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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.

B0058 · density-optimal · seed 0

B0058-heuristic-0~r22

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0058

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 29.5 by 30.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 229 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 236 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 257 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 223 square metres. Building footprint 472 square metres; open space 415 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.96, daylight 0.79, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.94, cost 0.87.
B0058 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 29.5 by 30.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 229 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 236 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 257 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 223 square metres. Building footprint 472 square metres; open space 415 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.96, daylight 0.79, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.47, carbon 0.94, cost 0.87.

Objective vector

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

density
0.960
daylight
0.785
privacy
0.852
circulation
0.474
carbon
0.942
cost
0.867

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
1.05
site utilisation
0.974
gross floor area, m²
944.9
footprint, m²
472.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
281
cost index / m² (unitless)
1.96
worst habitable room, daylight
0.226
circulation share of GFA
65%
open space, net of parking
48%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
9
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
U02BR228.89
U12BR236.29
U22BR256.79
U32BR223.29
All 36 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0074.46.15 × 12.10
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0174.46.15 × 12.10
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.43.10 × 3.35
U0@0#3bathroomU005.01.50 × 3.35
U0@0#0entryU005.21.55 × 3.35
U0@0#1livingU0019.46.15 × 3.15
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0112.93.00 × 4.30
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0113.53.15 × 4.30
U0@1#7bathroomU0113.56.15 × 2.20
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1076.86.35 × 12.10
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1176.86.35 × 12.10
U1@0#0entryU105.21.20 × 4.30
U1@0#1livingU1012.02.80 × 4.30
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.12.35 × 4.30
U1@0#3bathroomU1014.06.35 × 2.20
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1114.03.25 × 4.30
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1113.33.10 × 4.30
U1@1#7bathroomU1114.06.35 × 2.20
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2079.76.90 × 11.55
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2179.76.90 × 11.55
U2@0#0entryU205.81.25 × 4.65
U2@0#1livingU2013.32.85 × 4.65
U2@0#2kitchenU2013.02.80 × 4.65
U2@0#3bathroomU2016.66.90 × 2.40
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2113.23.15 × 4.20
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2115.83.75 × 4.20
U2@1#7bathroomU2119.76.90 × 2.85
STAIR:U3@0circulationU3065.76.00 × 10.95
STAIR:U3@1circulationU3165.76.00 × 10.95
U3@0#0entryU307.01.60 × 4.40
U3@0#3bathroomU306.81.55 × 4.40
U3@0#2kitchenU3012.52.85 × 4.40
U3@0#1livingU3019.56.00 × 3.25
U3@1#5bedroom primaryU3117.13.10 × 5.50
U3@1#6bedroom secondaryU3115.92.90 × 5.50
U3@1#7bathroomU3112.96.00 × 2.15

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