful to create inner walls inside the building structure, extending from an external wall of the building structure or extending from another inner wall of the building structure.
  • the T-column in other words is essential in order to enable the construction of the multi-room building structures.
  • the two swallowtail connector notches comprise a first, smaller notch near a top end of the vertical column and a second, wider notch near a bottom end of the vertical column.
  • the two swallowtail connector protrusions comprise a first, smaller protrusion near a top end of said wall panel and a second, wider protrusion near a bottom end of said wall panel.
  • the first, smaller swallowtail connector notch at the top end of the vertical column is used to connect a wall panel to the vertical column.
  • the wall panel is first lifted slightly and made hanging on top of the vertical column by letting the corresponding smaller swallowtail connector protrusion of the wall panel rest on the top surface of the vertical column.
  • the smaller swallowtail connector protrusion is moved and released into the smaller swallowtail connector notch of the vertical column resulting in an engaging connection between the wall panel and vertical column.
  • the second, larger swallowtail connector notch near the bottom end of the vertical column is used to align and fix the wall panel.
  • the second, larger swallowtail connector protrusion of the wall panel is moved into the second, larger swallowtail connector notch of the vertical column. This way, the wall panel becomes aligned with the vertical column and fixed over its entire height such that it cannot swing.
  • the at least one wall panel comprise:
  • the modular construction system hence preferably comprises amongst its parts a plurality of wall panels. These wall panels have the same, uniform dimensions and all of them have the two swallowtail connector protrusions at both lateral sides.
  • the different wall panels however may have different functions.
  • a basic wall panel without any savings for instance serves to create a blind wall external to or internal to a building structure.
  • a window wall panel comprising a window saving allows to create external windows, or internal rooms or spaces interconnected through an opening in the wall. Multiple window wall panels may form part of the modular construction system of for instance building structures having windows with varying sizes are constructed.
  • a door wall panel comprises a door saving, i.e. a saving reaching upwards from the bottom surface of the wall panel, and allows to create external and internal doors for a building structure.
  • the wall panel comprises a horizontal channel extending between its lateral sides at a first predetermined height.
  • the horizontal channel extending between opposite lateral sides of the wall panel at a first predetermined height allow to pull conduits of various nature through walls.
  • the horizontal channel may have a circular, rectangular or square intersection and may have a size accommodating electrical conduits, water supply pipes, discharge pipes, etc.
  • the provision of such horizontal channel at a first predetermined height allows to pass conduits through multiple wall panels, and allows flexible provision of various functions like a power supply, an electrical switch, a water tap, a sink, a toilet, a shower, a heating, etc., anywhere in the building structure.
  • Such a function can be mounted against a wall panel at any location according to the inhabitants' preferences, and can then be connected at the first predetermined height to the necessary conduits that pass through the wall panel.
  • the vertical column comprises a horizontal channel extending between a lateral side or back side and the vertical channel at the first predetermined height.
  • the vertical columns in order to enable passing conduits from one wall element to a neighbouring wall element, also the vertical columns must be provided with horizontal channels at the first predetermined height.
  • These horizontal channels are established by horizontal holes interconnecting the central vertical channel that always forms part of a vertical column with lateral sides of the vertical column (in case of a connector column), horizontal holes interconnecting the central vertical channel of the vertical column with a lateral side and back side (in case of a corner column), or horizontal holes interconnecting the central vertical channel of the vertical column with as well the lateral sides as the backside (in case of a T-column).
  • Embodiments of the modular construction system according to the invention, as defined by claim 8, further comprise:
  • a ceiling ruler is placed on top of the wall panels.
  • the parts may comprise plural ceiling rulers having different lengths.
  • Each ceiling ruler however has a bottom surface that is designed in shape and size to fit onto a recess provided in the top surface of the wall panels.
  • Embodiments of the modular construction system according to the invention, as defined by claim 9, further comprise:
  • the ceiling of a building structure is made of a flat ceiling panel that is lying on top of the ceiling rulers.
  • ceiling joist are provided that give structure to the ceiling or roof and prevent the ceiling or roof to sag or collapse.
  • the ceiling joist has a beam shape.
  • Beam shaped joists are easy to manufacture.
  • the ceiling joist has an I-shape.
  • I-shaped joists are lighter in weight than beam shaped joists and further bring the advantage of being easier to handle and transport.
