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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.

B0019 · circulation-optimal · seed 0

B0019-heuristic-0~r100

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0019

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 27.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 117 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 117 square metres. Building footprint 254 square metres; open space 350 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.79, daylight 0.46, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.73, carbon 0.81, cost 0.73.
B0019 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 27.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 117 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 117 square metres. Building footprint 254 square metres; open space 350 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.79, daylight 0.46, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.73, carbon 0.81, cost 0.73.

Objective vector

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

density
0.786
daylight
0.459
privacy
0.746
circulation
0.726
carbon
0.812
cost
0.730

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.84
site utilisation
0.861
gross floor area, m²
508.6
footprint, m²
254.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
328
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.17
worst habitable room, daylight
0.149
circulation share of GFA
11%
open space, net of parking
58%
courtyard void, m²
45.0
plumbing stacks
2
footprint corners
8
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
U01BR117.05
U11BR114.05
U22BR114.06
U32BR117.06
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared023.317.90 × 1.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared123.317.90 × 1.30
U1@0#2kitchenU106.83.50 × 1.95
U1@0#3bathroomU105.52.80 × 1.95
U1@0#0entryU102.31.20 × 1.95
U1@0#1livingU1021.87.50 × 2.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1077.67.50 × 10.35
U2@1#2kitchenU219.54.65 × 2.05
U2@1#3bathroomU213.41.65 × 2.05
U2@1#0entryU212.51.20 × 2.05
U2@1#1livingU2136.47.50 × 4.85
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2135.74.30 × 8.30
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2126.63.20 × 8.30
U0@0#0entryU002.31.20 × 1.95
U0@0#3bathroomU005.52.80 × 1.95
U0@0#2kitchenU007.23.70 × 1.95
U0@0#1livingU0023.97.70 × 3.10
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0078.27.70 × 10.15
U3@1#0entryU312.51.20 × 2.05
U3@1#3bathroomU313.31.60 × 2.05
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.04.90 × 2.05
U3@1#1livingU3135.87.70 × 4.65
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3137.44.40 × 8.50
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3128.13.30 × 8.50

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