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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.

B0003 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0003-anneal-1-222

Simulated annealingC · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0003

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 155 square metres; open space 200 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.36, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.80, cost 0.42.
B0003 · anneal · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 15.0 by 24.2 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 22 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 75 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 155 square metres; open space 200 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.74, daylight 0.36, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.80, cost 0.42.

Objective vector

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

density
0.740
daylight
0.359
privacy
0.847
circulation
0.611
carbon
0.801
cost
0.419

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.85
site utilisation
0.831
gross floor area, m²
309.5
footprint, m²
154.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
332
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.65
worst habitable room, daylight
0.154
circulation share of GFA
18%
open space, net of parking
49%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
33%

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 failedentry not reachable from the street
  • 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
U0studio74.74
U11BR66.85
U21BR77.45
U32BR64.16
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.310.60 × 1.25
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.310.60 × 1.25
U1@0#2kitchenU107.44.10 × 1.80
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1018.44.10 × 4.50
U1@0#1livingU1025.46.50 × 3.90
U1@0#0entryU1011.44.75 × 2.40
U1@0#3bathroomU104.21.75 × 2.40
U0@0#1livingU0047.66.75 × 7.05
U0@0#0entryU004.51.35 × 3.35
U0@0#3bathroomU008.42.50 × 3.35
U0@0#2kitchenU0014.23.85 × 3.70
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3113.65.05 × 2.70
U3@1#0entryU315.72.10 × 2.70
U3@1#3bathroomU315.01.50 × 3.35
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3118.95.65 × 3.35
U3@1#1livingU3114.13.45 × 4.10
U3@1#2kitchenU316.73.45 × 1.95
U2@1#0entryU219.05.60 × 1.60
U2@1#1livingU2131.95.60 × 5.70
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2115.05.00 × 3.00
U2@1#2kitchenU219.05.00 × 1.80
U2@1#3bathroomU2112.55.00 × 2.50

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