  • Embodiments of the modular construction system according to the invention, as defined by claim 12, further comprise:
  • the ceiling strip serves as a positioning element, indicating where the ceiling joist must be placed.
  • the wall panel comprises:
  • the wall panels preferably are made to satisfy acoustic isolation norms, heath isolation norms and fire safety specifications, while being rigid but lightweight for transport reasons. This may be achieved by a wall panel that consists of four elements: a front side sheet made for instance of fire resistant multiplex material, a rectangular frame made of wood or laminated wood (like for instance Kerto) with a preferred thickness of 45 millimetres constituting the lateral sides, bottom surface and top surface of the panel, a back side sheet made for instance of fire resistant multiplex material, and a rock wool insulating panel filling the space in between the front side panel, rectangular frame and back side panel.
  • the rock wool insulating panel provides resistance to temperatures up to 1000 °C and does not pass toxic gasses in case of fire.
  • the wall panel further comprises:
  • vapour barrier in between the front side panel and rock wool insulation, a vapour barrier may be provided.
  • a vapour barrier in between the back side panel and rock wool insulation, a vapour barrier may be provided or a second vapour barrier may be provided when combined with the vapour barrier between the front side panel and rock wool insulation.
  • the vapour barrier has to be fixed with screws or nails and therefore introduces complexity in the production process.
  • an additional vapour barrier may be superfluous and left out, simplifying the production of wall panels.
  • the above object is realized by a method for constructing a building structure as defined by claim 15, the method comprising the steps of:
  • the present invention foresees in a dummy-proof and toolless method for mounting a building structure from universal parts comprising a ground ruler, wall panels and vertical columns, wherein no nails, screws or bolts are used.
  • the universal parts are compact and lightweight, and therefore easy to transport through corridors, stairways and elevators such that the construction method according to the invention can be used to mount building structures also at empty or unused upper floors of office buildings in cities.
  • Constructing a building structure starts with laying the ground plan using ground rulers.
  • the ground rulers preferably have a fixed, predetermined length or a limited number of fixed, predetermined lengths.
  • Each ground ruler also has a cut-out in its top surface enabling to position and hold a vertical column.
  • the ground rulers are placed such that a cut-out is located at corners. Further cut-outs are located equidistantly from each other, the distance between two subsequent cut-outs being equal to the width of a wall panel.
  • a first vertical column is then placed on a first cut-out of a ground ruler.
  • the first vertical column is a corner column and the first cut-out is located at a corner in the ground plan.
  • the first vertical column has a central vertical channel and swallowtail connector notches in at least one lateral side. Following placement of the first vertical column, a wall panel is hung in position. The wall panel, i.e.
  • either a basic wall panel, window wall panel or door wall panel having a width equal to the distance between two ground ruler cut-outs is lifted slightly by one or two technicians and moved such that a swallowtail connector protrusion near the top end of a lateral side rests on the top surface of the already placed first vertical column.
  • the wall panel is kept hanging in this position while a second vertical column is being placed.
  • the second vertical column for instance a connector column is placed on the next ground ruler cut-out and the hanging wall panel is moved such that the swallowtail connector protrusion at the top end of its second lateral side is resting on the top surface of the second vertical column.
  • the second vertical column has a central vertical channel obtained by gluing together two U-shaped parts that jointly form the connector column.
  • the hanging wall panel is released. Thereto, the hanging wall panel is moved forwardly or backwardly until its top swallowtail connector protrusions slide into the top swallowtail connector notches of the first and second vertical columns. Care is taken that at the same time the lower swallowtail connector protrusions of the first wall panel slide into the lower swallowtail connector notches of the first and second columns. This way, the first wall panel aligns and fixedly engages with the first and second vertical columns.
  • the steps of hanging a wall panel, placing an additional vertical column and releasing the wall panel to engage with the vertical columns is repeated wherein the already placed second vertical column of a previous iteration becomes the first vertical column in a next iteration.
  • the selection of the type of vertical column (end, corner, connector, T) and the selection of the type of wall panel (basic, window, door) depends on the housing plan.
  • the entire modular building structure can be construed in no time.
  • a four room apartment for instance can be mounted in 5 days. This is possible in open air on unused lots of ground, but also on unused floors of buildings whereon the building structures can be construed as temporary box-in-box units that can be rented at affordable prices solving the problem of a growing demand for affordable housing in cities with many industrial or office buildings being left empty or unused at least temporarily.
