Patent Application
20200283979
The present relates to a construction method for the implementation of a condominium and/or subdivision with the creation of artificial beaches for bathing in the format of isles and/or peninsulas and/or bays and/or lakes and/or the like, that contains the lots of the condominium, with the formation of artificial beaches in the perimeter of the said lots that compose said subdivision, in which the water canals are proper for contemplation, bath and recreation of the condominium members.
Leisure has long become a fundamental part of the implementation of both vertical and horizontal condominiums.
With the implementation of green areas, multi-sports courts, gastronomic spaces, spaces for children, party room, swimming pools, etc., the developers seek to demonstrate to consumers, that the place of residence will have a specific area for leisure that is safe and quiet.
One of the main attractions of condominiums is the implementation of aquatic leisure, with the construction of swimming pools, of the most varied forms, either in the external area, of common use, or internally, in vertical or horizontal condominium units.
Besides that, many of the condominiums have lakes for leisure and/or contemplation, of the most varied forms.
All these solutions are already known and applied all over the world.
There are also condominiums close to the beaches, and part of the condominium lots have their front or back bordering the sea, allowing said condominium members to enjoy leisure a few meters from their residence.
The remaining condominium plots not bordering the sea have the inconvenience to require a displacement of a few meters to access said water bodies.
Additionally, the lots bordering the water bodies cannot all be contiguous, and passages must be staggered between them for access to the sea.
However, these condominiums or lots near the sea are increasingly scarce in the market, which decreases demand and consequently increases prices for the purchase of a lot, house or apartment.
Thinking about this, the present inventors have developed a construction method of implementation and operation of condominium and/or subdivision in the format of isles and/or peninsulas and/or bays and/or lakes and/or the like, consisting of artificial beaches with low implementation and operation cost, especially if compared with other types of condominiums or subdivisions at natural beaches.
In a search on patent databases only Document PI 0701058-3 was found, which deals with a condominium construction system, with a certain architecture, focusing on the shape of the blocks of the condominium and aesthetic arrangement of the mentioned lots, without going into the leisure of the condominium owners.
The present inventors are specialists in depollution of dammed water bodies or watercourses, holding dozens of patents already granted and operating for more than 35 years in this market.
Intending to use all the knowledge acquired with the watercourse treatment systems and water body in a closed place, in concert with the need for innovation in the real estate market, the present construction method was developed, which allies safety, leisure and real estate improvement at a low cost of implementation and operation.
The present construction method comprises the formation of blocks of lots in condominiums, in the format of isles and/or peninsulas and/or bays and/or lakes and/or the like, with the formation of watercourses surrounding said lots.
Rounded bottom canals are excavated for water to flow around the subdivision blocks, in a closed loop, forming internal isles and/or external peninsulas and/or bays and/or lakes to said lots.
Preferably, if the excavated soil of the canals is adequate, it can be used for the landfill and conformation of the isles and/or peninsulas and/or bays and/or lakes, so that the lots that make up said subdivision are at a higher elevation than said canals.
Reinforced concrete, compacted clay soil or vinyl or plastic blanket are used for the waterproofing of the excavated canals, which will ensure that the water stored in the canals does not contact the site groundwater.
On top of the waterproofing, a layer of white or clear sand is used to form the beach all over the area of the excavated canal, in addition to a natural beach-like landscaping.
In order to fill these canals, raw water from an external source of any nature (river, sea, lake, reservoir, etc.) is collected, including polluted water, through a pumping system or by gravity through an interconnection canal and then treated by a water treatment plant, by a high-performance flow flotation system, with sodium hypochlorite or other oxidizing agent being dispensed, obtaining treated water suitable for use by bathers, without the need of using filters or water filtering process, which would be unfeasible in a sandy bottom canal.
For the continuous treatment of water from the canals, water from said canals should be collected and routed upstream towards the water treatment plant, to be treated with the water collected from the external source, to keep the water quality levels of said canals in the block of lots.
Treated and chlorinated water is added at several points of the existing canals, so that the quality standards are kept all over the water surface, thus preventing any water areas with no treatment, no residual chlorine and no flow.
To help the constant circulation and building of the watercourse through the canals of the lot block, one or more axial pumping systems of high flow and low pressure are provided, which pumping system is contained inside protection grids and hidden in the canal bottom or banks, to prevent the contact with bathers and consequent accidents.
