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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.

B0064 · knee point · seed 0

B0064-heuristic-0~r80

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0064

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 27.0 by 31.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 201 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 245 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 213 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 217 square metres. Building footprint 438 square metres; open space 406 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.95, daylight 0.78, privacy 0.84, circulation 0.46, carbon 0.93, cost 0.85.
B0064 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 27.0 by 31.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 201 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 245 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 213 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 217 square metres. Building footprint 438 square metres; open space 406 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.95, daylight 0.78, privacy 0.84, circulation 0.46, carbon 0.93, cost 0.85.

Objective vector

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

density
0.950
daylight
0.776
privacy
0.840
circulation
0.456
carbon
0.934
cost
0.853

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
1.03
site utilisation
0.967
gross floor area, m²
875.8
footprint, m²
437.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
284
cost index / m² (unitless)
1.98
worst habitable room, daylight
0.172
circulation share of GFA
56%
open space, net of parking
48%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
8
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
U02BR200.69
U12BR244.79
U22BR213.49
U32BR217.19
All 36 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0057.85.45 × 10.60
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0157.85.45 × 10.60
U0@0#2kitchenU005.62.45 × 2.30
U0@0#3bathroomU003.51.50 × 2.30
U0@0#0entryU003.51.50 × 2.30
U0@0#1livingU0030.05.45 × 5.50
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0111.03.15 × 3.50
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU018.12.30 × 3.50
U0@1#7bathroomU0123.45.45 × 4.30
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1061.26.65 × 9.20
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1161.26.65 × 9.20
U1@0#0entryU104.71.20 × 3.90
U1@0#1livingU1011.12.85 × 3.90
U1@0#2kitchenU1010.12.60 × 3.90
U1@0#3bathroomU1035.26.65 × 5.30
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1111.33.60 × 3.15
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU119.63.05 × 3.15
U1@1#7bathroomU1140.26.65 × 6.05
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2053.45.80 × 9.20
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2153.45.80 × 9.20
U2@0#0entryU205.31.20 × 4.45
U2@0#1livingU2012.52.80 × 4.45
U2@0#2kitchenU208.01.80 × 4.45
U2@0#3bathroomU2027.65.80 × 4.75
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2111.13.00 × 3.70
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2110.42.80 × 3.70
U2@1#7bathroomU2131.95.80 × 5.50
STAIR:U3@0circulationU3062.55.90 × 10.60
STAIR:U3@1circulationU3162.55.90 × 10.60
U3@0#0entryU303.21.50 × 2.15
U3@0#3bathroomU303.21.50 × 2.15
U3@0#2kitchenU306.22.90 × 2.15
U3@0#1livingU3033.35.90 × 5.65
U3@1#5bedroom primaryU3111.12.95 × 3.75
U3@1#6bedroom secondaryU3111.12.95 × 3.75
U3@1#7bathroomU3123.95.90 × 4.05

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