As part of a current research project, plan data on approximately 300 dwellings in Cambridge, England have been assembled. The dwellings form part of a representative sample, randomly selected from the existing Cambridge housing stock. The plans have been transcribed and stored with a computer-based system. A variety of geometrical and topological measures can be made automatically by means of a computer program.
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