Methods and apparatus for a multi-story dwelling with attached garages
OwnerBruce W. Grayinventor
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Abstract
A high-efficiency residential structure includes a set of dwelling units, wherein a portion of the 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 the dwelling units and the garages are disposed within a footprint associated with the residential structure, a set of interior passageways, each of the interior passageways directly linking one of the dwelling units to one of the garages such that the site-density, yield, direct-access ratio, and efficiency of the structure is substantially optimized
Claims6
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 dwellng units;
- a set of L garages G comprising Lpark 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 6/7, and the ratio Lpark/N is greater than one;
- wherein:
- L=13, wherein said set of garages G includes g1 through g13;
- N=14, wherein said set of dwelling units D includes d1 through d14;
- said first-floor dwelling units include D1F={d3, d4, d11, d14};
- said second-floor dwelling units include D2F={d1, d2, d5, d6, d7, d8, d9, d10, d12, d13};
- M=12, and said set of interior passageways include:
- a set of first floor passageways S1F={<g3,d3>,<g4,d4>,<g11,d11>};
- and
- a set of second floor passageways S2F={<g1,d1>,<g2,d2>,<g5,d5>,<g6,d6>, <g7,d7>,<g8,d8>,<g9,d9>,<g12,d12>,<g13, d13>}.
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