A method of increasing usable space in a parking lot. A support assembly and an access system are erected. A module is placed on the support assembly in one piece or section-by-section. There is an accessible volume of space below the module that is sufficient to allow an automobile to park in a parking space below the module or to allow an automobile to drive in a drive aisle below the module. The module is removably connected to the support assembly. The module may include a frame and a covering coupled to the frame. The support assembly may include portions positioned between adjacent parking spaces of the parking lot. One portion of the support assembly may be positioned on one side of a drive aisle with another portion of the support assembly positioned on the opposite side of the drive aisle.
E04B 1/343 - Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
E04B 1/348 - Structures composed of units comprising at least considerable parts of two sides of a room, e.g. box-like or cell-like units closed or in skeleton form
E04H 6/02 - Small garages, e.g. for one or two cars
A structure with a support assembly having an upper surface spaced above a lower surface, a module removably supported by the upper surface of the support assembly, and an access system that is configured to allow a person adjacent the lower surface of the support assembly to move vertically upward adjacent the upper surface of the support assembly. The module at least partially encloses an interior space that is accessible through an opening in the module. The module is not permanently joined to the support assembly, and there is an accessible volume of space positioned below the module. The access system is positioned in a corner of a parking lot, the module extends laterally outward from the access system, and the module is positioned above at least one parking space in the parking lot.
E04B 1/343 - Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
E04B 1/348 - Structures composed of units comprising at least considerable parts of two sides of a room, e.g. box-like or cell-like units closed or in skeleton form
E04H 6/02 - Small garages, e.g. for one or two cars
A structure with a support assembly having an upper surface spaced above a lower surface, a module removably supported by the upper surface of the support assembly, and an access system that is configured to allow a person adjacent the lower surface of the support assembly to move vertically upward adjacent the upper surface of the support assembly. The module at least partially encloses an interior space that is accessible through an opening in the module. The module is not permanently joined to the support assembly, and there is an accessible volume of space positioned below the module. The access system is positioned in a corner of a parking lot, the module extends laterally outward from the access system, and the module is positioned above at least one parking space in the parking lot.
E04H 1/12 - Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts or dressing cubicles
E04B 1/343 - Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
E04B 1/348 - Structures composed of units comprising at least considerable parts of two sides of a room, e.g. box-like or cell-like units closed or in skeleton form
E04H 6/02 - Small garages, e.g. for one or two cars
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