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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.

B0004 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0004-random-2-333

Random searchB · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (12 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 68 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 128 square metres. Building footprint 139 square metres; open space 322 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.59, daylight 0.63, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.77, cost 0.04.
B0004 · random · seed 2scale 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 68 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 82 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 9 rooms totalling 128 square metres. Building footprint 139 square metres; open space 322 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.59, daylight 0.63, privacy 0.88, circulation 0.53, carbon 0.77, cost 0.04.

Objective vector

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

density
0.592
daylight
0.628
privacy
0.884
circulation
0.525
carbon
0.768
cost
0.043

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.60
site utilisation
0.735
gross floor area, m²
278.0
footprint, m²
139.0
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
344
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.23
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
24%
open space, net of parking
70%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
9
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 failedcirculation clear dim 0.85 < 1.00 mcirculation clear dim 0.85 < 1.00 mbathroom clear dim 1.35 < 1.50 m…and 3 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 2.97 > 2.60kitchen aspect 3.05 > 3.00bedroom_primary aspect 4.88 > 2.40…and 1 more
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedkitchen 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
U02BR68.39
U12BR81.89
U22BR128.09
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
STAIR:U0@0circulationU003.90.85 × 4.55
STAIR:U0@1circulationU013.90.85 × 4.55
U0@0#1livingU0016.63.65 × 4.55
U0@0#2kitchenU006.03.00 × 2.00
U0@0#3bathroomU004.03.00 × 1.35
U0@0#0entryU003.63.00 × 1.20
U0@1#7bathroomU014.42.95 × 1.50
U0@1#6bedroom secondaryU019.02.95 × 3.05
U0@1#5bedroom primaryU0116.83.70 × 4.55
STAIR:U1@0circulationU106.51.20 × 5.45
STAIR:U1@1circulationU116.51.20 × 5.45
U1@0#1livingU1020.23.70 × 5.45
U1@0#2kitchenU107.02.60 × 2.70
U1@0#3bathroomU103.52.60 × 1.35
U1@0#0entryU103.62.60 × 1.40
U1@1#5bedroom primaryU1116.93.10 × 5.45
U1@1#6bedroom secondaryU1112.23.20 × 3.80
U1@1#7bathroomU115.33.20 × 1.65
STAIR:U2@0circulationU2015.51.55 × 10.00
STAIR:U2@1circulationU2115.51.55 × 10.00
U2@0#3bathroomU204.12.90 × 1.40
U2@0#1livingU2024.92.90 × 8.60
U2@0#2kitchenU2011.61.95 × 5.95
U2@0#0entryU207.91.95 × 4.05
U2@1#5bedroom primaryU2120.52.05 × 10.00
U2@1#6bedroom secondaryU2122.32.80 × 7.95
U2@1#7bathroomU215.72.80 × 2.05

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