  • a corner style is created by using a first vertical column or second vertical column further comprising a T-shaping part, the T-shaping part having a first lateral side glued to a back side of the vertical channel created by the two U-shaped parts of the first or second vertical column, and having a second lateral side comprising two swallowtail connector notches.
  • corner column still comprises two U-shaped parts glued together to form a central vertical channel.
  • One of the U-shaped parts has two swallowtail connector notches in the bottom surface of the U that constitutes a lateral side of the vertical column.
  • a T-shaping part must be glued onto the back side of the vertical column.
  • the T-shaped part has two additional swallowtail connector notches in its lateral side opposing the side that is glued to the vertical column. This lateral side having the additional swallowtail connector notches shall constitute the new backside of the vertical column.
  • the so created corner column has a pair of swallowtail connector notches on a lateral side and a pair of swallowtail connector notches on its backside, allowing to interconnect two wall panels that are placed under an angle of 90 degrees vis-à-vis each other.
  • internal walling is made possible by using a first vertical column or second vertical column having two lateral sides each comprising two swallowtail connector notches and further comprising a T-shaping part, the T-shaping part having a first lateral side glued to a back side of the vertical channel created by the two U-shaped parts of the first or second vertical column, and having a second lateral side comprising two swallowtail connector notches.
  • T-column still comprises two U-shaped parts glued together to form a central vertical channel.
  • the two U-shaped parts each have two swallowtail connector notches in the bottom surface of the U that constitute the lateral sides of the vertical column.
  • a T-shaping part must be glued onto the back side of the vertical column.
  • the T-shaped part has two additional swallowtail connector notches in its lateral side opposing the side that is glued to the vertical column. This lateral side having the additional swallowtail connector notches shall constitute the new backside of the vertical column.
  • the so created T-column has a pair of swallowtail connector notches on each lateral side and a pair of swallowtail connector notches on its backside, allowing to interconnect three wall panels one of which (the internal wall) is placed under an angle of 90 degrees vis-à-vis the other two (either external walls or internal walls).
  • Embodiments of the method for constructing a building structure according to the invention, as defined by claim 18, further comprise the steps of:
  • Such ceiling can then serve as base for the floor of an additional floor.
  • the steps A-F are repeated to establish additional floors in the building structure.
  • the above described method allows to build additional floors such that a multi-level apartment is created.
  • a flooring must be provided on top of the ceiling of a lower layer.
  • the flooring can be realised by using the ceiling parts in the reverse order.
  • ground rules can be used to lay out the ground plan of the upper floor.
  • vertical columns and wall panels can be used to construct the upper floor in a fast and toolless manner.
  • Embodiments of the method for constructing a building structure according to the present invention, as defined by claim 20, further comprise the steps of:
  • connections of various nature like for instance electrical power supply connections and water supply conduits are extended through these channels to enter the different rooms of the building structure.
  • Embodiments of the method for constructing a building structure according to the present invention, as defined by claim 21, further comprise the steps of:
  • the central vertical channel in one or several vertical columns can be used to extend certain connections, like power supply connections and water supply conduits, to the upper floor of the building structure.
  • Fig. 1 shows a building structure 100 constructed using parts of an embodiment of the modular construction system according to the present invention.
  • the building structure 100 is built by technicians executing an embodiment of the construction method according to the invention.
  • the building structure 100 is made of ground rulers 101 and various wall panels 110,111, 112.
  • the wall panels 110, 111, 112 are kept in position by vertical columns 120, 121 that serve as structural elements at corner styles and between neighbouring wall panels.
  • the wall panels have a universal width and height, for example 122 cm by 244 cm.
  • the vertical columns 120, 121 preferably have a universal width, depth and height, for example 22,6 cm by 18,6 cm by 244 cm.
  • the building structure 100 further has a ceiling or roof comprising ceiling rulers 130, ceiling panels 131, ceiling borders 132 and ceiling joists 135, the latter ceiling joists 135 spanning the ceiling panels 131.
  • the building structure 100 may serve as a temporary, affordable box-in-box housing that is built inside an existing, unused or empty building to solve the problem of shortage of social housings in cities.
  • the building structure 100 may serve other purposes such as temporary office space, a workshop or atelier, a community centre, a pop-up store, a gallery or exhibition space, etc.
  • the building structure 100 When built box-in-box, the building structure 100 may be constructed without flooring as the existing flooring of the empty building may be used. When built outside or when built on uneven terrain, the building structure 100 will be built on floor elements.
