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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.

B0057 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0057-cpsat-0-0

CP-SATE · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0057

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.7 by 31.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 33 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 156 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 46 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 124 square metres. Building footprint 194 square metres; open space 225 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.86, daylight 0.44, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.78, cost 0.47.
B0057 · cpsat · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 13.7 by 31.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 33 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 156 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 46 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 124 square metres. Building footprint 194 square metres; open space 225 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.86, daylight 0.44, privacy 0.74, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.78, cost 0.47.

Objective vector

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

density
0.857
daylight
0.441
privacy
0.741
circulation
0.498
carbon
0.779
cost
0.469

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.87
site utilisation
0.907
gross floor area, m²
368.3
footprint, m²
193.5
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
340
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.57
worst habitable room, daylight
0.174
circulation share of GFA
30%
open space, net of parking
54%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
4
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
U0studio33.04
U11BR156.05
U21BR46.55
U32BR123.86
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
U0@0#0entryU007.51.50 × 5.00
U0@0#1livingU0012.03.00 × 4.00
U0@0#2kitchenU007.53.00 × 2.50
U0@0#3bathroomU006.01.50 × 4.00
U1@0#0entryU106.01.50 × 4.00
U1@0#1livingU1022.53.00 × 7.50
U1@0#2kitchenU106.03.00 × 2.00
U1@0#3bathroomU10108.09.00 × 12.00
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1013.54.50 × 3.00
U2@1#0entryU219.01.50 × 6.00
U2@1#1livingU2112.03.00 × 4.00
U2@1#2kitchenU216.03.00 × 2.00
U2@1#3bathroomU216.01.50 × 4.00
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2113.53.00 × 4.50
U3@1#0entryU3178.84.50 × 17.50
U3@1#1livingU3115.84.50 × 3.50
U3@1#2kitchenU316.02.00 × 3.00
U3@1#3bathroomU313.82.50 × 1.50
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3112.03.00 × 4.00
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU317.53.00 × 2.50
CORE@0shared circulationshared04.53.00 × 1.50
CORE@1shared circulationshared14.53.00 × 1.50

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