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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.

B0055 · carbon-optimal · seed 2

B0055-sketch-2-1194

Random sketch + repairF′ · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0055

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 26.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 238 square metres; open space 331 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.81, daylight 0.66, privacy 0.87, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.82, cost 0.63.
B0055 · sketch · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 26.3 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 94 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 238 square metres; open space 331 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.81, daylight 0.66, privacy 0.87, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.82, cost 0.63.

Objective vector

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

density
0.813
daylight
0.660
privacy
0.865
circulation
0.499
carbon
0.825
cost
0.631

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.83
site utilisation
0.879
gross floor area, m²
475.9
footprint, m²
237.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
323
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.32
worst habitable room, daylight
0.241
circulation share of GFA
53%
open space, net of parking
58%
courtyard void, m²
31.5
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
100%

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
U01BR63.65
U12BR93.86
U22BR93.86
U32BR63.66
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared080.517.70 × 4.55
CORE@1shared circulationshared180.517.70 × 4.55
U1@0#0entryU1027.08.85 × 3.05
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU108.12.65 × 3.05
U1@0#3bathroomU1011.92.65 × 4.50
U1@0#1livingU1024.26.20 × 3.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1012.63.45 × 3.65
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.02.75 × 3.65
U2@1#0entryU2135.48.85 × 4.00
U2@1#2kitchenU219.63.25 × 2.95
U2@1#1livingU2116.55.60 × 2.95
U2@1#3bathroomU2111.53.15 × 3.65
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.53.15 × 3.65
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU219.32.55 × 3.65
U0@0#0entryU0014.92.35 × 6.35
U0@0#3bathroomU009.93.65 × 2.70
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0013.33.65 × 3.65
U0@0#1livingU0013.03.05 × 4.25
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.52.95 × 4.25
U3@1#0entryU3114.72.55 × 5.75
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.42.55 × 4.85
U3@1#1livingU3112.93.45 × 3.75
U3@1#3bathroomU315.31.50 × 3.55
U3@1#2kitchenU316.91.95 × 3.55
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.43.45 × 3.30

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