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• This invention relates to an architectural design for vertical stacking of sky terraces in a multi-storey building for all building types.
• City Planners have always been concerned about the sustainability of urban development, which is full of concrete buildings, air-conditioners, roads and road traffic but deprived of trees and gardens to give a balance to the built-up environment.
• the well-known phenomenon of an "urban heat sink” describes the growing increase in environmental temperature of cities over its surrounding areas.
• a sky terrace is defined as a communal or landscaping area within a multistorey building that must be accessible from common areas.
• An "effective area” is defined as the floor area covered under a 45 degree line from the top of an open perimeter wall that allows sunlight through. Only such area is considered a sky terrace.
• the sky terraces should be built to a height of around 5 meters or more with as much of its perimeter walls open.
• a two-storey void would need to be set aside for each sky terrace.
• buildings are now built with one or two mid level sky terraces and the sky terraces are confined to limited deck space.
• a multi-storey building comprising:
• Each storey of an intermediate stack further comprises at least one habitable unit.
• the multi-storey building further comprises a plurality of corner stacks. At least one corner stack adjoins to one plurality of sky terraces. Each storey in a corner stack comprises at least one habitable unit.
• the plurality of sky terraces according to the present invention are vertically spaced apart by at least two stories.
• the multi-storey building further comprises a plurality of sky terraces on one side of each intermediate stack and is disposed alternately at a lower or a higher storey relative to a plurality of sky terraces disposed on an other side of the same intermediate stack. This arrangement is repeated vertically.
• Each habitable unit according to the present invention preferably includes a side that allows direct access to the sky terraces and at least one side that has windows. One of the sides of the habitable unit that has windows opens to a terrace at a lower storey.
• the layout of the plurality of stacks and the plurality of sky terraces according to the present invention can be arranged in a linear configuration or a non-linear configuration.
• the sky terraces are accessible directly by staircases or lifts.
• the multi-storey building comprises corner stacks where the most remote habitable unit can be a two-stories unit or can be left void altogether.
• the upper storey of a two-stories unit can also be a void.
• the plurality of sky terraces may also connect one intermediate stack to another intermediate stack to form a closed loop configuration.
• a multi-storey building comprising:
• first and the second plurality of sky terraces are disposed on different stories.
• the first and the second plurality of sky terraces are preferably alternately disposed at successive stories.
• the first plurality of sky terraces is vertically spaced from one another by at least two stories.
• the intermediate stack further comprises a plurality of habitable units, each having a first side adjoining one of the first plurality of sky terraces, and a second side vertically spaced apart from one of the second plurality of sky terraces by at least one storey.
• the intermediate stack may also connect the first and the second plurality of sky terraces to form a closed loop configuration.
• Figure 1 is a plan view of concatenating intermediate and corner stacks and plurality of sky terraces into a straight chain.
• Figure 2 is a plan view of concantenating intermediate and corner stacks and plurality of sky terraces into a chain arranged into any form, in any shapes and sizes, i.e., in a linear configuration or a non-linear configuration.
• Figure 3 is a perspective view of a multi-storey building with concatenating intermediate and corner stacks and alternately staggered plurality of sky terraces.
• Figure 4 is a plan view of a multi-storey building having plurality of sky terraces which connect one intermediate stack to the next intermediate stack to form a closed loop configuration.
• Figure 5 is a perspective view of a multi-storey building where the most remote habitable unit of the corner stacks is a two-stories unit or the upper storey of the habitable unit is a void or the habitable unit is a void altogether.
• Figure 6 is a perspective view of a multi-storey building where the sky terraces are alternately disposed on different stories.
• Figure 7 is a plan view showing a conventional building with only one sky terrace with greenery in an intermediate storey.
• Figures 8(a) and (b) are plans views showing arrangement of concantenating stacks and a plurality of sky terraces with increasing open perimeter walls.
• the present invention is expected to yield more effective areas for sky terraces. This is achieved by planning sky terraces with spacing of at least is two-stories apart. This can yield effective areas twice as much as those sky terraces that are spaced one-storey apart. As sky terraces are attractive areas that can enhance the selling price of the units, much in excess of its cost of construction, such inclusion can greatly enhance the profit of the development.
• the present invention is a design of a multi-storey building where each intermediate stack or each corner stack comprises one habitable unit or several habitable units in one stack.
• a habitable unit is any building type such as apartments, offices, commercial or industrial spaces.
• the stacks (10) and the sky terraces (12) may be arranged in a straight row or in any irregular arrangements. That means the stacks (10) and the sky terraces (12) can be arranged in a linear configuration or in a non-linear configuration.
