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An increasing number of people in Amman city are living in apartment buildings. During the late 1970s, the apartment building developed as a residential building type in Amman city. By the 1990s, it became the main building type. The study explores the increasing demand of the small apartments in residential buildings in Amman city to provide a new model of multi-function apartment with cheap price, which can be affordable to low-income people. A review of the literature revealed of four apartments types in Amman city by which the study is integrated into design of a new multifunction apartment prototype within existing regulations that can help utilize building technology, conserve energy, reduce overall apartment prices, and increase the overall quality of life. The multi-function apartment prototype suggested as an answer to the high residential apartments prices in Amman city. The study starts by evaluate the current situation of the available apartments on market. It depends on certain parameters, which are: apartment type, apartment capacity, apartment price, energy demand, and the building technology. A base model is proposed as a case of a multi-function apartment that adapts with the current Amman’s city style and to realize the Jordanian market needs.