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CityFormGen

Generative and optimisation methods for middle housing, compared under matched compute

RESEARCH GENERATIVE-DESIGN BENCHMARK - NOT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION OR CODE CERTIFICATION.

B0001 · carbon-optimal · seed 1

B0001-sketch-1-867

Random sketch + repairF′ · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0001

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Building footprint 223 square metres; open space 255 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.75, daylight 0.54, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.80, cost 0.49.
B0001 · sketch · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Building footprint 223 square metres; open space 255 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.75, daylight 0.54, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.80, cost 0.49.

Objective vector

Proxy scores in [0, 1], higher is better. Kept as a vector; there is no overall score.

density
0.755
daylight
0.537
privacy
0.827
circulation
0.525
carbon
0.796
cost
0.491

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.94
site utilisation
0.841
gross floor area, m²
446.4
footprint, m²
223.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
333
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.54
worst habitable room, daylight
0.273
circulation share of GFA
38%
open space, net of parking
53%
courtyard void, m²
36.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
100%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension passed
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR77.85
U11BR90.35
U22BR90.36
U32BR77.86
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared055.116.45 × 3.35
CORE@1shared circulationshared155.116.45 × 3.35
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1027.23.75 × 7.25
U1@0#3bathroomU1019.53.75 × 5.20
U1@0#0entryU106.13.50 × 1.75
U1@0#1livingU1018.23.50 × 5.20
U1@0#2kitchenU1019.33.50 × 5.50
U2@1#0entryU2115.27.25 × 2.10
U2@1#1livingU2111.33.60 × 3.15
U2@1#2kitchenU2111.53.65 × 3.15
U2@1#3bathroomU2113.33.85 × 3.45
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.73.40 × 3.45
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2127.27.25 × 3.75
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0017.53.40 × 5.15
U0@0#1livingU0011.73.40 × 3.45
U0@0#2kitchenU0013.13.40 × 3.85
U0@0#3bathroomU0016.22.85 × 5.70
U0@0#0entryU0019.22.85 × 6.75
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.23.15 × 3.25
U3@1#1livingU3116.43.15 × 5.20
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.63.15 × 4.00
U3@1#0entryU3120.63.10 × 6.65
U3@1#3bathroomU315.63.10 × 1.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3112.43.10 × 4.00

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