  • Such floor elements may be made of the parts used to built the ceiling, i.e. joists 135, horizontal panels 131, and border parts 132, allowing to lay out the ground rulers 101 of building structure 100 horizontally.
  • Such floor elements also may be used to build a second floor on top of the ceiling of building structure 100.
  • Such second floor can than constitute an additional building structure, or it can be integrated with building structure 100 to create a multi-floor building structure, for instance a duplex.
  • Fig. 2 shows in more detail the ground ruler 101 that is used in the building structure 100 of Fig. 1 .
  • the ground ruler 101 has a front side 201, back side 202, bottom surface 203, top surface 204, and lateral sides 205, 206.
  • the font side 201 and back side 202 are finished identically such that the ground ruler 101 can be used either with its front side 201 facing outside and its back side 202 facing inside, or vice versa.
  • the top surface 204 of the ground ruler 101 has at least one cut-out 102, dimensioned and shaped to receive and hold the bottom surface of a vertical column 120, 121. Ground rulers of varying length may exist.
  • Longer ground rulers shall have plural cut-outs 102 whereas shorter ground rulers shall have only one cut-out 102 or no cut-out.
  • the cut-outs 102 in the top surface 204 of such ground rulers are positioned such that the distance between neighbouring cut-outs 102 that form part of a single ground ruler or of neighbouring ground rulers with touching lateral sides corresponds to the universal width of a wall panel 110, 111, 112.
  • the cut-out 102 itself has a width corresponding to the width of a vertical column 120, 121.
  • Fig. 3A shows a first wall panel 110 as used in the building structure 100 of Fig. 1 .
  • the wall panel 110 is a basic wall panel having no openings or savings for doors or windows.
  • the wall panel 110 has a front side, back side, bottom surface, top surface and lateral sides.
  • the front side and back side have an identical finishing such that the wall panel 110 is symmetric and can be used either with its front side facing outward the building structure or with its back side facing outward the building structure.
  • the lateral sides are provided with a pair of swallowtail connector protrusions.
  • the left lateral side has a first swallowtail connector protrusion 301 near the top surface, and a second swallowtail connector protrusion 302 near the bottom surface.
  • the right lateral side has a third swallowtail connector protrusion 303 near the top surface and a fourth swallowtail connector protrusion 304 near the bottom surface.
  • the swallowtail connector protrusions 301-304 are shaped and dimensioned to engage with swallowtail connector notches in the vertical columns 120, 121, as will be explained further below.
  • Fig. 3B shows a second wall panel 111 as used in the building structure 100 of Fig. 1 .
  • the wall panel 111 is a window wall panel having a single central opening 315 for a window.
  • the wall panel 111 has a front side, back side, bottom surface, top surface and lateral sides.
  • the front side and back side have an identical finishing such that the wall panel 111 is symmetric and can be used either with its front side facing outward the building structure 100 or with its back side facing outward the building structure 100.
  • the lateral sides are provided with a pair of swallowtail connector protrusions.
  • the left lateral side has a first swallowtail connector protrusion 311 near the top surface, and a second swallowtail connector protrusion 312 near the bottom surface.
  • the right lateral side has a third swallowtail connector protrusion 313 near the top surface and a fourth swallowtail connector protrusion 314 near the bottom surface.
  • the swallowtail connector protrusions 311-314 are shaped and dimensioned to engage with swallowtail connector notches in the vertical columns 120, 121, as will be explained further below.
  • Fig. 3C shows a third wall panel 112 as used in the building structure 100 of Fig. 1 .
  • the wall panel 112 is a door wall panel having a single opening 325 adapted to receive a door.
  • the wall panel 112 has a front side, back side, bottom surface, top surface and lateral sides.
  • the front side and back side have an identical finishing such that the wall panel 112 is symmetric and can be used either with its front side facing outward the building structure 100 or with its back side facing outward the building structure 100.
  • the lateral sides are provided with a pair of swallowtail connector protrusions.
  • the left lateral side has a first swallowtail connector protrusion 321 near the top surface, and a second swallowtail connector protrusion 322 near the bottom surface.
  • the right lateral side has a third swallowtail connector protrusion 323 near the top surface and a fourth swallowtail connector protrusion 324 near the bottom surface.
  • the swallowtail connector protrusions 321-324 are shaped and dimensioned to engage with swallowtail connector notches in the vertical columns 120, 121, as will be explained further below.
