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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.

B0063 · circulation-optimal · seed 0

B0063-heuristic-0~r36

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0063

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 73 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Building footprint 174 square metres; open space 213 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.85, daylight 0.62, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.81, cost 0.63.
B0063 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 26.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 80 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 73 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 81 square metres. Building footprint 174 square metres; open space 213 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.85, daylight 0.62, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.81, cost 0.63.

Objective vector

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

density
0.849
daylight
0.619
privacy
0.782
circulation
0.657
carbon
0.809
cost
0.632

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.88
site utilisation
0.902
gross floor area, m²
347.3
footprint, m²
173.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
329
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.32
worst habitable room, daylight
0.197
circulation share of GFA
15%
open space, net of parking
52%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
2
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
U01BR74.25
U11BR80.35
U22BR73.26
U32BR81.36
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared019.11.25 × 15.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared119.11.25 × 15.30
U1@0#2kitchenU1015.53.10 × 5.00
U1@0#3bathroomU105.43.10 × 1.75
U1@0#0entryU103.73.10 × 1.20
U1@0#1livingU1029.03.65 × 7.95
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1026.63.35 × 7.95
U0@0#0entryU003.02.50 × 1.20
U0@0#3bathroomU007.12.50 × 2.85
U0@0#2kitchenU008.32.50 × 3.30
U0@0#1livingU0032.34.40 × 7.35
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0023.53.20 × 7.35
U3@1#2kitchenU3112.43.00 × 4.15
U3@1#3bathroomU318.13.00 × 2.70
U3@1#0entryU313.63.00 × 1.20
U3@1#1livingU3125.43.15 × 8.05
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.13.95 × 2.80
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3120.73.95 × 5.25
U2@1#0entryU213.63.00 × 1.20
U2@1#3bathroomU214.73.00 × 1.55
U2@1#2kitchenU2113.53.00 × 4.50
U2@1#1livingU2122.13.05 × 7.25
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2120.54.05 × 5.05
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.94.05 × 2.20

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