A half-timbered house having a multi-shell wall structure including a rafter roof having a plurality of rafters and side walls, which in turn each comprise at least one sill resting on a substrate and a plurality of posts. The multi-shell wall structure has two structural frameworks, wherein the first structural framework faces the interior and the second structural framework faces the surroundings.

A four-device-in-one splash-and-drip-eliminating gazebo comprising: a top roof, top-roof columns, top-roof mosquito-mesh panels respectively screwed to the top-roof columns, a bottom roof, respectively screwed to the top-roof columns, rain-water gutters molded to the rain-water gutters as one unit for functioning as gutters and top rails at the same time for collecting rain water to be used for irrigation, splash-drip-eliminating eaves respectively formed at the bottom-roof end of the bottom roof for extending downward into the gutter inside to direct water downward into the gutter inside to eliminate water splash and water drip and for collecting rain water to be used for irrigation, top rails molded to the rain-water gutters as one unit for functioning as gutters and top rails at the same time, the bottom roof screwed to the rain-water gutters and the top rails, corner posts, respectively attached to the rain-water gutters and the top rails, double-U-shaped-end covers respectively slidably coupled with the corner posts for allowing the installation of electrical components on the corner-post inside and for allowing the supply of electricity to the four-device-in-one splash-and-drip-eliminating gazebo from the corner-post inside and for removably covering and protecting electrical components on the corner-post inside, post-locking top-rail slots respectively molded into the top rails for lockably fastening the corner posts to the top rails and for automatically guiding the corner posts into the post-locking top-rail slots, top-rail-locking post slots respectively molded into the corner posts for lockably fastening the corner posts to the top rails and for automatically guiding the top rails into the top-rail-locking post slots to make assembly easier, bottom rails, multi-purpose door frames slidably placed between the top rails and the bottom rails, panels respectively secured to the multi-purpose door frames, H-shaped panel strips respectively secured between the panels, an inner post insertably screwed to the corner posts, a base welded to the inner post, base holes, height-adjustable tube-screws respectively and securably screwed into the base holes for adjusting the height of the corner posts to compensate for uneven terrain and uneven concrete surface and uneven deck surface and for leveling the four-device-in-one splash-and-drip-eliminating gazebo to keep water drainage working properly, anchoring-screw holes respectively molded into the height-adjustable tube-screws, and anchoring screws respectively screwed into the anchoring-screw holes in the height-adjustable tube-screws for securing and strengthening the triangular base and the four-device-in-

A dwelling assembly that has a continuous sidewall and an opening for a door and a window. A roof assembly is provided with first and second roofs that are spaced apart such that the outer roof acts as a heat shield for the inner roof to ensure the interior of the dwelling is a minimum temperature. In addition, ballast boxes are utilized in order to provide additional weight to the dwelling and a planting area in association with the dwelling assembly.

A dwelling assembly that has a continuous sidewall and an opening for a door and a window. A roof assembly is provided with first and second roofs that are spaced apart such that the outer roof acts as a heat shield for the inner roof to ensure the interior of the dwelling is a minimum temperature. In addition, ballast boxes are utilized in order to provide additional weight to the dwelling and a planting area in association with the dwelling assembly.

