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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 · knee point · seed 0

B0068-sketch-0-580

Random sketch + repairF′ · 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 117 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 117 square metres. Building footprint 129 square metres; open space 202 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.98, daylight 0.68, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.82, cost 0.73.
B0068 · sketch · 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 117 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 117 square metres. Building footprint 129 square metres; open space 202 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.98, daylight 0.68, privacy 0.89, circulation 0.63, carbon 0.82, cost 0.73.

Objective vector

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

density
0.977
daylight
0.675
privacy
0.894
circulation
0.626
carbon
0.823
cost
0.727

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.79
site utilisation
0.985
gross floor area, m²
257.4
footprint, m²
128.7
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
324
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.17
worst habitable room, daylight
0.548
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
61%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
1
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
100%

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
U01BR116.85
U11BR116.85
All 12 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared011.91.20 × 9.90
CORE@1shared circulationshared111.91.20 × 9.90
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0053.010.00 × 5.30
U0@0#0entryU009.51.80 × 5.30
U0@0#3bathroomU0019.64.25 × 4.60
U0@0#2kitchenU0020.54.45 × 4.60
U0@0#1livingU0014.33.10 × 4.60
U1@1#1livingU1153.711.80 × 4.55
U1@1#2kitchenU1129.45.50 × 5.35
U1@1#3bathroomU1112.14.85 × 2.50
U1@1#4bedroom primaryU1113.84.85 × 2.85
U1@1#0entryU117.81.45 × 5.35

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