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.

B0004 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0004-heuristic-0

HeuristicA · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (2 violations). Brief B0004

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 18.5 by 25.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 115 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 138 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 115 square metres. Building footprint 184 square metres; open space 276 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.96, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.45, carbon 0.83, cost 0.43.
B0004 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a rowhouse on a 18.5 by 25.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 3 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 115 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 138 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 115 square metres. Building footprint 184 square metres; open space 276 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.96, daylight 0.50, privacy 0.85, circulation 0.45, carbon 0.83, cost 0.43.

Objective vector

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

density
0.961
daylight
0.502
privacy
0.847
circulation
0.446
carbon
0.830
cost
0.434

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.80
site utilisation
0.975
gross floor area, m²
368.9
footprint, m²
184.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
321
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.63
worst habitable room, daylight
0.169
circulation share of GFA
36%
open space, net of parking
60%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
50%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedbedroom_secondary clear dim 2.15 < 2.20 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.65 < 2.70 m
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • 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
U02BR115.49
U12BR138.09
U22BR115.49
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU0021.34.85 × 4.40
STAIR:U0@1circulationU0121.34.85 × 4.40
U0@0#2kitchenU005.72.15 × 2.65
U0@0#3bathroomU004.01.50 × 2.65
U0@0#0entryU003.21.20 × 2.65
U0@0#1livingU0023.54.85 × 4.85
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0111.22.70 × 4.15
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU018.92.15 × 4.15
U0@1#7bathroomU0116.24.85 × 3.35
STAIR:U1@0circulationU1030.45.80 × 5.25
STAIR:U1@1circulationU1130.45.80 × 5.25
U1@0#0entryU104.81.20 × 4.00
U1@0#1livingU1011.22.80 × 4.00
U1@0#2kitchenU107.21.80 × 4.00
U1@0#3bathroomU1015.45.80 × 2.65
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1111.43.35 × 3.40
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU118.32.45 × 3.40
U1@1#7bathroomU1118.95.80 × 3.25
STAIR:U2@0circulationU209.04.85 × 1.85
STAIR:U2@1circulationU219.04.85 × 1.85
U2@0#0entryU204.11.40 × 2.95
U2@0#3bathroomU204.41.50 × 2.95
U2@0#2kitchenU205.81.95 × 2.95
U2@0#1livingU2034.44.85 × 7.10
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2111.12.65 × 4.20
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU219.22.20 × 4.20
U2@1#7bathroomU2128.44.85 × 5.85

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