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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.

B0003 · cost-optimal · seed 0

B0003-heuristic-0~r30

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0003

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Building footprint 180 square metres; open space 180 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.94, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.83, cost 0.68.
B0003 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Building footprint 180 square metres; open space 180 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.94, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.64, carbon 0.83, cost 0.68.

Objective vector

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

density
0.945
daylight
0.486
privacy
0.736
circulation
0.635
carbon
0.832
cost
0.677

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.99
site utilisation
0.964
gross floor area, m²
359.1
footprint, m²
179.5
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
320
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.25
worst habitable room, daylight
0.185
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
42%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
2
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
0%

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
U0studio89.74
U11BR63.05
U21BR63.05
U32BR89.76
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared026.81.80 × 14.90
CORE@1shared circulationshared126.81.80 × 14.90
U1@0#2kitchenU106.82.05 × 3.30
U1@0#3bathroomU103.42.05 × 1.65
U1@0#0entryU102.52.05 × 1.20
U1@0#1livingU1018.83.05 × 6.15
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1031.75.15 × 6.15
U0@0#0entryU002.41.85 × 1.30
U0@0#3bathroomU005.71.85 × 3.10
U0@0#2kitchenU008.01.85 × 4.35
U0@0#1livingU0073.58.40 × 8.75
U3@1#2kitchenU318.11.85 × 4.40
U3@1#3bathroomU315.71.85 × 3.10
U3@1#0entryU312.31.85 × 1.25
U3@1#1livingU3131.53.60 × 8.75
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.24.80 × 2.95
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3127.84.80 × 5.80
U2@1#0entryU212.52.05 × 1.20
U2@1#3bathroomU213.42.05 × 1.65
U2@1#2kitchenU216.82.05 × 3.30
U2@1#1livingU2117.22.80 × 6.15
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2133.25.40 × 6.15

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