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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-sketch-1-677

Random sketch + repairF′ · 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 72 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Building footprint 173 square metres; open space 180 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.89, daylight 0.42, privacy 0.70, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.81, cost 0.45.
B0003 · sketch · 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 72 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 71 square metres. Building footprint 173 square metres; open space 180 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.89, daylight 0.42, privacy 0.70, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.81, cost 0.45.

Objective vector

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

density
0.893
daylight
0.423
privacy
0.700
circulation
0.554
carbon
0.814
cost
0.447

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.95
site utilisation
0.931
gross floor area, m²
346.6
footprint, m²
173.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
327
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.61
worst habitable room, daylight
0.165
circulation share of GFA
33%
open space, net of parking
43%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
100%

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
U0studio71.54
U11BR65.65
U21BR66.05
U32BR71.16
All 22 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared036.12.45 × 14.75
CORE@1shared circulationshared136.12.45 × 14.75
U1@0#2kitchenU1020.54.45 × 4.60
U1@0#1livingU1016.04.45 × 3.60
U1@0#0entryU1010.24.45 × 2.30
U1@0#3bathroomU107.21.70 × 4.25
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1011.72.75 × 4.25
U0@0#3bathroomU0013.32.85 × 4.65
U0@0#0entryU003.42.85 × 1.20
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.72.00 × 5.85
U0@0#1livingU0043.24.85 × 8.90
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3110.92.20 × 4.95
U3@1#0entryU3112.12.45 × 4.95
U3@1#2kitchenU318.64.65 × 1.85
U3@1#1livingU3114.44.65 × 3.10
U3@1#3bathroomU3113.55.00 × 2.70
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3111.64.30 × 2.70
U2@1#3bathroomU218.12.95 × 2.75
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2117.56.35 × 2.75
U2@1#0entryU2117.64.05 × 4.35
U2@1#1livingU2115.03.45 × 4.35
U2@1#2kitchenU217.81.80 × 4.35

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