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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-random-1-426

Random searchB · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (9 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 57 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Building footprint 140 square metres; open space 216 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.62, daylight 0.38, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.78, cost 0.34.
B0003 · random · 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 57 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 47 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Building footprint 140 square metres; open space 216 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.62, daylight 0.38, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.50, carbon 0.78, cost 0.34.

Objective vector

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

density
0.617
daylight
0.378
privacy
0.809
circulation
0.499
carbon
0.783
cost
0.341

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.77
site utilisation
0.751
gross floor area, m²
279.6
footprint, m²
139.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
338
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.77
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
26%
open space, net of parking
53%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
67%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbedroom_secondary 6.2 < 7.5 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedentry clear dim 1.10 < 1.20 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.60 < 2.70 mbedroom_primary clear dim 1.95 < 2.70 m
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_primary aspect 2.48 > 2.40kitchen aspect 3.15 > 3.00bedroom_primary aspect 2.90 > 2.40
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight failedkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wallliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • 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
U0studio56.84
U11BR55.45
U21BR47.35
U32BR64.96
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared027.611.75 × 2.35
CORE@1shared circulationshared127.611.75 × 2.35
U1@0#1livingU1020.83.20 × 6.50
U1@0#2kitchenU109.83.20 × 3.05
U1@0#0entryU103.41.10 × 3.10
U1@0#3bathroomU104.71.50 × 3.10
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1016.82.60 × 6.45
U0@0#2kitchenU0012.01.95 × 6.15
U0@0#3bathroomU006.61.95 × 3.40
U0@0#0entryU008.24.00 × 2.05
U0@0#1livingU0030.04.00 × 7.50
U3@1#0entryU313.81.35 × 2.80
U3@1#3bathroomU317.42.65 × 2.80
U3@1#1livingU3127.04.00 × 6.75
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU316.22.80 × 2.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.62.80 × 4.85
U3@1#2kitchenU317.02.80 × 2.50
U2@1#0entryU212.81.95 × 1.45
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.01.95 × 5.65
U2@1#3bathroomU214.81.95 × 2.45
U2@1#1livingU2119.43.00 × 6.45
U2@1#2kitchenU219.33.00 × 3.10

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