Building system for vehicular access delivery-only restaurant and retail services

Abstract

A vehicle-oriented building and lot site is provided to accommodate delivery-only services for caterers, restaurants, retailers, e-retailers and package systems. A building having multiple service access points in the form of service windows, service doors, and the like can be placed on a site such that vehicular traffic can be directed to one of multiple service access points within a dedicated service area while allowing for a continuous flow of ingress and egress traffic for other delivery vehicles. Each service window or door within the dedicated service area can be marked by signage in human and machine-readable forms using a combination of words and symbols such as QR codes. Each discrete unit can be built for a specific operator, such as a quick service restaurant or goods storehouse, and is placed adjacent to a dedicated service and loading area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicular drive-through distribution hub comprising:
 a lot comprising:
 an entrance from a public right-of-way, 
 an exit to a public right-of-way, 
 a plurality of vehicularly accessible dedicated service areas, and 
 a vehicularly accessible passing lane positioned to provide ingress to and egress from each of the dedicated service areas, positioned to be accessible from the entrance, and positioned to provide access to the exit; and 
   a multi-unit building comprising:
 a plurality of separately securable units each associated with a respective dedicated service area of the plurality of dedicated service areas, and 
 a plurality of service access points each associated with a respective unit of the plurality of separately securable units and associated with the respective dedicated service area associated with the respective unit, each service access point providing a means for physical objects to exit the respective unit and enter the respective dedicated service area,
 wherein each service access point is the sole public access to the respective unit, and 
 wherein each dedicated service area provides the sole public access to the service access point to which it is associated. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The hub of  claim 1 ,
 wherein each service access point includes one or more of a service window, a door, and a loading bay,   wherein in each service access point is marked with signage readable from the passing lane, and   wherein the signage is human-readable and/or machine readable and includes one or more of a symbol, a word, and a QR code.   
     
     
         3 . The hub of  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one of the units of the plurality of separately securable units is configured to provide restaurant food preparation, and   wherein at least one of the units of the plurality of separately securable units includes a consumer goods storehouse.   
     
     
         4 . The hub of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the lot further comprises parking spaces accessible to and from the passing lane,   wherein the building further comprises a public space accessible from at least a portion of the parking spaces, and   wherein the public space includes a restroom.   
     
     
         5 . The hub of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the lot further comprises a loading area sized to accommodate a box truck,   wherein the building further comprises a storage area and a loading bay, the loading bay providing access from the loading area to the storage area.   
     
     
         6 . The hub of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the passing lane comprises a contiguous loop vehicular driveway,   wherein each of the dedicated service areas is sized to accommodate one or more of a motorcycle, a scooter, a passenger car, a truck, and a van, and   wherein the passing lane is sized to provide ingress to and egress from each of the dedicated service areas, ingress from the entrance, and egress to the exit by one or more of a motorcycle, a scooter, a passenger car, a truck, and a van.   
     
     
         7 . The hub of  claim 1 ,
 wherein a dedicated service area of the plurality of dedicated service areas comprises a drone landing pad.   
     
     
         8 . The hub of  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least a portion of the passing lane is covered by, and passes through the building, and   wherein one or more of the plurality of dedicated service areas are covered by and contained within the multi-unit building.   
     
     
         9 . The hub of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the multi-unit building is a multi-story building.   
     
     
         10 . The hub of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second building separate from the multi-unit building, the second building comprising:
 a second plurality of separately securable units, and 
 a second plurality of service access points each associated with a respective unit of the second plurality of separately securable units, 
   wherein the lot further comprises:
 a second plurality of vehicularly accessible dedicated service areas, each associated with a respective securable unit of the second plurality of separately securable units, 
   wherein each service access point of the second plurality of access points provides a means for physical objects to exit the respective unit and enter the respective dedicated service area, and   wherein the vehicularly accessible passing lane is positioned to provide ingress to and egress from each of the dedicated service areas of the second plurality of dedicated service areas.   
     
     
         11 . A vehicular drive-through distribution hub comprising:
 a lot comprising:
 an entrance from a public right-of-way, 
 an exit to a public right-of-way, 
 a plurality of vehicularly accessible dedicated service areas, and 
 a vehicularly accessible passing lane positioned to provide ingress to and egress from each of the dedicated service areas, positioned to be accessible from the entrance, and positioned to provide access to the exit; and 
   a building comprising:
 a plurality of service access points each associated with a respective dedicated service area of the plurality of dedicated service areas, each service access point providing a means for physical objects to exit the building and enter the respective dedicated service area, 
 wherein the plurality of service access points provide the sole public access to the building, and 
 wherein each dedicated service area provides the sole public access to the service access point to which it is associated. 
   
     
     
         12 . A method for providing a vehicular drive-through distribution hub, the method comprising:
 providing a lot adjacent a public right-of-way;   providing a vehicularly accessible entrance from the public right-of-way into the lot;   providing a vehicularly accessible exit to the public right-of-way from the lot;   positioning, on the lot, a multi-unit building comprising a plurality of separately securable units and a plurality of service access points each associated with a respective unit of the separately securable units, each service access point providing the sole public access to the respective unit;   demarking, on the lot, a plurality of vehicularly accessible dedicated service areas such that each is associated with a respective service access point of the plurality of service access points; and   positioning, on the lot, a vehicularly accessible passing lane positioned to provide ingress to and egress from each of the dedicated service areas, positioned to be accessible from the entrance, and positioned to provide access to the exit.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 providing, for each service access point of the plurality of service access points, one or more of a service window, a door, and a loading bay; and   demarking each service access point of the plurality of service access points with signage readable from the passing lane such that the signage is human-readable and/or machine readable and includes one or more of a symbol, a word, and a QR code.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 configuring at least one of the units of the plurality of separately securable units to provide restaurant food preparation; and   configuring at least one of the units of the plurality of separately securable units to include a consumer goods storehouse.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 demarking, on the lot, vehicularly accessible parking spaces accessible to and from the passing lane,   configuring the multi-unit building to include a public space accessible from at least a portion of the parking spaces such that the public space includes a toilet.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 configuring the multi-unit building to include a loading bay; and   positioning, on the lot, a loading area sized to accommodate a box truck and positioned to provide access to the loading bay.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 ,
 wherein demarking, on the lot, a plurality of vehicularly accessible dedicated service areas further comprises sizing each of the dedicated service areas to accommodate one or more of a motorcycle, a scooter, a passenger car, a truck, and a van, and   wherein positioning, on the lot, a vehicularly accessible passing lane further comprises positioning the passing lane to provide a contiguous loop vehicular driveway such that the passing lane is sized to provide ingress to and egress from each of the dedicated service areas, ingress from the entrance, and egress to the exit by one or more of a motorcycle, a scooter, a passenger car, a truck, and a van.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 providing, within a dedicated service area of the plurality of dedicated service areas, a drone landing pad.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 ,
 wherein positioning, on the lot, a vehicularly accessible passing lane further comprises positioning at least a portion of the passing lane to pass through the building such that the portion of the passing lane is covered by and contained within the building.   
     
     
         20 . A device comprising:
 non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions thereon that when executed by a processor cause a processor to perform the method of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the lot, the vehicularly accessible entrance, the vehicularly accessible exit, the multi-unit building, the plurality of separately securable units, the plurality of service access points, the plurality of vehicularly accessible dedicated service areas, and the vehicularly accessible passing lane are each a digital representation of a corresponding physically constructible object.