This axial pumping system can also dispense the dose of sodium hypochlorite or other oxidizing agent, ensuring the appropriate distribution all over the canals of the island and/or peninsula and/or bay and/or lake.
It also comprises the installation of a mechanical or hydraulic pulse equipment, which, when releasing a shock wave, creates waves or ripples in the canals of the subdivision block.
The mechanical or hydraulic pulse equipment also helps in the cleaning of the watercourse, once the shock wave released by said mechanical or hydraulic pulse in the watercourse causes any inert residues decanted in said canals to circulate to the water treatment station by flowing flotation to be treated again.
It is also provided an overflow system for treated water from the canals of the subdivision block returning to the external water source, allowing the complete drainage of the water of said canals and the occasional cleaning of the bottom of the canals, using a minimum amount of new external water, only to replace the evaporation loss.
The water level in the canals of the subdivision block is managed by the equalization of the raw water catchment from the external source, and water drainage using a system of overflowing of the internal water already treated, keeping a constant water level of said canal.
For the access of the condominium members to subdivision blocks with the format of isles, bridges, passageways or crossings over the canals or tunnels under said canals are built, so as not to prevent the free circulation in the watercourse.
One or more longitudinal streets are provided in the blocks of the subdivision, from one end to the other, for pedestrian traffic.
Complementing the leisure structure, one or more recreational areas common to the condominium are planned, such as a place with a party room, restaurant, toilets, games room, etc.
To supplement this description and provide a better understanding of the characteristics of the construction method of a subdivision block of lots shaped as an island and/or peninsula and/or bay and/or lake, and in accordance with a preferred practical implementation of the same, a set of drawings accompanies the attached description, in which, in an exemplified manner, although not limitative, the following is represented:
Referring to the drawings shown, this privilege refers to a “CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONDOMINIUM AND/OR SUBDIVISION WITH THE CREATION OF ARTIFICIAL BEACHES FOR BATHING IN THE FORMAT OF ISLES AND/OR PENINSULA AND/OR BAYS AND/OR LAKES AND/OR THE LIKE,” more precisely, the construction method for the implementation of a condominium and/or subdivision, with blocks (Q) of lots (L) in the format of an island (I) and/or peninsula (P), which allows the implementation of watercourse canals (1) for the formation of these isles (I) and/or peninsulas (P), comprising the lots (L) of the condominium, with the formation of artificial beaches (2) in the perimeter of the said lots (L) that comprise said lots, the watercourse canals (1) being proper for contemplation and bathing by condominium members.
According to this method, a main canal (1A) is excavated in a closed loop, surrounding the entire block (Q) of lots (L), forming isles (I) and/or peninsulas (P) on the mentioned banks of the main canal (1A) and secondary canals (1B) are excavated connecting the main canal (1A) of the right to the main canal (1A) of the left, to form the isles (I) inside the block (Q) of lots (L).
Preferably, if the excavated soil of the canals (1A and 1B) is adequate, it can be used for the embankment and conformation of the isles (I) and/or peninsulas (P), so that said lots (L) comprising the said subdivision are at a higher elevation than said canals (1A and 1B).
For the waterproofing of the excavated canals (1A and 1B), the use of reinforced concrete, compacted clay soil, vinyl or plastic blanket (3) is foreseen, which will ensure that the water stored in the canals (1A and 1B) does not contact the groundwater table of the site.
On the waterproofing (3) a layer of white or clear sand (21) is provided to form the beach (2) all over the canals (1A and 1B) excavated, in addition to a natural beach-like landscaping.
For the filling of these canals (1A and 1B) raw water (4) is collected from external sources, of any nature (river, sea, lake, reservoir, etc.), including polluted water, through pumping system or by gravity through piping or a connection canal (4A) which is then treated in a water treatment plant, by a high-performance flow flotation system (5), and sodium hypochlorite or other oxidizing agent is dispensed (22), making this treated water suitable for use by bathers.
