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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.

B0023 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0023-heuristic-0~r0

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0023

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 13.5 by 27.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 148 square metres. Building footprint 161 square metres; open space 205 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.68, carbon 0.83, cost 0.63.
B0023 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 13.5 by 27.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 17 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 148 square metres. Building footprint 161 square metres; open space 205 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.68, carbon 0.83, cost 0.63.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.492
privacy
0.774
circulation
0.677
carbon
0.832
cost
0.634

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.87
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
322.2
footprint, m²
161.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
321
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.32
worst habitable room, daylight
0.157
circulation share of GFA
14%
open space, net of parking
56%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
3
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
U0studio64.14
U11BR84.15
U22BR148.26
All 17 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared012.98.90 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared112.98.90 × 1.45
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.65.60 × 1.90
U1@0#3bathroomU103.71.95 × 1.90
U1@0#0entryU102.61.35 × 1.90
U1@0#1livingU1031.18.90 × 3.50
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1036.08.90 × 4.05
U0@0#2kitchenU008.03.40 × 2.35
U0@0#3bathroomU009.54.05 × 2.35
U0@0#0entryU003.41.45 × 2.35
U0@0#1livingU0043.28.90 × 4.85
U2@1#2kitchenU2128.94.45 × 6.50
U2@1#3bathroomU2116.32.50 × 6.50
U2@1#0entryU2112.71.95 × 6.50
U2@1#1livingU2141.48.90 × 4.65
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2128.15.10 × 5.50
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2120.93.80 × 5.50

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