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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.

B0043 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0043-heuristic-0~r96

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0043

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.9 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 91 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 91 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Building footprint 198 square metres; open space 317 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.77, daylight 0.61, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.76, cost 0.55.
B0043 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.9 by 25.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 91 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 91 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 84 square metres. Building footprint 198 square metres; open space 317 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.77, daylight 0.61, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.76, cost 0.55.

Objective vector

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

density
0.767
daylight
0.612
privacy
0.769
circulation
0.663
carbon
0.761
cost
0.553

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.78
site utilisation
0.848
gross floor area, m²
396.1
footprint, m²
198.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
346
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.44
worst habitable room, daylight
0.124
circulation share of GFA
14%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
39.0
plumbing stacks
3
footprint corners
8
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
U01BR91.35
U12BR83.56
U22BR91.36
U32BR83.56
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared023.216.00 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared123.216.00 × 1.45
U1@0#2kitchenU106.83.50 × 1.95
U1@0#3bathroomU103.31.70 × 1.95
U1@0#0entryU102.31.20 × 1.95
U1@0#1livingU1032.66.40 × 5.10
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.82.80 × 6.00
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1021.63.60 × 6.00
U3@1#2kitchenU316.83.50 × 1.95
U3@1#3bathroomU313.31.70 × 1.95
U3@1#0entryU312.31.20 × 1.95
U3@1#1livingU3132.66.40 × 5.10
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3116.82.80 × 6.00
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3121.63.60 × 6.00
U0@0#0entryU002.51.20 × 2.05
U0@0#3bathroomU005.82.85 × 2.05
U0@0#2kitchenU006.02.95 × 2.05
U0@0#1livingU0026.37.00 × 3.75
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0050.87.00 × 7.25
U2@1#0entryU212.31.20 × 1.95
U2@1#3bathroomU213.92.00 × 1.95
U2@1#2kitchenU217.43.80 × 1.95
U2@1#1livingU2133.37.00 × 4.75
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2125.44.00 × 6.35
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2119.13.00 × 6.35

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