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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.

B0045 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0045-heuristic-0~r0

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0045

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 17.0 by 26.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Building footprint 190 square metres; open space 246 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.67, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.49, carbon 0.84, cost 0.61.
B0045 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 17.0 by 26.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 26 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 76 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Building footprint 190 square metres; open space 246 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.67, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.49, carbon 0.84, cost 0.61.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.665
privacy
0.820
circulation
0.493
carbon
0.835
cost
0.610

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.86
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
380.6
footprint, m²
190.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
319
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.35
worst habitable room, daylight
0.393
circulation share of GFA
27%
open space, net of parking
57%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
4
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
U02BR75.66
U12BR71.46
U22BR72.56
U32BR74.56
All 26 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared043.33.05 × 14.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared143.33.05 × 14.20
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.22.80 × 3.65
U0@0#3bathroomU005.72.80 × 2.05
U0@0#0entryU004.52.80 × 1.60
U0@0#1livingU0025.23.45 × 7.30
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0017.24.10 × 4.20
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU0012.74.10 × 3.10
U1@0#0entryU104.22.80 × 1.50
U1@0#3bathroomU105.52.80 × 1.95
U1@0#2kitchenU109.72.80 × 3.45
U1@0#1livingU1023.83.45 × 6.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.24.10 × 3.95
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1012.14.10 × 2.95
U3@1#2kitchenU3110.12.80 × 3.60
U3@1#3bathroomU315.62.80 × 2.00
U3@1#0entryU314.52.80 × 1.60
U3@1#1livingU3124.83.45 × 7.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3117.04.10 × 4.15
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.54.10 × 3.05
U2@1#0entryU214.32.80 × 1.55
U2@1#3bathroomU215.52.80 × 1.95
U2@1#2kitchenU219.82.80 × 3.50
U2@1#1livingU2124.13.45 × 7.00
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2116.44.10 × 4.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2112.34.10 × 3.00

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