A four-device-in-one splash-and-drip-eliminating gazebo comprising: a top roof, top-roof columns, top-roof mosquito-mesh panels respectively screwed to the top-roof columns, a bottom roof, respectively screwed to the top-roof columns, rain-water gutters molded to the rain-water gutters as one unit for functioning as gutters and top rails at the same time for collecting rain water to be used for irrigation, splash-drip-eliminating eaves respectively formed at the bottom-roof end of the bottom roof for extending downward into the gutter inside to direct water downward into the gutter inside to eliminate water splash and water drip and for collecting rain water to be used for irrigation, top rails molded to the rain-water gutters as one unit for functioning as gutters and top rails at the same time, the bottom roof screwed to the rain-water gutters and the top rails, corner posts, respectively attached to the rain-water gutters and the top rails, double-U-shaped-end covers respectively slidably coupled with the corner posts for allowing the installation of electrical components on the corner-post inside and for allowing the supply of electricity to the four-device-in-one splash-and-drip-eliminating gazebo from the corner-post inside and for removably covering and protecting electrical components on the corner-post inside, post-locking top-rail slots respectively molded into the top rails for lockably fastening the corner posts to the top rails and for automatically guiding the corner posts into the post-locking top-rail slots, top-rail-locking post slots respectively molded into the corner posts for lockably fastening the corner posts to the top rails and for automatically guiding the top rails into the top-rail-locking post slots to make assembly easier, bottom rails, multi-purpose door frames slidably placed between the top rails and the bottom rails, panels respectively secured to the multi-purpose door frames, H-shaped panel strips respectively secured between the panels, an inner post insertably screwed to the corner posts, a base welded to the inner post, base holes, height-adjustable tube-screws respectively and securably screwed into the base holes for adjusting the height of the corner posts to compensate for uneven terrain and uneven concrete surface and uneven deck surface and for leveling the four-device-in-one splash-and-drip-eliminating gazebo to keep water drainage working properly, anchoring-screw holes respectively molded into the height-adjustable tube-screws, and anchoring screws respectively screwed into the anchoring-screw holes in the height-adjustable tube-screws for securing and strengthening the triangular base and the four-device-in-

A saferoom/tornado shelter is made primarily of wood and includes walls that can withstand missile impact testing as recommended under Federal guidance and regulations. The saferooms of the present invention can be designed for a single family or small business, or can be designed as a larger community shelter. The wood wall can accommodate various architectural finish treatments and enhancements much more easily than a concrete or steel building saferoom. The walls can be made from dimensional lumber, stacked along its width and the saferooms can be assembled without the need for glue, wood screws or the like.

A panelized complex polyhedron structure can be constructed quickly and inexpensively from a plurality panels. According to one embodiment, the structure includes a plurality of panels, wherein a first panel comprises an integrated connecting feature formed unitarily with the first panel and including a faceted feature connected to a plain end of a second panel. According to another embodiment, the first panel includes integrated connecting features including a plurality of planar faceted features, wherein one of the faceted features is connected to a plain end of the second panel. The plurality of planar faceted features are oriented at angles selected to enable a plurality of panel connections necessary to construct the structure. In one embodiment, the panel comprising the integrated connecting features is formed unitarily.

A method of assembling panels, an elongated rail, and a rail and cap assembly for assembling panels are disclosed. A one-piece elongated rail comprises a bottom, a pair of sides extending from the bottom, a pair of walls located between the sides and perpendicular to the bottom, and a central channel floor extending between the parallel walls and parallel to the bottom. A central channel is formed between the walls and delimited by the central channel floor. Two lateral channels are each formed between one of the sides and one of the walls. The assembly includes the rail and a cap, the cap having a top and an opposite projection configured for insertion in the central channel of the rail. The rail and the cap may be made by extrusion. The method involves adjoining panels to the rail and mounting the cap thereon.

A portable housing system is provided that transmits forces through a plurality of walls. The walls may be arrayed about a central axis. A tension cable is wrapped around top ends of the walls, and anchor cables are interconnected to bottom ends of the walls. This cabling system transmits lateral forces through the walls towards the central axis. Joists and rafters extend inwardly from the walls towards a floor ring and a roof ring, respectively. The weight of the housing system acts against the cabling system, and the housing system rests in balanced state. The anchor cables may also anchor the housing system to a ground surface.

The architectonic spacer building system is a simplified prefabrication assembly using industrialized building system concept. The architectonic spacer building system for skeleton construction includes a spacer (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) having a predetermined shape for use in constructing modular form of building components, including a modular floor joist assembly (18), corner and crisscross junctions assembly (17, 19). The spacer acts as an anchored dowel connector (2, 10), composite key roof connector (22, 24, 26) and/or a bracing (2, 4, 6, 8) of adjoining wall panel (12).