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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.

B0068 · cost-optimal · seed 0

B0068-heuristic-0~r13

HeuristicA · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0068

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 16.9 by 19.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 12 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 103 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 103 square metres. Building footprint 131 square metres; open space 196 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.48, privacy 0.73, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.83, cost 0.75.
B0068 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a duplex on a 16.9 by 19.4 metre lot, 2 storeys, 2 dwellings, 12 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 103 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 103 square metres. Building footprint 131 square metres; open space 196 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.48, privacy 0.73, circulation 0.57, carbon 0.83, cost 0.75.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.478
privacy
0.733
circulation
0.574
carbon
0.832
cost
0.746

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.80
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
261.4
footprint, m²
130.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
320
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.14
worst habitable room, daylight
0.368
circulation share of GFA
23%
open space, net of parking
60%
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
U01BR103.55
U11BR103.55
All 12 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared027.22.75 × 9.90
CORE@1shared circulationshared127.22.75 × 9.90
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.92.10 × 5.65
U0@0#3bathroomU006.32.10 × 3.00
U0@0#0entryU002.62.10 × 1.25
U0@0#1livingU0038.13.85 × 9.90
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0044.54.50 × 9.90
U1@1#2kitchenU1113.12.10 × 6.25
U1@1#3bathroomU114.92.10 × 2.35
U1@1#0entryU112.72.10 × 1.30
U1@1#1livingU1138.13.85 × 9.90
U1@1#4bedroom primaryU1144.54.50 × 9.90

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