3. A multiple unit building, comprising; a common entryway leading to one of a number of atriums, the atrium bordered by a number of private residential units in which residents reside, for ingress and egress of residents to and from their units, the atrium having a public area formed therein; the number of units each having a semi-public area formed from at least a portion of the atrium and wherein each said semi-public area is adjacent to the public area, the number of units each having a front entrance to the unit facing to the atrium; wherein the building includes a number of levels stacked one above another, each level includes a number of units bordering at least a portion of said one of a number of atriums, and wherein each atrium includes multiple levels, the number of units bordering each said atrium having an entrance to the unit facing the atrium, and wherein a number of levels have a floor that acts as an upper boundary for one atrium and a lower boundary for another atrium, thereby defining multiple atriums positioned one above another.
3. A multiple unit building, comprising; a common entryway leading to one of a number of atriums, the atrium bordered by a number of private residential units in which residents reside, for ingress and egress of residents to and from their units, the atrium having a public area formed therein; the number of units each having a semi-public area formed from at least a portion of the atrium and wherein each said semi-public area is adjacent to the public area, the number of units each having a front entrance to the unit facing to the atrium; wherein the building includes a number of levels stacked one above another, each level includes a number of units bordering at least a portion of said one of a number of atriums, and wherein each atrium includes multiple levels, the number of units bordering each said atrium having an entrance to the unit facing the atrium, and wherein a number of levels have a floor that acts as an upper boundary for one atrium and a lower boundary for another atrium, thereby defining multiple atriums positioned one above another. 5. The multiple unit building of claim 3 , wherein the entryway is connected to a number of different atriums each having a number of units bordering the atrium.