1. An arrangement of residential homes comprising:
An integral area of land;
A horse barn located on the area of land for housing a plurality of horses in individual stalls;
A horse arena located on the area of land at a portion adjacent to the stalls for exercising horses from the stalls;
A first part of the area of land adjacent the barn being divided into a plurality of paddocks for receiving one or more horses from the stalls, and;
A remaining part of the land being subdivided into individual lots each for receiving a residential home.
2. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the first area is on an opposing side of the barn from the remaining area.
3. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the barn and arena are in a common covered building.
4. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the stalls are along side of the arena.
5. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the lots on one side of the barn and the paddock on another side.
6. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the common land is in the centre of the lots.
7. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the lots are arranged in a horseshoe shape having an access road around the outside of the lots.
8. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein there is a common alley along the centre of the paddocks and each paddock being separated from the by a gate.
9. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein a catchment area is arranged to direct the horse into the correct direction at the barn and at the paddock.
10. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the area consists solely of paddocks, barn, common land and lots.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-44. (canceled)
45. A multi-story water storage apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of stackable units arranged one above another along a vertical axis, each of the stackable units including a coupling portion arranged in alignment with the vertical axis, the coupling portion having a first space with a drainage hole, at least one of the stackable units being a storage unit having a storage portion arranged radially outwardly of the coupling portion with respect to the vertical axis, the storage portion having a water storage compartment, the storage unit having an outlet passage through which water stored in the storage compartment flows into the first space.
46. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 45, wherein the coupling portion of the storage unit has a second space isolated from the first space, the storage unit having an inlet passage through which the water is introduced from the second space into the storage compartment, the second space of the coupling portion adapted to receive the water from an external water source.
47. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 46, wherein the storage compartment includes at least two individual storage regions arranged circumferentially with respect to the vertical axis, the individual storage regions communicating with one another through a communication passage so that the water can be introduced from one of the individual storage regions into another, whereby the water can flow within the storage compartment to turn around the vertical axis, the storage compartment of the storage unit lies on one side of the coupling portion and wherein the storage unit includes at least two storage units whose storage compartments are staggered to left and right sides along a vertical direction, and the storage unit includes at least three storage units whose storage compartments are arranged spirally along a vertical direction.
48. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 45, wherein each of the stackable units further includes a water supply unit arranged above the storage unit for supplying the water to the storage compartment of the storage unit, and the water supply unit is provided with a peripheral wall having a flared skirt portion inclined downwardly and outwardly, the water supply unit having a drainage hole communicating with an outer surface of the peripheral wall.
49. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 45, further comprising a column extending along the vertical axis, the column has an illuminating device and an electric wire is connected to the illuminating device and received within the column, and the coupling portion of each of the stackable units having a tubular section into which the column is inserted.
50. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 48, further comprising a stand for supporting the column, the stand having an internal space for storing the water drained from a lowermost one of the stackable units, and a pump for upwardly feeding the water stored in the internal space of the stand to supply the water to one of the stackable units the water through the water feeding pipe, the pump is adapted to supply the water to an uppermost one of the stackable units.
51. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 45, further comprising a hollow cylinder-shaped plant cultivating kit removably installed in the storage compartment, the cultivating kit includes a plurality of ring members arranged one above another and a plurality of connecting members extending in a vertical direction to interconnect the ring members.
52. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 45, wherein the storage unit includes an additional coupling portion having a second space into which the water is introduced from above the additional coupling portion, the storage portion designed to extend between the coupling portion and the additional coupling portion.
53. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 46, wherein the storage unit includes an additional coupling portion, the storage portion designed to extend between the coupling portion and the additional coupling portion, the water storage compartment formed of two parallel compartment rows joined to each other so that the water can flow through the two compartment rows, the storage portion provided with a wall for dividing the two compartment rows.
54. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 52, wherein the storage portion includes dividing walls provided within the water storage compartment in such a manner that the water can flow in zigzag.
55. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claim 46, further comprising a plurality of body units, each of the body units including a column portion, a guide portion extending along the column portion and a reception portion having a water drainage hole, each of the stackable units having an insertion hole fitted to the guide portion of each of the body units.
56. The multi-story water storage apparatus as recited in claims 45, wherein a photocatalytic material is coated on wall surfaces extending along a route through which the water flows, the photocatalytic material is made of a TiON mixture and the TiON mixture contains nano silver particles and nano platinum particles.
57. A storage unit, comprising:
a coupling portion having a circular cross-sectional shape;
a storage portion arranged laterally outwardly of the coupling portion, the storage portion having a water storage compartment; and
an outlet passage through which water stored in the storage compartment is drained to the first space of the coupling portion,
wherein the coupling portion includes a bottom having a drainage hole, a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom, a second space isolated from the first space by a partition wall extending upwardly from the bottom and an inlet passage through which the water is introduced from the second space into the storage compartment, and the storage compartment includes at least two individual storage regions arranged circumferentially around the coupling portion, the individual storage regions communicating with one another through a communication passage so that the water can be introduced from one of the individual storage regions into another.
58. The storage unit as recited in claim 57, the coupling portion is further comprising a tubular section having a central passageway, the tubular section formed offset toward the second space from the partition wall, the partition wall is off-centered to make the first space smaller than the second space, extension generally in a horizontal direction to have the first space and the second space arranged one below the other, and drainage hole formed on the bottom of the coupling portion within the first space in alignment with a center portion of the partition wall.
59. The storage unit as recited in claim 57, the coupling portion is further comprising a tubular section having a central passageway, the passageway of the tubular section has a circular cross-sectional shape.
60. The storage unit as recited in claim 57, the coupling portion is further comprising a tubular section having a central passageway, the tubular section opened at one end.
61. The storage unit as recited in claim 59, wherein protrusion portions are formed on the bottom of the coupling portion.
62. The storage unit as recited in claim 57, wherein protrusion portions are formed on the bottom of the coupling portion, at least three protrusion portions having a raised portion extending laterally outwardly are formed on the bottom of the coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion is further provided with a cover covering the first space and the second space.
63. The storage unit as recited in claims 57, wherein the outlet passage is height-adjustable by means of a removable water level control member.
64. The storage unit as recited in claim 62, wherein the protrusion portions are formed on the bottom of the coupling portion in such a manner as to extend downwardly, wherein the side wall of the coupling portion has a pair of end wall portions inclined at a predetermined angle toward an opened end of the tubular section, the predetermined angle is 60 degrees.