• Figure 1 there is shown a plan view of concatenating stacks (10) and plurality of sky terraces (12) into a straight chain/row with regular right angle turns, i.e., in a linear configuration
• Figure 2 shows a plan view of concantenating stacks (10) and plurality of sky terraces (12) into a chain arranged into any form, in any shapes and sizes, including shapes resembling letters U, L, O, S, V, J and so on, with right or oblique angles at any point along the building block, i.e., in a non-linear configuration.
• a multi-storey building (14) comprises of a plurality of sky terraces (12) and a plurality of intermediate stacks (16).
• Each intermediate stack (16) connects to the next intermediate stack (16) by a plurality of sky terraces (12) such that at least one intermediate stack (16) adjoins between two plurality of sky terraces (12).
• the plurality of sky terraces (12) are vertically spaced apart from one another by at least two-stories (18) to achieve lofty sky terraces.
• the plurality of sky terraces (12) on one side of an intermediate stack (16) is disposed alternately at a lower or a higher storey (20) relative to the plurality of sky terraces (12) disposed on an other side of the same intermediate stack (16).
• the plurality of sky terraces (12) are alternately disposed at successive stories (20). This arrangement of the sky terraces (12) and the intermediate stacks (16) is repeated vertically.
• the multi-storey building (14) of the present invention further comprises a plurality of corner stacks (24) where at least one corner stack (24) adjoins to one plurality of sky terraces (12).
• Habitable units in a corner stack (24) can be specially designed to be a one or two storey units. In doing so, modularity is achieved for all the habitable units in the intermediate stacks and half the habitable units in the corner stacks.
• each habitable unit to include at least one side for windows (26) and a side to access to a sky terrace (12).
• One of the window sides (28) can open the window to view a sky terrace at a lower storey. This helps to achieve privacy, ventilation and lighting, while enjoying the garden view.
• a building as described can have staircases and/or lifts directly to the sky terraces to ensure communal access.
• a multi-storey building (14) having a plurality of sky terraces (12) connect one intermediate stack (16) to another or the next intermediate stack (16) adjacently to form a closed loop configuration.
• two plurality of sky terraces and two intermediate stacks can form a closed loop configuration. In such an embodiment, there are no corner stacks.
• the most remote habitable unit (30) of a corner stack (24) in a multi-storey building (14) is a two-stories unit (32).
• the upper storey (34) of that habitable unit (30) can also be a void.
• the most remote habitable unit (30) can also be a void altogether (36).
• a multi-storey building (14) comprises of a first plurality of sky terraces (38) and a second plurality of sky terraces (40).
• the multi-storey building further comprises an intermediate stack (16) connecting the first (38) and the second plurality of sky terraces (40).
• the first (38) and the second plurality of sky terraces (40) are disposed on different stories.
• the first plurality of sky terraces (38) is disposed on the one side while the second plurality of sky terraces (40) is disposed on the other side.
• the first (38) and the second (40) plurality of sky terraces are preferably alternately disposed at successive stories.
• the first plurality of sky terraces (38) is vertically spaced from one another by at least two stories.
• the intermediate stack further comprises a plurality of habitable units.
• Each habitable unit has a first side which adjoins to one of the first plurality of sky terraces (38).
• the habitable unit further has a second side vertically spaced apart from one of the second plurality of sky terraces (40) by at least one storey.
• the intermediate stack may also connect the first and the second plurality of sky terraces to form a closed loop configuration.
• Figures 7-8 provide examples to show the increase in percentage of open perimeter walls from the present invention is achievable.
• Figure 7 shows a conventional building with only one sky terrace with greenery in an intermediate storey (42).
• "a" and "c” are defined as the close side perimeter wall and close main perimeter wall respectively.
• Figure 8 (a) shows an arrangement of concantenating stacks and a plurality of sky terraces with increasing open perimeter walls (44). There are six close side perimeter walls (“a”), four close main perimeter walls (“c”) and four open perimeter walls (“b”). The percentage of open perimeter walls is thus:
• FIG. 8(b) shows yet another arrangement of concatenating stacks and a plurality of sky terraces with increasing open perimeter walls (46). There are eight close side perimeter walls ("a"), two close main perimeter walls ("c”) and six open perimeter walls ("b"). The percentage of open perimeter walls is thus:
• Figures 7-8 have the same numerator. But Figure 8(a) has a smaller denominator than that in Figure 7 and Figure 8(b) has an even smaller denominator than that in Figure 8(a). This proves that as more stacks and sky terraces are added, a higher percentage of open perimeter walls is achievable.
• Building types represented in Figures 8(a) and (b) concatenate all stacks and sky terraces into a contiguous chain and allows intermediate stacks.
• the building types allows almost equal lighting and ventillation compared to the conventional separated stacks.
• the concatenation eliminates the inclusion of the length of open window walls (referred to as a close main perimeter wall "c") of an intermediate stack from the total perimeter walls. This helps in intensifying the implementation of sky terraces.

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