  • Fig. 3D represents an exploded view of wall panel 110.
  • the wall panel 110 comprises a first sheet 341 that constitutes the front side of the wall panel 110, and a second sheet 342 that constitutes the back side of the wall panel 110.
  • the first sheet 341 and second sheet 342 are separated by a wooden frame comprising a horizontal bottom beam 331, a horizontal top beam 332, vertical lateral beams 333, 334 and vertical central beam 335.
  • the space in between the first sheet 341, second sheet 342 and the wooden frame is for instance filled with rock wool insulation panels, and a vapour barrier.
  • the wall panel 110 may have a single vapour barrier. Alternative wall panels could be contemplated without any vapour barrier, or with two vapour barriers.
  • a first vapour barrier may be provided between the first sheet 341 and rock wool insulation panel and a second vapour barrier may be provided between the second sheet 342 and rock wool insulation panel.
  • the wall panel 110 further has a first swallowtail connector protrusion in the wooden frame, more particularly in lateral beam 333, near the top surface, a second swallowtail connector protrusion, more particularly in lateral beam 333, near the bottom surface, a third swallowtail connector protrusion, more particularly in lateral beam 334, near the top surface, and a fourth swallowtail connector protrusion, more particularly in lateral beam 334, near the bottom surface.
  • the vertical beams 333, 334 and 335 have horizontal holes 336 at a predetermined height that serve as a channel for conduits or ducts of various nature.
  • the structure shown in Fig. 3D results in a wall panel with high mechanical strength, fire resistance against temperatures up to 1000 degrees Celcius, norm compliant thermal and acoustic insulation properties, and it does not disseminate toxic vapours.
  • Fig. 4 shows in more detail the vertical column 120 used in the building structure 100.
  • the vertical column 120 consists of two U-shaped parts 401 and 402, glued together at the top surface of the legs of the U-shape, such that a central opening or space 403 is created that serves as a vertical channel inside the vertical column 120.
  • Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B respectively show the two U-shaped parts 401 and 402 before being glued to form vertical column 120.
  • the first U-shaped part 401 has a first swallowtail connector notch 404, a second swallowtail connector notch 405, and a U-shaped channel or gutter 408.
  • the second U-shaped part 402 is identical to the first U-shaped part, having a first swallowtail connector notch 406, a second swallowtail connector notch 407, and a U-shaped channel or gutter 409.
  • the two identical U-shaped parts 401 and 402 allow to create the vertical connector column 120 of Fig. 4 that is used in building structure 120 to interconnect two wall panels that form part of the same wall or plane.
  • This vertical connector column 120 has horizontal holes 410 at the predetermined height where also the vertical panels 110-112 have horizontal holes to serve as a pass-through channel for conduits or ducts.
  • Fig. 5 shows in more detail the vertical column 121 used in the building structure 100.
  • the vertical column 121 also consists of two U-shaped parts 501 and 502, glued together at the top surface of the legs of the U-shape, such that a central opening or space 503 is created that serves as a vertical channel inside the vertical column 121.
  • Fig. 5A and Fig. 5B respectively show the two U-shaped parts 501 and 502 before being glued to form vertical column 121.
  • the U-shaped part 501 shown in Fig. 5A also has a U-shaped channel or gutter 504, but does not have the swallowtail connector notches in its lateral surface 500.
  • the second U-shaped part 502 shown in Fig. 5B is identical to the U-shaped part 402 of Fig.
  • the two U-shaped parts 501 and 502 allow to create the vertical column 121 that serves as an end column for a wall or in combination with a T-shaping part 800 to create a vertical corner column 123 that is used in building structure 120 to interconnect two wall panels that form part of different walls or planes placed under an angle of 90 degrees.
  • This vertical column 121 also has horizontal holes 508, 509 in perpendicular directions at the predetermined height where also the vertical panels 110-112 have horizontal holes to serve as a pass-through channel for conduits or ducts in corners.
  • Fig. 6 shows a top view of a vertical column 120.
  • the first U-shaped part 401 and second U-shaped part 402 are glued together at the top surfaces 601 and 602 of the respective legs of the U-shapes.
  • the first swallowtail connector notch 404 of U-shaped part 401 and the first swallowtail connector notch 406 of U-shaped part 402 represent swallowtail shaped cut-outs from the top surface of vertical column 120 into opposite lateral sides 603, 604 of the vertical column 120.
