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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.

B0032 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0032-heuristic-0~r0

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0032

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 13.9 by 23.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 14 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Building footprint 91 square metres; open space 233 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.73, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.58, carbon 0.75, cost 0.53.
B0032 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 13.9 by 23.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 14 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Building footprint 91 square metres; open space 233 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.73, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.58, carbon 0.75, cost 0.53.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.727
privacy
0.809
circulation
0.584
carbon
0.751
cost
0.529

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.57
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
182.7
footprint, m²
91.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
350
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.48
worst habitable room, daylight
0.499
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
71%
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
U02BR76.16
U12BR76.16
All 14 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared015.21.75 × 8.70
CORE@1shared circulationshared115.21.75 × 8.70
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.01.85 × 5.40
U0@0#3bathroomU003.81.85 × 2.05
U0@0#0entryU002.31.85 × 1.25
U0@0#1livingU0031.33.60 × 8.70
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0018.13.30 × 5.50
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU0010.63.30 × 3.20
U1@1#2kitchenU119.01.85 × 4.85
U1@1#3bathroomU114.91.85 × 2.65
U1@1#0entryU112.21.85 × 1.20
U1@1#1livingU1134.84.00 × 8.70
U1@1#4bedroom primaryU1114.52.90 × 5.00
U1@1#5bedroom secondaryU1110.72.90 × 3.70

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