14. A multiple unit building, comprising; a concrete foundation; a number of residential units constructed above the concrete foundation, the number of units 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; a common area for ingress and egress from outside the building connected to the first atrium; and a number of levels including: 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; and a third level having a floor and a third number of units bordering a second atrium, wherein the floor of the third level acts as an upper boundary for the first atrium and a lower boundary for the second atrium; and wherein the concrete foundation is on a first level and the atrium extends upward through a number of levels.
18. The multiple unit building of claim 14 , wherein the second level is not adjacent to the third level.