The high-performance flow flotation system (5) includes the application of a coagulant (6) and flocculant (9) material in the watercourse; allowing a downstream aggregation of suspended particles (7), defining larger flakes; subjecting these aggregated and larger particles downstream the watercourse to at least one stage of dissolution and injection of microbubbles (8) of air or concentrated oxygen, causing a flotation of the said aggregated particles; allowing a downstream agglomeration (10) of the floated material to occur on the water surface, which is removed from the watercourse by a floating dredging wheel (11); and as the last step of the treatment, sodium hypochlorite or other oxidizing agent (22) is dispensed into the treated water to ensure its disinfection and use for bathing. This treatment process is efficient in removing more than 95% of pollutants, also eliminating odor and releasing oxygen-saturated water, without being necessary to perform any type of water filtration process, which would greatly increase the costs of operation and be unfeasible because of the sandy canal bottom.
The treatment canal does not have any physical division or space between the treatment stages, creating a continuous water treatment canal (24), ensuring maximum treatment capacity, increasing the hydraulic detention time and consequently a greater treatment capacity, thus reducing implementation and operation costs.
The coagulation (6) and flocculation (9) stages are performed in the continuous flow (12) of the treatment canal with an accurate control of the power applied to the mixture through the injection (8) of fine, medium and thick bubbles with variable and controlled intensity, which increases the efficiency of the coagulant mixture and the subsequent mixture of the flocculant in the water, and the formation of clots (6) and eventually of the flakes (9), thus reducing the consumption of these chemicals, and consequently their stock volume and the cost of operation.
For the continuous treatment of the water in the canals (1A and 1B), the water will be collected (4B) from the said canals, and routed upstream to the water treatment station (5), to be treated with the water collected from the external source (4), to keep the water quality levels of the mentioned canals of the block (Q) of lots (L).
The main canal (1A) is provided with an overflow pipe or canal (13), used to equalize the water level in the main (1A) and secondary (1B) canals, and by this pipe or overflow canal (13), the excess water already treated is returned to the external water body, avoiding overflow of said main (1A) and secondary (1B) canals. This overflow pipe or canal (13) is also designed to completely empty the main (1A) and secondary (1B) canals to allow them to be completely emptied and maintained.
To assist in the constant circulation and building of water flow through the canals (1A and 1B) of the block (Q) of the subdivision, one or more axial pumping systems (14) of high flow and low pressure are provided, and this pumping system (14) is housed inside protection grids (15) and hidden at the bottom or banks of the canal (1), to avoid contact of the bathers and consequent accidents.
The axial pumping system (14) can also perform the dosage (22) of sodium hypochlorite or another oxidizing agent, ensuring the adequate distribution all over the canals (1A and 1B) of the block (Q).
The canals (1A and 1B) also provide the installation, in the same site the axial pumping system is located (14), of another mechanical or hydraulic pulse equipment (16), which, by releasing a shock wave (17), creates waves or ripples (18) in the canals (1A and 1B) of the block (Q) of the subdivision, which is also housed inside protection grids (15) and hidden in the banks of the canal (1).
The mechanical or hydraulic pulse equipment (16) also helps in the cleaning of the watercourse canal (1A and 1B), once the shock wave (17) released by the mechanical or hydraulic pulse (16) in the watercourse, causes any residues eventually decanted in said canals (1A and 1B), to move and circulate and they can be captured (4B) for continuous treatment in the water treatment station by flotation (5).
It is also provided an overflow system (13) for treated water, from the canals (1A and 1B) of the block (Q) of the subdivision, returning to the external water source, allowing complete drainage of the water from the said canals (1A and 1B) and the occasional cleaning of the bottom of the canals (1A and 1B), using of a minimum amount of new external water, only to replace the evaporation loss.
The water level in the canals (1A and 1B) of the block (Q) of the subdivision is managed by the equalization of the catchment (4) of the raw water from the external source, with the drainage of the water by the overflow system (13) of the internal water already treated, keeping a constant water level in said canals (1A and 1B).
For the access of the condominium members to the block (Q) of subdivision with the format of isles (I), the construction of bridges, passageways or crossings (19) over the canals (1A) is foreseen, so as not to prevent the free circulation of water flow (12A).
External and internal roads (19A) are provided for the circulation of cars on the isles (I) or peninsulas (P) and one or more pedestrian streets (23) connecting the isles (I) of the subdivision, from one end to the other.
The installation of one or more common recreational areas (24) of the condominium is also planned.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 2019 004590 6 | Mar 2019 | BR | national |
