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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.

B0020 · cost-optimal · seed 0

B0020-heuristic-0~r13

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0020

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 18.0 by 21.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 14 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Building footprint 134 square metres; open space 243 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.57, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.83, cost 0.74.
B0020 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 18.0 by 21.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 14 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 114 square metres. Building footprint 134 square metres; open space 243 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.57, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.83, cost 0.74.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.570
privacy
0.809
circulation
0.614
carbon
0.826
cost
0.742

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.70
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
268.0
footprint, m²
134.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
323
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.15
worst habitable room, daylight
0.385
circulation share of GFA
17%
open space, net of parking
65%
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
U02BR114.56
U12BR114.56
All 14 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared019.51.95 × 10.00
CORE@1shared circulationshared119.51.95 × 10.00
U0@0#2kitchenU0014.92.40 × 6.20
U0@0#3bathroomU006.22.40 × 2.60
U0@0#0entryU002.92.40 × 1.20
U0@0#1livingU0041.54.15 × 10.00
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0022.34.90 × 4.55
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU0026.74.90 × 5.45
U1@1#2kitchenU1117.43.10 × 5.60
U1@1#3bathroomU119.33.10 × 3.00
U1@1#0entryU114.33.10 × 1.40
U1@1#1livingU1138.53.85 × 10.00
U1@1#4bedroom primaryU1120.54.50 × 4.55
U1@1#5bedroom secondaryU1124.54.50 × 5.45

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