This study suggests that the nuclear structure determines the atomic properties and proposes a geometric nuclear model to confirm this claim.The model combines the advantages of the liquid drop, shell, collective and cluster models and can serve as a starting point to an effective field theory process.The main goal is not necessarily to obtain more accurate results than existing models, but rather to raise the possibility of a tangible interpretation of nuclear and atomic physics and to explore different perspectives of this idea.According to the model, the nucleus generally has an ellipsoidal shape, made up of a three-dimensional lattice of proton-neutron bonds (treated here as a cubic system) and nuclear shells populated by protons, which resemble the atomic shells of the periodic table.The excess neutrons (those not paired with protons) are located in the nuclear envelope.The model was first tested and confirmed on various nuclear phenomena and then its link to atomic physics was demonstrated and analyzed.Its main achievements are:u2022a nuclear geometry from which the periodic system is derived.u2022its agreement with various nuclear and astrophysical phenomena.u2022demonstrating the link between the nuclear structure and the atomic properties through the correlation of the nuclear geometry with the atomic covalent radius.u2022the interpretation of atomic phenomena in the light of the model.This article summarizes the main stages of the research to understand the concept as a whole.A detailed analysis and description of each research phase will be published in separate articles.