Patent Application
20220290452
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The disclosure relates in general to a building, and more particularly, to a single-family apartment building and method of constructing the same.
An apartment or condo, referred to herein as simply as an apartment, typically includes a plurality of rooms forming a single-family residence. Typically, a large building contains a plurality of these apartments. Although apartments makeup a minority of living spaces in the U.S., in other parts of the world a majority of people live in apartments.
Although apartments have some disadvantages over single-family detached homes, apartments also have advantages over such detached homes. Apartments provide for a simpler lifestyle, which can result in a lower stress lifestyle that can make their residents happier. For example, apartments do not require repairs that are typically associated with single-family detached homes. Moreover, there is no yard to maintain with apartments, which further frees up time. Because apartments by design place people closer together than single-family detached homes, there is typically a greater sense of community as social interactions are increased.
Apartments can include various configurations, with some apartments having a relatively small square footage and others having a square footage larger than some single-family homes. For smaller apartments, developing a configuration that maximizes use of available square footage is a challenge.
The disclosure is directed to a building comprised of first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments. Each of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments are comprised of a first floor, a second floor, a floor. The first floor is comprised of a plurality of private parking garages associated with the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments, respectively. The second floor, disposed above the plurality of private parking garages, comprises first living spaces coupled to the plurality of private parking garages via a first plurality of stairwells, respectively, the first living spaces comprising a plurality of kitchens, a plurality of bedrooms, and a plurality of common areas, respectively. The third floor, disposed above the second floor, comprises second living spaces coupled to the plurality of first living spaces via a second plurality of stairwells, respectively, the second living spaces being lofts, with a roof being disposed directly above the third floor.
In at least one configuration of the building, the lofts are first lofts, the second living spaces including second lofts, respectively, that are smaller in square footage than the first lofts and disposed above the first lofts.
In at least one configuration of the building, the plurality of private parking garages each accommodate two automobiles.
In at least one configuration of the building, the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments each comprise a first end wall, a second end wall disposed on an opposite side of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments from the first end wall, a third end wall, and a fourth end wall disposed on an opposite side of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments from the third end wall, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments further include an entry door disposed in the second end wall and the plurality of bedrooms disposed along the fourth end wall.
In at least one configuration of the building, the first plurality of stairwells of the first and third single-family apartments are disposed along the third end wall and the first plurality of stairwells are disposed along the first end wall of the second and fourth single-family apartments, and the second plurality of stairwells of the first and third single-family apartments are disposed along the first end wall and the second plurality of stairwells of the second and fourth single-family apartments are disposed along the third end wall.
In at least one configuration of the building, the plurality of plurality of common areas disposed proximate to the second plurality of stairwells.
In at least one configuration of the building, the plurality of kitchens are disposed proximate to the first plurality of stairwells, respectively.
In at least one configuration of the building, the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments are corner apartments, the building further comprises a plurality of additional apartments of a same configuration as the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments and disposed between the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments.
In at least one configuration of the building, the plurality of additional apartments are twenty-eight (28) additional single-family apartments.
In at least one configuration of the building, at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments includes an elevator that extends from the first floor to the third floor.
In at least one configuration of the building, each of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments further include a balcony disposed along the second wall and proximate to the first living spaces.
In at least one configuration of the building, the first apartment and the third apartment share a first end wall disposed between the second living space of the first family apartment and the second living space of the third family apartment, and the second apartment and the fourth apartment share a second end wall disposed between the second living space of the second family apartment and the second living space of the fourth family apartment.
In at least one configuration of the building, an atrium is disposed between the first apartment and the third apartment, and between the second apartment and the fourth apartment, the atrium extending from a first end of the building to a second end of the building.
In at least one configuration of the building, the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments provide for an unobstructed line-of-sight from the second end wall to the lofts.
In at least one configuration of the building, a distance between the first and third end walls is 12 feet and a distance between the second and fourth end walls is 45 feet 4 inches.
The disclosure is also directed to a method of constructing a building comprising a first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments. The method comprises constructing a first floor comprising a plurality of private parking garages associated with the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments, respectively. The method further comprises constructing a second floor, disposed above the plurality of private parking garages, comprising first living spaces coupled to the plurality of private parking garages via a first plurality of stairwells, respectively, the first living spaces comprising a plurality of kitchens, a plurality of bedrooms, and a plurality of common areas, respectively. The method yet further comprises constructing a third floor, disposed above the second floor, comprising second living spaces coupled to the plurality of first living spaces via a second plurality of stairwells, respectively, the second living spaces being lofts. The method even further comprises constructing a roof directly above the third floor.
In at least one configuration of the building, the method further comprises constructing an atrium between the first apartment and the third apartment, and between the second apartment and the fourth apartment, the atrium constructed to extending from a first end of the building to a second end of the building.
