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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 · cost-optimal · seed 0

B0045-heuristic-0~r40

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 71 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 96 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 95 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 0.68, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.83, cost 0.69.
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 71 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 96 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 95 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 0.68, privacy 0.82, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.83, cost 0.69.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.681
privacy
0.824
circulation
0.610
carbon
0.831
cost
0.690

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)
321
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.23
worst habitable room, daylight
0.361
circulation share of GFA
16%
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
U02BR71.16
U12BR95.86
U22BR72.36
U32BR94.66
All 26 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared023.41.65 × 14.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared123.41.65 × 14.20
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.13.15 × 3.20
U0@0#3bathroomU005.03.15 × 1.60
U0@0#0entryU003.93.15 × 1.25
U0@0#1livingU0031.85.25 × 6.05
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0011.13.35 × 3.30
U0@0#5bedroom secondaryU009.23.35 × 2.75
U1@0#0entryU103.83.15 × 1.20
U1@0#3bathroomU108.33.15 × 2.65
U1@0#2kitchenU1013.53.15 × 4.30
U1@0#1livingU1044.85.50 × 8.15
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.53.10 × 5.65
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU107.83.10 × 2.50
U3@1#2kitchenU3113.43.15 × 4.25
U3@1#3bathroomU318.23.15 × 2.60
U3@1#0entryU313.83.15 × 1.20
U3@1#1livingU3140.35.00 × 8.05
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.53.60 × 3.20
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3117.53.60 × 4.85
U2@1#0entryU213.83.15 × 1.20
U2@1#3bathroomU214.73.15 × 1.50
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.93.15 × 3.45
U2@1#1livingU2133.85.50 × 6.15
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.53.10 × 3.70
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU217.63.10 × 2.45

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