Composite wall system

A lateral transfer frame for a building structure, the lateral transfer frame comprising:

• an upper plate configured for operative coupling with an upper wall member in an upper wall of the building structure;
• a lower plate configured for operative coupling with a lower wall member in a lower wall;
• at least one transfer spacer operatively coupling the upper plate to the lower plate, and wherein the at least one transfer spacer is configured for transferring lateral load between the upper wall and the lower wall;
• and
• wherein the lateral transfer frame was configured for at least partial encapsulation in a cementanious wall.

At least a two story building structure, comprising:

• a lower wall;
• a middle wall;
• an upper wall;
• a first cementitious wall structure located between the lower wall and the middle wall;
• a second cementitious wall structure located between the middle wall and the upper wall;
• and
• a first plurality of lateral transfer frames encapsulated in the first cementitious wall structure, wherein the first plurality of lateral transfer frames are operatively coupled to the lower wall and the middle wall;
• a second plurality of lateral transfer frames encapsulated in the second cementitious wall structure, wherein the second plurality of lateral transfer frames are operatively coupled to the middle wall and the upper wall;
• at least one diagonal member with a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end is adjacent to a first lateral transfer frame from the first plurality of lateral transfer frames and the second end is adjacent to a second lateral transfer frame from the second plurality of lateral transfer frames;
• and
• wherein the first and second plurality of lateral transfer frames and the at least one diagonal member transfer loads from the first cementitious wall structure through the middle wall to the second cementitious wall structure.