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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.

B0007 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0007-random-2-662

Random searchB · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (8 violations). Brief B0007

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 21.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Building footprint 146 square metres; open space 323 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.33, daylight 0.56, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.67, cost 0.14.
B0007 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 21.7 by 21.6 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 25 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Dwelling U1 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 55 square metres. Building footprint 146 square metres; open space 323 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.33, daylight 0.56, privacy 0.81, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.67, cost 0.14.

Objective vector

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

density
0.329
daylight
0.563
privacy
0.807
circulation
0.546
carbon
0.673
cost
0.144

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.62
site utilisation
0.564
gross floor area, m²
291.7
footprint, m²
145.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
378
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.08
worst habitable room, daylight
0.290
circulation share of GFA
23%
open space, net of parking
69%
courtyard void, m²
47.5
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
25%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbedroom_primary 9.9 < 11.0 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedentry clear dim 0.95 < 1.20 mentry clear dim 1.05 < 1.20 m
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 2.75 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 55.1 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absent
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR55.15
U12BR65.86
U22BR65.86
U32BR55.16
All 25 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared024.917.20 × 1.45
CORE@1shared circulationshared124.917.20 × 1.45
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1011.93.30 × 3.60
U1@0#3bathroomU108.13.30 × 2.45
U1@0#5bedroom secondaryU1012.23.30 × 3.70
U1@0#0entryU107.01.50 × 4.65
U1@0#2kitchenU109.11.95 × 4.65
U1@0#1livingU1017.63.45 × 5.10
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU219.12.40 × 3.80
U2@1#3bathroomU214.62.40 × 1.90
U2@1#0entryU212.32.40 × 0.95
U2@1#2kitchenU217.42.40 × 3.10
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2119.44.35 × 4.45
U2@1#1livingU2123.14.35 × 5.30
U0@0#3bathroomU004.92.95 × 1.65
U0@0#1livingU0023.92.95 × 8.10
U0@0#0entryU004.02.70 × 1.50
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0012.82.70 × 4.75
U0@0#2kitchenU009.42.70 × 3.50
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU319.92.95 × 3.35
U3@1#2kitchenU316.92.95 × 2.35
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.92.95 × 4.05
U3@1#1livingU3118.02.70 × 6.65
U3@1#0entryU313.31.05 × 3.10
U3@1#3bathroomU315.11.65 × 3.10

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