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A building having a plurality of floors,
A plurality of building unit assemblies each structurally self-supporting and having at least one sidewall, floor, and roof;
A structural frame segment attached to the at least one sidewall of the building unit assembly;
A group of the building unit assemblies is stacked to form a floor of the building;
The building unit assembly is stacked with the structural frame segments of one floor vertically aligned with the structural frame segments of at least one adjacent floor so that substantially all vertical loads are applied to the structural frame segments. Through which the lateral load can be supported by the building unit assembly ,
The location of the structural frame segment relative to the building unit to which the structural frame segment is connected is positioned within one floor of the building as a pair in which at least some structural frame segments of adjacent building unit assemblies are aligned with each other. The building that is supposed to be . The structural frame segment includes a column element, and an attachment means is connected to an end of the column element, whereby the attachment means and the structural frame segment are substantially vertically above or below the one structural frame segment. 2. A building according to claim 1 , wherein said building can be connected to adjacent attachment means of said structural frame segment. The attachment means includes an upper connection plate and a lower connection plate ,
At least one of the lower connection plates of the structural frame segment of the further building unit assembly stacked on one of the adjacent building unit assemblies overlaps at least a portion of the pair of upper connection plates, thereby The building according to claim 2 , wherein at least one lower connecting plate is connected to the upper connecting plate so that the adjacent building unit assembly and the further building unit assembly can be connected to each other. The attachment means includes an upper connection plate and a lower connection plate, and the connection plate is arranged such that at least three of the connection plates can be connected to each other with respect to a pair of structural frame segments aligned in the vertical direction. The building according to claim 2 . The building further includes a core, and the group of building unit assemblies are arranged around the core such that vertical loads between adjacent floors are transmitted primarily through the building unit assembly rather than through the core. The building according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the building is connected to the core. Between the upper part of a corresponding first structural frame segment attached to a building unit on one floor and the upper part of a vertically aligned second structural frame segment attached to a building unit assembly on another floor extends, the upper portion of the first building element further comprises one or more elongated connecting means adapted to be connected to the upper portion of the second structural frame segment, either of claims 1 to 5 the building according to any. The plurality of floors includes at least one building unit assembly disposed in a first orientation and at least one second building unit assembly disposed at a right angle to the first orientation, Do the said building unit assemblies in the first orientation and the second orientation is to support the lateral load acting as a brace, building according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A building having a plurality of floors according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein at least some of the floors include a plurality of self-supporting building units, and each of the self-supporting building units includes In buildings with multiple floors, to which structural frame segments configured to support the vertical load of another upper floor are connected,
The building includes at least one upper floor and one lower floor, and the structural strength of the structural frame segment of the building unit on the lower floor is higher than the structural strength of the corresponding structural frame segment of the upper floor, A building with multiple floors. The building includes a group of upper floors and a group of lower floors, and the structural strength of the corresponding structural frame segments in the lower floor group is substantially equal, and the corresponding structural frame segments in the upper floor group The building of claim 8 , wherein the structural strength is substantially equal. The structural frame segment includes a pillar element is attached to the self supporting building units, building according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The building according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the building unit is arranged in one floor so as to define a space between adjacent free-standing building units in which the structural frame segments are positioned. The relative strength difference between two structural frame elements is the relative thickness of the structural frame element and the relative strength of the structural frame element measured along the space between adjacent freestanding building units. The building according to claim 8 , provided by changing at least one of the various depths. The building according to claim 2, wherein the structural frame segment of the pair of structural frame segments includes attachment means having a shape that matches the attachment means of the structural frame segments that are adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction. At least one of the structural frame segments of building unit assemblies, during stacking, including a guide surface for facilitating alignment of the structural frame segments of adjacent building assembly, according to any one of claims 1 to 13 Building . The building unit assembly includes attachment means, the attachment means being inclined to facilitate alignment of the structural frame segment with a correspondingly shaped attachment means of a structural frame segment of an adjacent building assembly. comprising a guide surface, building of claim 14. The structural frame segment is external to the self supporting building units, building according to any one of claims 1 to 15. A method of building a building having a plurality of floors using a plurality of building unit assemblies, each of the building unit assemblies being structurally self-supporting and having at least one sidewall, floor, and roof. In the method
Attaching a structural frame segment to at least one side wall of the building unit to form a building unit assembly;
The building unit assembly is lifted to a predetermined position of the building so that each floor of the building includes a predetermined number of units, and the structural frame segment of one floor is vertically aligned with the structural frame segment of at least one adjacent floor. Arranging the building unit assembly to align to form the floor of the building, such that substantially all vertical loads of the building unit assembly are transmitted through the structural frame segment. The structural frame segments of adjacent building unit assemblies are arranged side by side in pairs with each other ;
Connecting adjacent units on each floor to each other;
Connecting each unit on one floor to a corresponding unit on at least one adjacent floor vertically above or below the one floor. Constructing at least one core;
Connecting each unit adjacent to the core to the core in an arrangement such that a vertical load between adjacent floors is transmitted primarily through the building unit assembly and a lateral load can be transmitted to the core; The method of claim 17 , further comprising: Each of the structural frame segments includes a connection plate at the top and bottom thereof,
19. The method according to claim 17 or 18 , wherein the method comprises connecting the upper and lower plates of the structural frame segments vertically adjacent to each other using fastening means. 20. A method according to any of claims 17 to 19, comprising connecting the structural frame segments positioned in parallel to one another to one another. The structural frame segment includes an upper connection plate and a lower connection plate at an upper end portion and a lower end portion, respectively.
Connecting the upper connecting plate of the structural frame segment positioned in parallel with each other to one of the lower connecting plates of the structural frame segment positioned in parallel with each other on the upper floor. The method according to any one of 17 to 20 . Wherein for each building unit assembly includes defining at least one reference point to the outside of one or more of the freestanding unit with respect to the structural frame segments, according to any one of claims 17 to 21 Method. 23. The method of claim 22 , further comprising interior fitting at least a portion of the interior of the building unit with respect to the at least one reference point. 24. The method of claim 23 , further comprising affixing at least one facade element to the building unit assembly with respect to the at least one reference point. 25. A method according to any of claims 17 to 24 , further comprising positioning a transmission structure between groups of floors forming the plurality of floor groups. The building unit assembly used for the building in any one of Claims 1-16. A building unit that is structurally self-supporting and has at least one sidewall, floor, and roof;
27. The building unit assembly of claim 26, comprising a structural frame segment attached to the at least one sidewall .

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