System and method for constructing habitable installations for floating structures

1. Construction procedure of living quarter for floating artefacts, which involves the following steps:

building a supporting structure ( 2 ) over the floating artefact, aimed for supporting several levels of standardized containers ( 3 ); and

fixing several adapted standardized containers ( 3 ) to the supporting structure ( 2 ), so that they form a living quarters facility ( 1 ) of several levels,

characterized by the manner to arrange the standardized containers ( 3 ), which involves the following steps:

unloading a first adapted standardized container ( 3 ) through, at least, one vertical prismatic hole ( 25 ) of the supporting structure ( 2 ) until it is leaned on point supports ( 4 ) of the lowest level;

fixing the first adapted standardized container ( 3 ) to the aforementioned supports ( 4 ) of the lowest level;

for each subsequent level, fixate some point supports ( 4 ) over the already adapted standardized container ( 3 ) to the supporting structure ( 2 ), unload a subsequent adapted standardized container ( 3 ) until it leans on the aforementioned supports ( 4 ) and fixate the aforementioned subsequent adapted standardized container to the subsequent aforementioned supports on which it leans.

2. Procedure in compliance with claim 1 , which involves for each adapted standardized container ( 3 ) to be supported, at least, by four point supports ( 4 ) which are fixated to columns of the supporting structure ( 2 ), near intersections between beams and the columns, in which the supports position essentially matches the location of the adapted standardized containers' ( 3 ) corners.

3. Procedure in compliance with claim 2 , in which the fixation of each adapted standardized container ( 3 ) to the point supports ( 4 ) on which it leans is executed by using twist-lock devices ( 8 ).

4. Procedure in compliance with claim 3 , in which the fixation by using twist-lock devices involves, for each corner of the adapted standardized containers ( 3 ), inserting one double twist-lock device ( 8 ) in a reinforced edge protector of the point support ( 4 ) and in a reinforced edge protector of the adapted standardized container's ( 3 ) corner.

5. Procedure in compliance with claim 4 , in which the subsequent supports ( 4 ) are fixated at approximately one meter over the ceiling of the adapted standardized container ( 3 ) right below.

6. Living quarters facility ( 1 ) for floating artefacts, built by the construction procedure within any of the aforementioned claims, which includes:

one supporting structure ( 2 ) which includes, at least, one vertical prismatic hole, arranged for allowing the unloading of standardized containers ( 3 ) through it; and

a variety of adapted standardized containers ( 3 ), fixated to the supporting structure ( 2 ), at least, a vertical hole, in such a manner that several levels are created, in which each adapted standardized container ( 3 ) over certain supports ( 4 ) fixated to the supporting structure ( 2 ) during the procedure of adapted standardized containers installation ( 3 ).

7. Living quarters facility ( 1 ), in compliance with claim 6 , in which each adapted standardized container ( 3 ) is supported by, at least, four point supports ( 4 ), fixated to the supporting structure columns ( 2 ), near to intersections between beams and the columns, and in which the supports ( 4 ) location essentially matches the adapted standardized containers' ( 3 ) corners.

8. Living quarters facility ( 1 ), in compliance with claim 7 , in which each adapted standardized container ( 3 ) is fixated to the point supports by which it is supported, through twist-lock devices ( 8 ).

9. Living quarters facility ( 1 ), in compliance with claim 8 , in which each point support ( 4 ) includes one reinforced edge protector for the fixation of a container's ( 3 ) corner through a double twist-lock device ( 8 ).

10. Living quarters facility ( 1 ), in compliance with claim 7 , in which the subsequent supports ( 4 ) are fixated approximately at one meter over the adapted standardized container ( 3 ) right below.

11. Standardized container ( 3 ), adapted for executing the construction procedure of the living quarters facilities, in compliance with claim 1 , which is characterized by:

It lacks one or both sideways walls ( 31 ) or part of one or both of the sideways walls ( 31 ) in order to enable the creation of spaces with a bigger surface than the one of a standardized container ( 3 );

It includes, at least, one vertical reinforcement pillar ( 32 ) between the lower longitudinal edge ( 33 ) and the upper longitudinal edge ( 34 ) in the sides which are lacking, at least, part of the sideways wall ( 31 ), in order to limit the deflection of the upper longitudinal edges ( 34 );

It includes, at least, one reinforcement ( 35 ) alongside the lower longitudinal edges ( 33 ) in the sides which are lacking at least part of the sideways wall ( 31 ) to limit the deflection of the lower longitudinal edges ( 33 ).

12. Standardized container ( 3 ), in compliance with claim 11 , in which the reinforcement ( 35 ) alongside the lower longitudinal edges ( 33 ), in sides which are lacking sideways walls, includes an additional flat steel platen ( 35 ), welded to that lower longitudinal edge ( 33 ) in such a manner that its U profile is closed.