Patent ID: 7526898

Claim:
A multiple unit building, comprising; a concrete foundation; a number of residential units constructed above the concrete foundation, wherein at least some of the number of units are positioned bordering at least a portion of a first atrium on a first level having at least a public portion formed above the concrete foundation, each unit including a semi-public area adjacent to an entrance into the unit and adjacent to the first atrium; the public portion having a common area for ingress and egress from outside the building connected to the first atrium; a number of levels including: a basement located below the first atrium; the first level having a floor forming a lower boundary of the first atrium thereon and a first number of units bordering the first atrium; a second level having a second number of units bordering the first atrium; a third level having a floor and a first number of units bordering a second atrium; and a fourth level having a second number of units bordering the second atrium, thereby defining multiple atriums positioned one above another.