In at least one configuration of the building, the lofts are first lofts, the method further comprises constructing the second living spaces to include second lofts, respectively, that are smaller in square footage than the first lofts and disposed above the first lofts.
In at least one configuration of the method, the method further comprises constructing the plurality of private parking garages to each accommodate two automobiles.
In at least one configuration of the method, the method further comprises constructing the first apartment and the third apartment to share a first end wall disposed between the second living space of the first family apartment and the second living space of the third family apartment, and constructing the second apartment and the fourth apartment to share a second end wall disposed between the second living space of the second family apartment and the second living space of the fourth family apartment.
The disclosure will now be described with reference to the drawings wherein:
While this disclosure is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and described herein in detail a specific embodiment(s) with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification and is not intended to be limited to the embodiment(s) illustrated.
It will be understood that like or analogous elements and/or components, referred to herein, may be identified throughout the drawings by like reference characters. In addition, it will be understood that the drawings are merely schematic representations of the invention, and some of the components may have been distorted from actual scale for purposes of pictorial clarity.
Referring now to the drawings and in particular to
The building 100 is constructed to include first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D. In the configuration shown, the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D are corner apartments, as shown, although as discussed below the building 100 can include more of such single-family apartments. As can be appreciated from the disclosure herein, the building 100 at least mitigates deficiencies associated with typical single-family apartments in that the building 100 better maximizes use of available square footage than typical single-family apartments.
The building 100 can include just four (4) of the disclosed apartments, such as the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D. With only four such single-family apartments, the first apartment 101A and the third apartment 101C can be constructed to share a first end wall 150A disposed between the second living space 131A of the first family apartment 101A and the second living space 131C of the third family apartment 101C. Likewise, the second apartment 101B and the fourth apartment 101CD can be constructed to share a second end wall 150B disposed between the second living space 131B of the second family apartment 101B and the second living space 131D of the fourth family apartment 101D. As the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D in at least one configuration only share the first and second end walls 150A, 150B, respectively, therebetween, an atrium 160 can be constructed to be disposed between the first apartment 101A and the third apartment 101C, and constructed to be disposed between the second apartment 101B and the fourth apartment 101D. The atrium 160 can also be constructed to extend from a first end 100A of the building 100 to a second end 100B of the building 100. A door 162 can be constructed to be disposed at the first and the second ends 100A, 100B of the building 100 to provide access to the atrium 160 for occupants of the building 100.
In at least one configuration, the building 100 can be constructed to further include a plurality of additional apartments of a same configuration as the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D and disposed between the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D. For example, the building 100 can further include fourteen (14) additional apartments between the first family apartment 101A and the second family apartment 101B, single-family apartments 101-1 thru 101-14, and fourteen (14) additional apartments between the third family apartment 101C and the fourth family apartment 101D, single-family apartments 101-15 thru 101-28. Thus in at least one configuration, such as that shown, the building 100 can include twenty-eight (28) additional single-family apartments for a total of thirty-two (32) single-family apartments for the building 100. One skilled in the art would appreciate that the building 100 can be constructed to include more or less than the thirty-two (32) single-family apartments, as shown.
The first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D are each constructed to include a first, second, third and fourth end walls 151, 152, 153, 154, forming a rectangular shape. Shorter ends of this rectangular shape are disposed along a perimeter of the building 100, as shown. The second end wall 152 is disposed on an opposite side of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D from the first end wall 151. The fourth end wall 154 is disposed on an opposite side of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D from the third end wall 153. In at least one configuration of the building, each of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D are further constructed to include an entry door 165 disposed in the second end wall 152. Depending upon a square footage desired for the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D can include various widths and lengths. In the example shown, the distance between the first and third end walls 151, 153 is twelve (12) feet and the distance between the second and fourth end walls 152, 154 is forty-five (45) feet and four (4) inches, with an understanding that such dimensions can be varied without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
Each of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D are constructed to include a first floor 110. The first floor 110 is constructed to include a plurality of private parking garages 121A, 121B, 121C, 121D associated with the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, respectively. In at least one configuration, the plurality of private parking garages 121A, 121B, 121C, 121D can extend from the first end wall 151 to the second end wall 153, and between the second end wall 152 and the fourth end wall 154. In the configuration shown, the plurality of private parking garages 121A, 121B, 121C, 121D make up the entire first floor 110 and can therefore each accommodate two typical sized automobiles in either a side-by-side staggered orientation or a front-to-back orientation, such typical sized automobiles being between 6 and 6.5 feet wide and between 15 and 16 feet in length.
