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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.

B0027 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0027-heuristic-0~r27

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0027

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.2 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 53 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 73 square metres. Building footprint 153 square metres; open space 201 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.94, daylight 0.66, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.79, cost 0.57.
B0027 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.2 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 78 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 53 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 73 square metres. Building footprint 153 square metres; open space 201 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.94, daylight 0.66, privacy 0.75, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.79, cost 0.57.

Objective vector

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

density
0.937
daylight
0.661
privacy
0.749
circulation
0.618
carbon
0.790
cost
0.565

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.86
site utilisation
0.959
gross floor area, m²
306.0
footprint, m²
153.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
335
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.42
worst habitable room, daylight
0.230
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
57%
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
U0studio78.34
U11BR52.85
U21BR58.45
U32BR72.76
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared022.01.45 × 15.15
CORE@1shared circulationshared122.01.45 × 15.15
U1@0#2kitchenU107.02.25 × 3.10
U1@0#3bathroomU103.92.25 × 1.75
U1@0#0entryU102.82.25 × 1.25
U1@0#1livingU1019.23.15 × 6.10
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.83.25 × 6.10
U0@0#0entryU004.03.10 × 1.30
U0@0#3bathroomU008.43.10 × 2.70
U0@0#2kitchenU0015.73.10 × 5.05
U0@0#1livingU0050.25.55 × 9.05
U3@1#2kitchenU319.92.35 × 4.20
U3@1#3bathroomU317.02.35 × 3.00
U3@1#0entryU312.82.35 × 1.20
U3@1#1livingU3127.33.25 × 8.40
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3116.33.05 × 5.35
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU319.33.05 × 3.05
U2@1#0entryU213.02.50 × 1.20
U2@1#3bathroomU214.32.50 × 1.70
U2@1#2kitchenU219.62.50 × 3.85
U2@1#1livingU2120.33.00 × 6.75
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2121.33.15 × 6.75

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