Methods and apparatus for a multi-story dwelling with attached garages

Abstract

A high-efficiency residential structure includes a set of dwelling units, wherein a portion of said dwelling units are first-floor dwelling units and a portion of said dwelling units are second-floor dwelling units; a set of garages comprising a plurality of parking spaces, wherein said dwelling units and said garages are disposed within a footprint associated with said residential structure; a set of interior passageways, each of said interior passageways directly linking one of said dwelling units to one of said garages such that the site-density, yield, direct-access ratio, and efficiency of the structure is substantially optimized.

1 . A residential structure, said residential structure comprising: 
 a set of N dwelling units, wherein a portion of said dwelling units are first-floor dwelling units and a portion of said dwelling units are second-floor dwelling units;    a set of L garages comprising L park  parking spaces, wherein said dwelling units and said garages are disposed within a footprint associated with said residential structure,    A set of M interior passageways, each of said interior passageways directly linking one of said dwelling units to one of said garages, wherein the ratio M/N is greater than or equal to 0.8, and the ratio L park /N is greater than one.    
     
     
         2 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 L=13, wherein said set of garages G includes g 1  through g 13 ;    N=15, wherein said set of dwelling units D includes d 1  through d 15 ;    said fist-floor dwelling units include D 1F ={d 3 , d 4 , d 11 , d 14 };    said second-floor dwelling units include D 2F ={d 1 , d 2 , d 5 , d 6 , d 7 , d 8 , d 9 , d 10 , d 12 , d 13 , d 15 };    M=12, and said set of interior passageways include: 
 a set of first floor passageways S 1F ={<g 3 , d 3 >, <g 4 , d 4 >, <g 11 , d 11 >}; and  
 a set of second floor passageways S 2F ={<g 1 , d 1 >, <g 2 , d 2 >, <g 5 , d 5 >, <g 6 , d 6 >, <g 7 , d 7 >, <g 8 , d 8 >, <g 9 , d 9 >, <g 12 , d 12 >, <g 13 , d 13 >}.  
   
     
     
         3  The structure of  claim 1 , wherein said dwelling units comprise wood-frame structures.  
     
     
         4 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein said dwelling units comprise masonry shear walls.  
     
     
         5 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said interior passageways is an internal stairway.  
     
     
         6 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein said structure has a dwelling unit density wherein above approximately 30 units per acre.  
     
     
         7 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein said dwelling unit density ranges from about 35 to 45 units per acre.