Rapid assembly storage building using shipping container buttresses

A building comprising:

• a first and second shipping container separated along a first axis in spaced opposition flanking a building volume;
• a set of rails extending parallel to the axis and releasably attached to upper surfaces of the first and second shipping containers;
• a set of trusses extending between endpoints;
• connectors attaching the endpoints of each truss to opposed, corresponding rails on the first and second shipping containers, the connectors attachable to the rails;
• and
• vertical columns attached to facing walls of the first and second shipping containers at ends of the first and second shipping containers.

A method of constructing a building employing the components of:

• a first and second shipping container;
• a set of rails releasably attachable to upper surfaces of the first and second shipping containers;
• a set of trusses extending between endpoints;
• and
• connectors attaching the endpoints of each truss to opposed, corresponding rails on the first and second shipping containers, the connectors attachable to the rails at a range of positions along the rails
• wherein the shipping containers provide corner castings standardized for the shipping industry and wherein at least one rail attaches between two corner castings and wherein the at least one rail provides a hook at one end fitting within an upwardly open slot of a corner casting to engage an inner surface of the corner casting against upward motion of the rail,
• the method comprising the steps of:
• (a) placing the first and second shipping containers in separation along a first axis in spaced opposition flanking a building volume;
• (b) attaching the set of rails to the upper surfaces of the first and second shipping containers to extend parallel to the axis and be separated from each other perpendicular to the axis;
• and
• (c) attaching the trusses to the rails using the connectors.