WO1997028524A1 - Decoration d'immeubles a plusieurs etages - Google Patents

Decoration d'immeubles a plusieurs etages Download PDF

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WO1997028524A1
WO1997028524A1 PCT/GB1996/002437 GB9602437W WO9728524A1 WO 1997028524 A1 WO1997028524 A1 WO 1997028524A1 GB 9602437 W GB9602437 W GB 9602437W WO 9728524 A1 WO9728524 A1 WO 9728524A1
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Francis Hang Wah Chan
Peter Harold Russell Baynes
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Peter Harold Russell Baynes
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0005—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
    • G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2121/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00

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  • This invention relates to a multi-storey building and. more particularly, to external decoration of a multi-storey building.
  • multi-storey' means having at least ten storeys.
  • a multi-storey building comprising. externally of the building, decoration in the form of at least one series (O of stem-like members branching off from at least one common vertical axis or common point to at least one side thereof, with illumination along each stem-like membe .
  • the stem-like members are curved or bent (or they may be straight) and are provided with discrete ⁇ D decorative features at intervals therealong. These discrete decorative features may be hollows in at least one otherwise-continuous surface of each stem-like member.
  • the illumination may comprise lamps or luminaires positioned where the discrete decorative features are.
  • Each stem-like member may be clad in metal, such as stainless steel, or other shiny material.
  • a columnar structure is provided in the region of the or each vertical axis, with a vertical lift or elevator provided in or on the columnar structure.
  • the or each lift or elevator may be of a relatively modern type comprising a passenger car which is suspended at one side thereof only, the car projecting outwardly from the suspended side into free space.
  • the illumination comprises laser beams directed along the stem-like members by optical fibre means extending along the outsides of the stem-like members.
  • a common laser may provide all of the laser beams, light from the laser being split by fibre-optic means into tne respective laser beams.
  • each stem-like member may have its own laser.
  • the building may have a plurality of such series of stem-like members branching off respectively from a plurality of such vertical axes or common points, each common to the respective series, to at least one side thereof, with tips of the stem-like members of one series crossing over or intersecting tips of the .5 stem-like members of another series.
  • the stem-like members may project away from the elevation.
  • the cross-over of the tips may be at a corner or on the elevation of the building away from where the vertical l O axes or common points are.
  • the or each vertical axis may be an imaginary axis at a corner or on the elevation of the building.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of part of a multi-storey building embodying the invention
  • Fig. 2 is an elevation of part of the building near one corner thereof;
  • Fig. 3 is an elevation of a portion of the building adjoining that of Fig. 2 and including a little of the same part of the building as in Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a portion of a stem-like member to a-n enlarged scale
  • Fig. 5 is a section along line V-V of Fig. 4. at a support:
  • Fig. 6 is a section along line VI-VI of Fig. 4, between supports;
  • Fig. 7 is a view corresponding to Fig. 4 of a modification.
  • the illustrated multi-storey building 10 is a 'high-rise' building with very many ⁇ c > storeys, that is. upwards of thirty or forty storeys 12.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the interior plan of the building 10. This interior plan is not relevant to the present invention and will not be described therefore.
  • the building 10 comprises. externally thereof. V5 decoration in the form of a number of series of stem-like members 14 branching off from respective vertical imaginary axes (each common to at least one said series of members) to at least one side of the respective axes.
  • Figs. 1 and 3 show two such series 16 2CJ and 18. each with its own axis at a respective corner of the building 10.
  • Fig. 2 shows the series 16 branching off from the same common vertical imaginary axis as another series 20.
  • the stem-like members 14 all branch upwardly and diverge progressively upwardly from their respective axes.
  • Each series of stem-like members extends across a respective external wall of the building so as to decorate the building.
  • all of the stem-like members 14 are curved or bent. Alternatively they could be straight.
  • Each stem-like member 14 has a variable cross-section, tapering from the middle of the length of the stem-like member to both ends, that is. the bottom ends 22 at or adjacent the vertical axis and the top ends, which form free tips 24 at another corner of the building, away from the respective vertical axis.
  • Figs. 1 and 3 show the tips 24 of series 16 crossing over the tips 24 of the series 18 at a corner 26 of the building 10.
  • Each stem-like member is provided with stainless steel or other shiny materal cladding 28 over a steel framework 30.
  • the cladding 28 provides smooth continuous convex surfaces along the lengths of the ⁇ stem-like members 14. except for interuptions provided by discrete (i.e. individual or separate) decorative features in the form of hollows 32 having the shapes of raindrops (though greatly enlarged, of course).
  • discrete decorative features in the form of hollows 32 having the shapes of raindrops (though greatly enlarged, of course).
  • One such feature 32a is shown in Fig. 3 as well as in Fig. 2. .
  • These hollows 32 may be actual cut-aways of the clading, to reveal the internal structure of the stem-like member 14, or may be depressions in or bumps on the stem-like members 14.
  • the discrete decorative features may be outward bumps of similar shapes .
  • Each series of stem-like members 14 is associated with a respective laser (not shown), light from which is split
  • Each stem-like member 14 is supported by a series of ⁇ posts 36 projecting outwardly from concrete floors 38 of the building 10.
  • the posts 38 vary in length (see Fig. 1) so that the stem-like members 14 are spaced progressively further away from the respective wall 40 of the building in an upward direction.
  • a columnar structure 42 is provided at the corner of the building where the respective vertical axis is. from which each series of stem-like members 14 branch out.
  • This columnar structure includes a vertical lift or elevator (not shown) which comprises a passenger car (not shown) which is suspended at one side thereof only, the car projecting outwardly from the suspended side into free space. This passenger car may also be illuminated. so as to complement the illumination provided by the stem-like members 14 with their laser beams.
  • Fig. 7 shows a modification in which the building is further illuminated by floodlights 44 provided in pairs (in this example) at each decorative feature 32.

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Abstract

Un immeuble à plusieurs étages (10) comporte une décoration extérieure sous forme d'un certain nombre de séries (16, 18, 20) d'éléments de type tige (14), qui partent d'axes imaginaires verticaux correspondants et sont suivis par des faisceaux laser guidés par des fibres optiques (34) longeant les éléments. Ceux-ci (14) partent vers le haut depuis leurs axes verticaux respectifs et montent progressivement en divergeant. Chaque élément tige est courbe ou coudé (ou peut être droit), et les extrémités (24) d'une série croisent ou coupent les extrémités correspondantes d'une autre série. Des motifs décoratifs discontinus (32) sont placés à distance les uns des autres, sous forme de lampes, le long de chaque élément tige (14).
PCT/GB1996/002437 1996-02-02 1996-10-04 Decoration d'immeubles a plusieurs etages WO1997028524A1 (fr)

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NL1017958C2 (nl) * 2001-04-27 2002-10-29 Fibrallicht B V Inrichting voor het decoratief verlichten van (openbare) ruimten.

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US5142466A (en) * 1991-09-20 1992-08-25 Foster Ronald A Neon tube high-rise lighting system, support, assembly and extrusion therefor
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EP0095043A1 (fr) * 1982-05-26 1983-11-30 Vanzetti Systems, Inc. Rassemblement de fibres optiques pour rayonnement du laser
US5142466A (en) * 1991-09-20 1992-08-25 Foster Ronald A Neon tube high-rise lighting system, support, assembly and extrusion therefor
US5404279A (en) * 1994-02-18 1995-04-04 Wood; Johnny L. Flip-open decorative hidden light trim assembly

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