Building structure utilizing modular building elements

A toy structure formed from toy building elements, wherein the toy structure includes:

• first modular toy elements having protrusions for interconnection with at least one toy socket beam;
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• second modular toy elements;
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• toy socket beams each having a substantially upside down U-shaped profile, at least one hole and longitudinal slot or recess for receiving respective ones of said protrusions of said first modular toy elements, the toy socket beams having a different geometry than the first modular toy elements and the second modular toy elements,
• whereby each of the toy socket beams forms an interconnection with at least one of said first modular toy elements and at least one of said second modular toy elements;
• such that,
• one of said toy socket beams, at least one of said first modular toy elements and at least one of said second modular toy elements form a configuration unit, the configuration unit for engaging or abutting adjacent configuration units in a side by side fashion such that adjacent ones of the second modular toy elements define a substantially planar surface, and whereby each of said first modular toy elements abuts adjacent ones of said first modular toy elements, each of said second modular toy elements abuts adjacent ones of said second modular toy elements and a each of the toy socket beams abuts adjacent ones of said toy socket beams.

A system of erecting a building structure including the steps of:

• forming a building structure foundation;
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• using the building structure foundation to support a first layer of socket beams positioned at desired locations;
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• using the first layer of socket beams to vertically support a first level of second modular building elements;
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• using the first layer of socket beams to support a first level of first modular building elements, said socket beams receiving protrusions from said first modular building elements as interconnection means;
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• using holes of the first layer of socket beams and the protrusions of the first level of first modular building elements to laterally hold the first level of second modular building elements, and
• whereby the first layer of socket beams, the first level of second modular building elements and the first level of first modular building elements form a typical configuration level of said building structure, the typical configuration level of said building structure being repeatable one atop the other to provide a multi-storey building structure, said multi-storey building structure being finished at the top by an extra layer of said socket beams and an extra level of said second modular building elements.