High-rise architectural structure and maintenance method therefor

Abstract

To ensure maintenance operations for an architectural structure using a mast climber without any limitation on the stability of a mast and locations where a mast can be erected. An architectural structure 100 has a side wall 101 to which a number of connector pegs 110 are attached. A required number of connector pegs 110 are positioned so as to allow stable support of a mast 200 of a mast climber once the mast 200 is erected at its intended position. To perform maintenance operations for the architectural structure 100 using the mast climber, the upright mast 200 is connected to the connector pegs 110 via respective joint members 300 . A climbing work platform 210 that travels up and down the mast 200 is fixed to the mast 200 . A worker performs maintenance operations on the climbing work platform 210.

1 . A high-rise architectural structure comprising:
 a connector peg or pegs for being connected to at least one mast expected to be set along a side wall of the architectural structure, the connector peg(s) being secured to the side wall at position(s) enabling stable support of the at least one mast by the connector peg(s) once the at least one mast is connected to the connector peg(s), the number of the connector peg(s) being sufficient to stably support the at least one mast by the connector peg(s) once the at least one mast is connected to the connector peg(s).   
     
     
         2 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the connector peg or pegs is/are concealed with a cover or covers, respectively that prevents the connector peg from being exposed, the cover being designed so that it can be removed when the connector peg is connected to the mast. 
     
     
         3 . The architectural structure according to  claim 2 , wherein the cover(s) is/are capable of being attached to and removed from the side wall. 
     
     
         4 . The architectural structure according to  claim 2 , wherein the cover is configured such that the connector peg(s) inside the cover is/are exposed when the cover is broken. 
     
     
         5 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the number of the connector pegs is two or more. 
     
     
         6 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein at least two connector pegs are provided along at least one longitudinal line on an outer surface of the side wall. 
     
     
         7 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the connector peg(s) is/are a nut. 
     
     
         8 . The architectural structure according to  claim 7 , wherein the connector peg(s) which is/are a nut is/are embedded in the side wall at least at its/their proximal end(s), with an opening at one end of a threaded inner surface of the connector peg(s) being exposed to the side wall. 
     
     
         9 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the architectural structure is a building. 
     
     
         10 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the connector pegs is provided inside a recess formed in an outer surface of the side wall so that the at least one connector peg is not exposed to the outer surface of the side wall that is a generally flat surface of the side wall. 
     
     
         11 . The architectural structure according to  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the connector pegs is provided inside a recess formed in an outer surface of the side wall so that the at least one connector peg is not exposed to a plane where the outer surface of the side wall is absent, the plane being generally flush with the outer surface of the side wall,
 the recess being a gap between panels making up the outer surface of the side wall of the building.   
     
     
         12 . The architectural structure according to  claim 10 , wherein a cover or covers that conceal(s) the connector peg or pegs respectively is/are provided over the recess. 
     
     
         13 . The architectural structure according to  claim 12 , wherein the cover is a plate that covers an opening of the recess. 
     
     
         14 . The architectural structure according to  claim 12 , wherein the cover is a filler material that is filled within the recess. 
     
     
         15 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein a proximal end of at least one of the connector pegs has been embedded in the side wall since the construction of the architectural structure was completed. 
     
     
         16 . The architectural structure according to  claim 15 , wherein an anchor is provided on the proximal end of the connector peg(s) to prevent the connector peg(s) from escaping from the side wall. 
     
     
         17 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein a proximal end of at least one of the connector pegs is secured to a pillar or a beam of the architectural structure. 
     
     
         18 . The architectural structure according to  claim 17 , wherein the proximal end of at least one of the connector pegs is embedded in the pillar or the beam of the architectural structure. 
     
     
         19 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the architectural structure is a building, proximal ends of at least some of the connector pegs being secured to a panel or panels that make(s) up an outer surface of the side wall of the architectural structure. 
     
     
         20 . The architectural structure according to  claim 19 , wherein the architectural structure is a building, the proximal ends of at least some of the connector pegs being embedded in the panel(s) that make(s) up the outer surface of the side wall of the architectural structure. 
     
     
         21 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the architectural structure is a building, a proximal end of the connector peg(s) being secured to either a panel that makes up an outer surface of the side wall of the architectural structure or a pillar or a beam of the architectural structure. 
     
     
         22 . The architectural structure according to  claim 21 , wherein the architectural structure is a building, the proximal end of the connector peg(s) being embedded in either the panel that makes up the outer surface of the side wall of the architectural structure or the pillar or the beam of the architectural structure. 
     
     
         23 . The architectural structure according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one veranda/balcony is provided on the side wall of the architectural structure, at least one of the connector pegs being provided on the at least one veranda/balcony. 
     
     
         24 . The architectural structure according to  claim 23 , wherein the connector peg(s) is/are attached to an edge or a lower surface of the veranda/balcony. 
     
     
         25 . The architectural structure according to  claim 10 , wherein the recess has a shape and a size sufficient to provide a connection between a connector peg and a joint member that ties the connector peg and the mast, the connection being achieved in the recess. 
     
     
         26 . A panel for forming an outer surface of a side wall of a high-rise architectural structure which is a building, the panel having a connector peg or pegs secured to an outer surface thereof, the panel being used to construct, by installing the panel on an expected position of the architectural structure, the architectural structure comprising the connector peg or pegs for being connected to at least one mast expected to be set along a side wall of the architectural structure, the connector peg(s) being secured to the side wall at position(s) enabling stable support of the at least one mast by the connector peg(s) once the at least one mast is connected to the connector peg(s), the number of the connector peg(s) being sufficient to stably support the at least one mast by the connector peg(s) once the at least one mast is connected to the connector peg(s). 
     
     
         27 . The panel according to  claim 26 , wherein the panel includes a plate-shaped main body made of concrete, a proximal end of the connector peg(s) is embedded in the main body. 
     
     
         28 . The panel according to  claim 26 , wherein a recess is formed in an outer surface of the main body, the connector peg(s) being attached to the inside of the recess so that the connector peg(s) is/are not exposed to the outer surface of the side wall that is a generally flat surface of the side wall. 
     
     
         29 . The panel according to  claim 28 , wherein a cover or covers that conceal(s) the connector peg or pegs respectively is/are provided over the recess. 
     
     
         30 . The panel according to  claim 29 , wherein at least the outer surface of the main body is covered with a plate, a part of the plate at a position corresponding to the recess being separable from the remaining part, with the separable portion functioning as the cover. 
     
     
         31 . The panel according to  claim 28 , wherein the recess has a shape and a size sufficient to provide a connection between a connector peg and a joint member that ties the connector peg and the mast, the connection being achieved in the recess. 
     
     
         32 . A maintenance method for a high-rise architectural structure comprising a connector peg or pegs for being connected to at least one mast expected to be set along a side wall of the architectural structure, the connector peg(s) being secured to the side wall at position(s) enabling stable support of the at least one mast by the connector peg(s) once the at least one mast is connected to the connector peg(s), the number of the connector peg(s) being sufficient to stably support the at least one mast by the connector peg(s) once the at least one mast is connected to the connector peg(s), the method comprising the steps of:
 setting upright the at least one mast along the side wall of the architectural structure, with the at least one mast being at least connected to at least one connector peg, with the lower end of the at least one mast being fixed;   attaching a platform to the at least one mast, the platform being capable of moving up and down the at least one mast to which it is attached; and   moving up and down the platform along the at least one mast while a worker on the platform is performing maintenance of the architectural structure.