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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.

B0070 · cost-optimal · seed 2

B0070-anneal-2-749

Simulated annealingC · meets all 17 benchmark constraints. Brief B0070

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.5 by 27.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 170 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 134 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 183 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 141 square metres. Building footprint 314 square metres; open space 384 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.92, daylight 0.64, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.89, cost 0.72.
B0070 · anneal · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✓ FEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 25.5 by 27.5 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 36 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 170 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 134 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 183 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 141 square metres. Building footprint 314 square metres; open space 384 square metres. This design satisfies every benchmark hard constraint. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.92, daylight 0.64, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.89, cost 0.72.

Objective vector

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

density
0.918
daylight
0.640
privacy
0.876
circulation
0.497
carbon
0.886
cost
0.721

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.90
site utilisation
0.947
gross floor area, m²
628.3
footprint, m²
314.2
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
301
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.18
worst habitable room, daylight
0.204
circulation share of GFA
27%
open space, net of parking
55%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
63%

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
U02BR169.79
U12BR133.99
U22BR183.39
U32BR141.49
All 36 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0014.71.75 × 8.40
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0114.71.75 × 8.40
U0@0#0entryU0041.24.90 × 8.40
U0@0#3bathroomU006.43.45 × 1.85
U0@0#2kitchenU007.93.45 × 2.30
U0@0#1livingU0014.73.45 × 4.25
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU0135.74.25 × 8.40
U0@1#7bathroomU019.44.10 × 2.30
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0125.04.10 × 6.10
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1014.92.30 × 6.50
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1114.92.30 × 6.50
U1@0#3bathroomU104.52.75 × 1.65
U1@0#0entryU105.12.75 × 1.85
U1@0#2kitchenU108.32.75 × 3.00
U1@0#1livingU1034.15.25 × 6.50
U1@1#7bathroomU114.42.50 × 1.75
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1111.92.50 × 4.75
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1135.85.50 × 6.50
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2013.31.50 × 8.90
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2113.31.50 × 8.90
U2@0#2kitchenU2017.33.40 × 5.10
U2@0#0entryU207.33.40 × 2.15
U2@0#3bathroomU205.63.40 × 1.65
U2@0#1livingU2048.15.40 × 8.90
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2133.15.10 × 6.50
U2@1#7bathroomU2112.25.10 × 2.40
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2132.93.70 × 8.90
STAIR:U3@0circulationU3010.21.45 × 7.00
STAIR:U3@1circulationU3110.21.45 × 7.00
U3@0#2kitchenU3013.93.20 × 4.35
U3@0#3bathroomU308.53.20 × 2.65
U3@0#0entryU3011.45.45 × 2.10
U3@0#1livingU3026.75.45 × 4.90
U3@1#6bedroom secondaryU318.13.50 × 2.30
U3@1#7bathroomU3116.43.50 × 4.70
U3@1#5bedroom primaryU3136.05.15 × 7.00

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