  • Fig. 7A shows in more detail the swallowtail connector notch 404 in the U-shaped part 401 of vertical column 120.
  • the swallowtail connector notch 404 has a bottom surface 701 that runs parallel with the lateral side 603 of the vertical column 120 wherein the notch 404 is provided.
  • the swallowtail connector notch 404 further has a conical side surface 702 in between the lateral surface 603 of vertical column 120 and the bottom surface 701 of the swallowtail connector notch 404.
  • the conical shaped side surface 702 is dimensioned to engage slidably with the conical shaped side surface of a swallowtail connector protrusion provided at lateral sides of wall panels near the top surface thereof.
  • Fig. 7B shows in more detail the swallowtail connector notch 405 in U-shaped part 401 of the vertical column 120.
  • the swallowtail connector notch 405 has a bottom surface 703 that runs parallel with the lateral side 603 of the vertical column 120 wherein the notch 405 is provided.
  • the swallowtail connector notch 405 further has a side surface 704 in between the lateral surface 603 of vertical column 120 and the bottom surface 703 of the swallowtail connector notch 405, and substantially perpendicular to the lateral surface 603 and bottom surface 703.
  • the swallowtail connector notch 405 near the bottom of the vertical column 120 is preferably dimensioned larger than the swallowtail connector notch 404 near the top surface of the vertical column 120.
  • the swallowtail connector notch 405 is further dimensioned to engage with a swallowtail connector protrusion provided at lateral sides of wall panels, near the bottom of such wall panels.
  • Fig. 8 shows a T-shaping part 800 used for instance to create vertical corner columns 123 in the building structure 100.
  • the T-shaping part 800 has a front side 801, a back side 802, a bottom surface 803, a top surface 804, a first lateral side 805 and second lateral side 806.
  • the first lateral side 805 has a flat surface that can be glued to the backside of a vertical column 120 or 121 consisting of two U-shaped parts.
  • the T-shaping part 800 turns the vertical connector column 120 into a vertical T-column 122 that can be used to interconnect three wall panels, i.e.
  • the T-shaping part 800 turns the vertical end column 121 into a vertical corner column 123 that can be used to interconnect two wall panels substantially perpendicular to each other.
  • two T-shaping parts 800 can turn the vertical connector column 120 into a vertical cross column 124 that can be used to interconnect four wall panels, i.e. two wall panels that form part of the same plane, and a third and fourth wall panel that form part of a plane substantially perpendicular thereupon.
  • Fig. 9A-9E show the five variant vertical columns that can be created using the U-shaped parts 401, 402, 501, 502 and T-shaping part 800.
  • Fig. 9A shows a vertical connector column 120 that is created by gluing together U-shaped parts 401 and 402.
  • Fig. 9B shows a vertical end column 121 that is created by gluing together U-shaped parts 501 and 502.
  • Fig. 9C shows a vertical T-column 122 that is created by gluing together U-shaped parts 401 and 402, and by gluing T-shaping part 800 onto the backside thereof.
  • Fig. 9A shows a vertical connector column 120 that is created by gluing together U-shaped parts 401 and 402.
  • Fig. 9B shows a vertical end column 121 that is created by gluing together U-shaped parts 501 and 502.
  • Fig. 9C shows a vertical T-column 122 that is created by gluing together U-shaped parts 401 and
  • FIG. 9D shows a vertical corner column 123 that is created by gluing together U-shaped parts 501 and 502, and by gluing T-shaping part 800 onto the back side thereof.
  • Fig. 9E shows a vertical cross column 124 that is created by gluing together U-shaped parts 401 and 402, and by gluing two T-shaping parts 800 onto the frontside and backside thereof.
  • Fig. 10 shows a ceiling ruler 130 as used in the building structure 100 of Fig. 1 .
  • the ceiling rule 130 has a front side 1001, a backside 1002, a bottom surface 1003, a top surface 1004, and lateral sides 1005, 1006.
  • the front side 1001 and backside 1002 have an identical finishing such that the ceiling ruler 130 can be used symmetrically.
  • the bottom surface 1003 is shaped and dimensioned to engage with the top surface of wall panels and columns, whereas the top surface 1004 is kept flat.
  • the bottom surface 1003 thereto is provided with protrusions 1007that engage with the top surface of columns.
  • Variant ceiling rulers may have different lengths, with a maximum length of for instance 2,90 meters.
  • the ceiling rule 130 is placed on top of wall panels and vertical columns, leaving vertical channels in the columns open through holes 1008.
