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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.

B0056 · carbon-optimal · seed 2

B0056-anneal-2-651

Simulated annealingC · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0056

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 13.5 by 23.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 13 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Building footprint 109 square metres; open space 212 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.96, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.49, carbon 0.79, cost 0.56.
B0056 · anneal · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 13.5 by 23.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 13 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Building footprint 109 square metres; open space 212 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.96, daylight 0.49, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.49, carbon 0.79, cost 0.56.

Objective vector

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

density
0.963
daylight
0.488
privacy
0.895
circulation
0.494
carbon
0.790
cost
0.562

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.69
site utilisation
0.976
gross floor area, m²
217.2
footprint, m²
108.6
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
335
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.43
worst habitable room, daylight
0.133
circulation share of GFA
31%
open space, net of parking
66%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
2
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
50%

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
U01BR81.85
U12BR81.86
All 13 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared026.810.10 × 2.65
CORE@1shared circulationshared126.810.10 × 2.65
U0@0#1livingU0035.07.60 × 4.60
U0@0#3bathroomU005.31.50 × 3.50
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0021.46.10 × 3.50
U0@0#0entryU005.12.50 × 2.05
U0@0#2kitchenU0015.12.50 × 6.05
U1@1#0entryU117.61.60 × 4.75
U1@1#3bathroomU115.41.60 × 3.35
U1@1#1livingU1132.03.95 × 8.10
U1@1#4bedroom primaryU1116.84.55 × 3.70
U1@1#5bedroom secondaryU1111.64.55 × 2.55
U1@1#2kitchenU118.44.55 × 1.85

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