standard tier · 72 briefs · 1,368 runs · results db2e24e

CityFormGen

Generative and optimisation methods for middle housing, compared under matched compute

RESEARCH GENERATIVE-DESIGN BENCHMARK - NOT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION OR CODE CERTIFICATION.

B0001 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0001-random-1-1338

Random searchB · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (12 violations). Brief B0001

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 54 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 54 square metres. Building footprint 175 square metres; open space 300 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.48, daylight 0.51, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.75, cost 0.30.
B0001 · random · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 19.2 by 24.8 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 54 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 54 square metres. Building footprint 175 square metres; open space 300 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.48, daylight 0.51, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.75, cost 0.30.

Objective vector

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

density
0.478
daylight
0.512
privacy
0.784
circulation
0.527
carbon
0.747
cost
0.303

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.74
site utilisation
0.661
gross floor area, m²
350.8
footprint, m²
175.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
351
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.83
worst habitable room, daylight
0.183
circulation share of GFA
35%
open space, net of parking
63%
courtyard void, m²
42.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
25%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbedroom_secondary 6.6 < 7.5 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedkitchen clear dim 1.65 < 1.80 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.65 < 2.70 mbathroom clear dim 1.40 < 1.50 m…and 1 more
  • C06max room aspect failedkitchen aspect 3.09 > 3.00living aspect 3.24 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 54.3 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency kitchen-living absentrequired adjacency entry-living absent
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR54.35
U11BR67.65
U22BR67.66
U32BR54.36
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared053.515.50 × 3.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared153.515.50 × 3.45
U1@0#2kitchenU109.41.80 × 5.20
U1@0#3bathroomU105.01.80 × 2.80
U1@0#0entryU104.81.80 × 2.65
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1019.14.55 × 4.20
U1@0#1livingU1029.34.55 × 6.45
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2116.83.35 × 5.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2112.63.35 × 3.75
U2@1#3bathroomU216.43.35 × 1.90
U2@1#2kitchenU218.13.00 × 2.70
U2@1#1livingU2119.83.00 × 6.60
U2@1#0entryU214.03.00 × 1.35
U0@0#3bathroomU005.11.65 × 3.10
U0@0#0entryU004.01.65 × 2.45
U0@0#2kitchenU008.41.65 × 5.10
U0@0#1livingU0015.43.45 × 4.45
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0021.43.45 × 6.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.72.65 × 4.40
U3@1#0entryU314.41.25 × 3.50
U3@1#3bathroomU314.91.40 × 3.50
U3@1#2kitchenU317.32.65 × 2.75
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU316.62.45 × 2.70
U3@1#1livingU3119.52.45 × 7.95

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