Each of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D are further constructed to include a second floor 120. The second floor 120 is disposed above the plurality of private parking garages 121A, 121B, 121C, 121D. In at least one configuration of the building 100, each of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D can be constructed to include various purpose built rooms, such as bedrooms, kitchens, common areas (e.g., living rooms), or any other purpose built room depending upon the needs and desires of occupants of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D. The second floor 120 is constructed to include first living spaces 127A, 127B, 127C, 127D coupled to the plurality of private parking garages 121A, 121B, 121C, 121D via a first plurality of stairwells 124A, 124B, 124C, 124D, respectively. In at least one configuration shown, neighboring single-family apartments 101 can be constructed such that their first plurality of stairwells 124 are disposed along common walls therebetween, respectively, and constructed such that their second plurality of stairwells 134 are disposed along common walls therebetween, respectively. In at least one configuration, these are opposite the first and third end walls 151, 153, as shown. The first living spaces 127A, 127B, 127C, 127D are constructed to include the plurality of kitchens 122A, 122B, 122C, 122D, a plurality of bedrooms 123A, 123B, 123C, 123D, a plurality of common areas 141A, 141B, 141C, 141D, and a plurality of bathrooms 143A, 143B, 143C, 143D, respectively.
To add to the pleasure of occupying the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D can further include a balcony, such as balcony 157, where occupants can sit outside and enjoy their environment. Doors and windows can be constructed within the second end walls 152 leading to the balcony 157. In at least one configuration of the building 100, each of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D can be constructed to further include the balcony 157 disposed along the second wall 152 and proximate to the first living spaces 127A, 127B, 127C, 127D.
In at least one configuration of the building 100, the plurality of common areas 141A, 141B, 141C, 141D are constructed to be disposed proximate to a second plurality of stairwells 134A, 134B, 134C, 134D. In at least one configuration of the building 100, the plurality of kitchens 122A, 122B, 122C, 122D are constructed to be disposed proximate to the second plurality of stairwells 141A, 141B, 141C, 141D, respectively. In at least one configuration of the building 100, the plurality of bathrooms 143A, 143B, 143C, 143D are constructed to be disposed proximate to the first plurality of stairwells 124A, 124B, 124C, 124D. Although the first plurality of stairwells 124A, 124B, 124C, 124D and the second plurality of stairwells 134A, 134B, 134C, 134D are shown as extending in opposite directions, the first plurality of stairwells 124A, 124B, 124C, 124D and the second plurality of stairwells 134A, 134B, 134C, 134D can be constructed to extend in a same direction, either both extending toward the second end wall 152 or both extending toward the fourth end wall 154.
In at least one configuration of the building 100, the plurality of bedrooms 123A, 123B, 123C, 123D are constructed to be disposed along the fourth end wall 154. Depending upon special needs of occupants of any of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D can also be constructed to include an elevator. In the configuration of the building 100 shown, the fourth single-family apartment 101D can be constructed to include an elevator 195 that extends from the first floor 110 to the second floor 130, with in at least one configuration the fourth single-family apartment 110D can be constructed to not include a loft, as shown in
Each of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D are constructed to further include a third floor 130 that is disposed above the second floor 120. Although the example first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D are shown as including three floors, one skilled in the art would appreciate that the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D can be constructed to include more or less than three floors. The third floor 130 is constructed to include second living spaces 131A, 131B, 131C, 131D coupled to the plurality of first living spaces 127A, 127B, 127C, 127D via the second plurality of stairwells 134A, 134B, 134C, 134D, respectively. In the example shown, only the second living spaces 131A, 131B, 131C are constructed as being lofts 132A, 132B, 132C, although the second living space 131D can also be constructed to include a loft 132 as shown in the other second living spaces 131A, 131B, 131C, thereby making the second living space 131D substantially a same configuration as the second living spaces 131A, 131B, 131C.
With the location of the lofts 132A, 132B, 132C in relation the second end wall 152, the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D each provide for an unobstructed line-of-sight from the second end wall 152 to the lofts 132A, 132B, 132C, thereby providing a sense of openness, which makes the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C appear larger in square footage than they are, such benefits not provided by typical single-family apartments. In at least one configuration, the lofts 132A, 132B, 132C are first lofts, with the second living spaces 131A, 131B, 131C being constructed to include second lofts 133A, 133B, 133C, respectively. In at least one configuration, the second lofts 133A, 133B, 133C are smaller in square footage than the first lofts 132A, 132B, 132C and disposed above the first lofts 132A, 132B, 132C. These second lofts second lofts 133A, 133B, 133C can be used for additional living space and/or for storage, depending upon the needs and desires of occupants of the first, second, third, and fourth single-family apartments 101A, 101B, 101C. Although not shown, stairs can be constructed between the first lofts 132A, 132B, 132C and the second lofts 133A, 133B, 133C to ease access to the second lofts 133A, 133B, 133C.
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The foregoing description merely explains and illustrates the disclosure and the disclosure is not limited thereto except insofar as the appended claims are so limited, as those skilled in the art who have the disclosure before them will be able to make modifications without departing from the scope of the disclosure.
