Building, in particular a dwelling, and method of erecting it

Abstract

A building having a structure fastened to the ground comprises walls structured by means of facade and gable frames fastened between columns. The roof is formed by a structure comprising rafters and purlins. The purlins and the rafters respectively rest on a column and are held laterally in place between two vertical members each belonging to a frame. Prefabricated panels fastened to the frames and to the columns complete the closure of the walls and roof. The whole structure is self-stable and self-braced.

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       9 . A building, comprising:
 a plurality of columns;   walls over a floor, each wall comprising one or more frames linked on both sides to said plurality of columns; and   a roof having a slope and formed by a structure comprising at least one purlin or rafter, wherein each rafter sits on a column which has a summit bevelled in accordance with said slope of said roof; and   wherein said each rafter is held in place laterally between two vertical members, and fixed on said column, said each rafter being associated with a frame comprising two vertical members, a lower horizontal member, an upper member and intermediate horizontal cross beams, said upper member of said frame substantially following an angle corresponding to said slope of said roof.   
   
   
       10 . The building of claim  1 , wherein said structure comprises a purlin sitting on a column, said purlin is held in place laterally between two vertical members and fixed on said column, and said purlin is associated with a frame comprising said two vertical members, said lower horizontal member, said upper member and horizontal intermediate cross beams, said upper member of said frame substantially following said angle corresponding to said slope of said roof. 
   
   
       11 . The building of claim  1 , wherein said plurality of columns includes a central gable column having a side corresponding to a section of said central gable column and said structure comprises a ridge purlin; and wherein a width of said side is substantially identical to a thickness (e) of said ridge purlin. 
   
   
       12 . The building of claim  1 , wherein said plurality of columns includes a facade column having a side corresponding to a section of said facade column and said structure comprises a rafter; and wherein a width (ec) of said rafter is substantially identical to a width of said side of said facade column. 
   
   
       13 . The building of claim  1 , wherein said one or more frames comprises either a gable frame or a facade frame; and wherein said at least one purlin rafter is substantially or partially inserted between said two vertical members belonging to said gable frame or said at least one rafter is substantially or partially inserted between said two vertical members associated with said facade frame. 
   
   
       14 . The building of claim  1 , further comprising a fixing shoe for fixing said column to the ground. 
   
   
       15 . The building of claim  1 , wherein said plurality of columns comprises a gable column having an upperside; and wherein surfaces of said upperside of said gable column, an upper side of said at least one rafter, a vertical member and said upper member of said frame are flush with respect to each other. 
   
   
       16 . A method for assembling a building comprising walls over a floor, each wall comprising one or more frames linked on both sides to columns to said plurality of columns and a roof formed by a structure comprising at least one purlin or rafter, the method comprising the steps in the following order:
 erecting gable and facade columns one after another, each column being fixed to the ground by a fixing shoe;   constructing gable and facade frames and fixing said gable and facade frames to said columns;   positioning a ridge purlin on two central columns of a gable frame and between two vertical members of said gable frame; and   positioning a rafter against said ridge purlin, above a facade column and between two vertical members of a facade frame.