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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.

B0008 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0008-heuristic-0~r0

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0008

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 17.5 by 22.1 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 12 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 104 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 104 square metres. Building footprint 122 square metres; open space 266 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.67, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.82, cost 0.71.
B0008 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 17.5 by 22.1 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 12 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 104 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 104 square metres. Building footprint 122 square metres; open space 266 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.67, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.82, cost 0.71.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.671
privacy
0.739
circulation
0.646
carbon
0.818
cost
0.708

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.63
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
243.8
footprint, m²
121.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
325
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.20
worst habitable room, daylight
0.639
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
68%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
1
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
U01BR103.75
U11BR103.75
All 12 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared018.21.90 × 9.60
CORE@1shared circulationshared118.21.90 × 9.60
U0@0#2kitchenU0013.32.20 × 6.05
U0@0#3bathroomU004.52.20 × 2.05
U0@0#0entryU003.32.20 × 1.50
U0@0#1livingU0037.93.95 × 9.60
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0044.64.65 × 9.60
U1@1#2kitchenU1110.82.20 × 4.90
U1@1#3bathroomU117.32.20 × 3.30
U1@1#0entryU113.12.20 × 1.40
U1@1#1livingU1137.93.95 × 9.60
U1@1#4bedroom primaryU1144.64.65 × 9.60

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