  • Fig. 11 shows a ceiling border 132 as used in the building structure 100 of Fig. 1 .
  • Variant ceiling borders may have different lengths.
  • Fig. 12 illustrates a ceiling strip 134 as used in the building structure of Fig. 1 .
  • the ceiling strip 134 is made of fire resistant or fire-retardant material and serves as a positioning element on top of the ceiling panels 131 to indicate the position(s) where ceiling joists must be placed.
  • the ceiling panels 131 are also made of fire resistant or fire-retardant material. Variant ceiling panels may have different dimensions able to span the width of a single wall panel or integer multiples of the width of a wall panel.
  • Fig. 13A and Fig. 13B show variant ceiling joists 133 and 135 that form part of respective embodiments of the modular construction system according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 13A shows a beam-shaped ceiling joist 133 that is easy to manufacture
  • Fig. 13B shows an I-profile shaped ceiling joist 135 that is more lightweight and therefore easier to transport and handle during the construction process.
  • the joists may connect with the vertical columns using a pen.
  • Fig. 14A-14I illustrate subsequent steps in an embodiment of the method for constructing a building structure according to the present invention.
  • technicians lay-out the floor plan of the building structure using ground rulers 101.
  • the ground rulers used may have varying lengths. At least part of the ground rulers have one or plural cut-outs 102.
  • the ground rulers 101 are positioned such that the cut-outs 102 appear at locations where vertical columns, i.e. structural elements interconnecting wall panels, must be placed.
  • a first vertical column 123 is placed on a first cut-out 102 of a ground ruler 101.
  • Fig. 14B a first vertical column 123 is placed on a first cut-out 102 of a ground ruler 101.
  • the first vertical column 123 corresponds to a corner column.
  • a third step illustrated by Fig. 14C , two technicians are hanging a wall panel 111 onto the first vertical column 123. Thereto, the wall panel 111 is slightly lifted by the technicians and moved laterally such that a swallowtail connector protrusion 313 near the top surface of the wall panel 111 is resting on the top surface of the first vertical column 123.
  • a fourth step illustrated by Fig. 14D , a second vertical column 120 is placed on the next cut-out 102 in the ground rulers 101 making up the ground plan.
  • the second vertical column 120 is a connector column.
  • the wall panel 111 is released.
  • the two technicians move the wall panel 111 such that the top swallowtail protrusions 311, 313 slide into the top swallowtail notches of the vertical columns 120, 123, while the bottom swallowtail protrusions of the wall panel 111 engage with the bottom swallowtail notches of the vertical columns 120, 123.
  • wall panel 111 shall become fixed in between the vertical columns 120, 123, and its front and back sides shall be aligned with the front and back sides of the vertical columns over the entire height.
  • the wall panel 111 shall rest on the ground ruler 101.
  • the ground ruler's top surface and the wall panel's bottom surface are preferably designed to engage with each other in order to further assist the alignment while releasing the wall panel 111.
  • the third step (hanging a wall panel), fourth step (placing an additional column) and fifth step (releasing the wall panel) are thereafter iteratively repeated.
  • Fig. 14F shows the backside of corner column 123 consists of two U-shaped parts glued together, and a T-shaping part 800 with top swallowtail connector notch 807 and bottom swallowtail connector notch 808, glued against or otherwise placed against the backside of the two U-shaped parts.
  • the T-shaping part 800 allows to mount a next wall panel under an angle of 90 degrees against wall panel 111.
  • a technician places ceiling rulers 130 on top of the wall panels 110, 111, as illustrated by Fig. 14G . Thereafter, the ceiling or roof is mounted.
  • this is realized by first placing ceiling panels 131 on top of the ceiling rulers 130, placing ceiling strips 134 on top of the ceiling panels 131 at positions where ceiling joists must be placed, and placing beam shaped ceiling joists 133 on top of the ceiling strips 134. At the border of the ceiling or roof, border beams 132 are placed. In the example illustrated by Fig. 14I , this is realized by placing ceiling panels 131 on top of the ceiling rulers 130, and placing I-profile shaped ceiling joists 135 on top of the ceiling panels 131.
  • top, bottom, over, under, and the like are introduced for descriptive purposes and not necessarily to denote relative positions. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances and embodiments of the invention are capable of operating according to the present invention in other sequences, or in orientations different from the one(s) described or illustrated above.

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