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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 · cost-optimal · seed 1

B0063-sketch-1-1187

Random sketch + repairF′ · 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 75 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 97 square metres. Building footprint 179 square metres; open space 213 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.89, daylight 0.41, privacy 0.87, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.82, cost 0.65.
B0063 · sketch · seed 1scale 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 75 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 90 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 97 square metres. Building footprint 179 square metres; open space 213 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.89, daylight 0.41, privacy 0.87, circulation 0.62, carbon 0.82, cost 0.65.

Objective vector

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

density
0.891
daylight
0.413
privacy
0.873
circulation
0.619
carbon
0.817
cost
0.650

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.91
site utilisation
0.929
gross floor area, m²
357.8
footprint, m²
178.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
326
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.29
worst habitable room, daylight
0.172
circulation share of GFA
17%
open space, net of parking
50%
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
U01BR74.85
U11BR90.05
U22BR67.46
U32BR97.46
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared014.111.25 × 1.25
CORE@1shared circulationshared114.111.25 × 1.25
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.86.00 × 2.80
U1@0#2kitchenU1031.26.00 × 5.20
U1@0#0entryU107.15.25 × 1.35
U1@0#1livingU1016.85.25 × 3.20
U1@0#3bathroomU1018.15.25 × 3.45
U0@0#3bathroomU006.53.95 × 1.65
U0@0#1livingU0019.83.95 × 5.00
U0@0#0entryU004.01.20 × 3.35
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0020.46.10 × 3.35
U0@0#2kitchenU0024.17.30 × 3.30
U3@1#0entryU3116.06.65 × 2.40
U3@1#1livingU3124.66.65 × 3.70
U3@1#2kitchenU3128.66.65 × 4.30
U3@1#3bathroomU317.41.75 × 4.25
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU319.32.20 × 4.25
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.52.70 × 4.25
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.83.30 × 4.50
U2@1#0entryU215.81.30 × 4.50
U2@1#1livingU2114.74.60 × 3.20
U2@1#2kitchenU2118.94.60 × 4.10
U2@1#3bathroomU215.41.90 × 2.85
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU217.72.70 × 2.85

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