A system of modular components for on-site assembly of a shelter for an above-ground structure to protect the structure from blast, wind, fire or other physical hazards. A pyramidal shelter with triangular or rectangular base is formed by joining side panels to each other. Each side panel includes a triangular frame covered, except at access hatch, observation port and door openings, with either steel plate or diamond steel mesh to which blast-resistant, fire-resistant or other kinds of coatings or panels are applied. A corner anchor assembly to support each corner of a shelter has a lower plate, an overlying split plate, and a pair of upstanding, anchor rods attached to the split plates for insertion into hollow, lower portions of side beams of adjacent side panels. The corner anchor assemblies facilitate expansion of an assembled shelter by addition of more modular components.

The present invention provides an architecture for performing vertical farming. The embodiments of the present invention disclose an arrangement of a plurality of reflective surfaces to maximize the amount of most beneficial natural light that can be gathered. The pluralities of reflective surfaces are arranged strategically in the polygonal architecture to direct the available natural light to the furthest reach of the growing area. Additionally, the architecture provides spiral arrangement of one or more growing panels where each growing panel is at predetermined height from the preceding growing panel.

A system of modular components for on-site assembly of a shelter for an above-ground structure to protect the structure from blast, wind, fire or other physical hazards. A pyramidal shelter with triangular or rectangular base is formed by joining side panels to each other. Each side panel includes a triangular frame covered, except at access hatch, observation port and door openings, with either steel plate or diamond steel mesh to which blast-resistant, fire-resistant or other kinds of coatings or panels are applied. A corner anchor assembly to support each corner of a shelter has a lower plate, an overlying split plate, and a pair of upstanding, anchor rods attached to the split plates for insertion into hollow, lower portions of side beams of adjacent side panels. The corner anchor assemblies facilitate expansion of an assembled shelter by addition of more modular components.

A building is provided, which includes a plurality of towers including a central tower and a plurality of peripheral towers, a plurality of connections and at least one intermediate body including a surface extension sufficient to contain at least one or more floors of the central tower and the floors of the peripheral towers at the same height.

The invention relates to an arrangement of building units, comprising a plurality of housing units (1) constructed in a coupled design or a plurality of individual building units (1) accommodated in a multi-storey building, each building unit (1) having a pie-slice shaped floor plan with two side walls (2, 3) disposed at an angle (a) to one another, an inner terminating wall (4), and an outer terminating wall (5), the inner terminating walls (4) being disposed on the shady, north side, and the outer terminating walls (5) being arranged on the sunny, south side.