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 caractérisées par des parties mobiles, séparables ou repliables, p.ex. pour le transport
E04B 1/348 - Structures composées d'unités comportant au moins des parties importantes des deux côtés d'une pièce, c. à d. unités en forme de boîtes ou de cellules closes ou en forme de carcasses
E04H 6/02 - Petits garages, p.ex. pour une ou deux voitures
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 caractérisées par des parties mobiles, séparables ou repliables, p.ex. pour le transport
E04B 1/348 - Structures composées d'unités comportant au moins des parties importantes des deux côtés d'une pièce, c. à d. unités en forme de boîtes ou de cellules closes ou en forme de carcasses
E04H 6/02 - Petits garages, p.ex. pour une ou deux voitures
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 - Petits bâtiments ou autres constructions pour occupation limitée, élevés en plein air ou aménagés à l'intérieur de bâtiments, p.ex. kiosques, abris pour arrêts d'autobus ou pour stations de distribution d'essence, toits pour quais de gare, guérites d
E04B 1/343 - Structures caractérisées par des parties mobiles, séparables ou repliables, p.ex. pour le transport
E04B 1/348 - Structures composées d'unités comportant au moins des parties importantes des deux côtés d'une pièce, c. à d. unités en forme de boîtes ou de cellules closes ou en forme de carcasses
E04H 6/02 - Petits garages, p.ex. pour une ou deux voitures
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