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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.

B0059 · cost-optimal · seed 0

B0059-heuristic-0~r2

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0059

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 16.8 by 22.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 18 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 147 square metres. Building footprint 177 square metres; open space 207 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.57, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.85, cost 0.78.
B0059 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a triplex on a 16.8 by 22.7 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 18 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 72 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 147 square metres. Building footprint 177 square metres; open space 207 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.57, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.85, cost 0.78.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.574
privacy
0.779
circulation
0.549
carbon
0.846
cost
0.783

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.93
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
353.8
footprint, m²
176.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
315
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.09
worst habitable room, daylight
0.378
circulation share of GFA
23%
open space, net of parking
54%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
1
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
U01BR74.95
U11BR71.65
U22BR146.56
All 18 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared030.42.30 × 13.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared130.42.30 × 13.20
U0@0#2kitchenU0014.74.25 × 3.45
U0@0#3bathroomU006.64.25 × 1.55
U0@0#0entryU007.44.25 × 1.75
U0@0#1livingU0027.04.00 × 6.75
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0019.22.85 × 6.75
U1@0#0entryU106.44.25 × 1.50
U1@0#3bathroomU107.04.25 × 1.65
U1@0#2kitchenU1014.04.25 × 3.30
U1@0#1livingU1025.84.00 × 6.45
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1018.42.85 × 6.45
U2@1#2kitchenU2127.03.00 × 9.00
U2@1#3bathroomU214.83.00 × 1.60
U2@1#0entryU217.83.00 × 2.60
U2@1#1livingU2168.65.20 × 13.20
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2117.42.90 × 6.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2120.92.90 × 7.20

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