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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.

B0028 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0028-heuristic-0~r46

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0028

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 22.2 by 26.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 178 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 196 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 174 square metres. Building footprint 274 square metres; open space 308 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.97, daylight 0.63, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.90, cost 0.71.
B0028 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 22.2 by 26.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 178 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 196 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 174 square metres. Building footprint 274 square metres; open space 308 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.97, daylight 0.63, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.90, cost 0.71.

Objective vector

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

density
0.968
daylight
0.631
privacy
0.852
circulation
0.475
carbon
0.896
cost
0.708

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.92
site utilisation
0.979
gross floor area, m²
548.1
footprint, m²
274.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
297
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.20
worst habitable room, daylight
0.180
circulation share of GFA
57%
open space, net of parking
54%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
50%

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
U02BR178.39
U12BR195.89
U22BR174.09
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0044.66.15 × 7.25
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0144.66.15 × 7.25
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.42.95 × 4.20
U0@0#3bathroomU006.31.50 × 4.20
U0@0#0entryU007.11.70 × 4.20
U0@0#1livingU0018.86.15 × 3.05
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0115.63.00 × 5.20
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0116.43.15 × 5.20
U0@1#7bathroomU0112.66.15 × 2.05
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1052.06.75 × 7.70
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1152.06.75 × 7.70
U1@0#0entryU105.41.20 × 4.50
U1@0#1livingU1012.62.80 × 4.50
U1@0#2kitchenU1012.42.75 × 4.50
U1@0#3bathroomU1015.56.75 × 2.30
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1112.53.05 × 4.10
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1115.23.70 × 4.10
U1@1#7bathroomU1118.26.75 × 2.70
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2051.36.00 × 8.55
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2151.36.00 × 8.55
U2@0#0entryU204.51.55 × 2.90
U2@0#3bathroomU204.31.50 × 2.90
U2@0#2kitchenU208.62.95 × 2.90
U2@0#1livingU2018.36.00 × 3.05
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2111.73.00 × 3.90
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2111.73.00 × 3.90
U2@1#7bathroomU2112.36.00 × 2.05

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