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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.

B0009 · best infeasible · seed 2

B0009-random-2-454

Random searchB · violates 7 of 17 benchmark constraints (19 violations). Brief B0009

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 27.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 61 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 156 square metres; open space 232 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.77, daylight 0.29, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.80, cost 0.37.
B0009 · random · seed 2scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.6 by 27.0 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 61 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 66 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 65 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 156 square metres; open space 232 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.77, daylight 0.29, privacy 0.83, circulation 0.52, carbon 0.80, cost 0.37.

Objective vector

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

density
0.771
daylight
0.293
privacy
0.830
circulation
0.518
carbon
0.797
cost
0.366

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.79
site utilisation
0.851
gross floor area, m²
312.8
footprint, m²
156.4
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
333
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.73
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
25%
open space, net of parking
56%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
6
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
75%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area failedbedroom_secondary 7.1 < 7.5 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedbedroom_primary clear dim 2.45 < 2.70 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.55 < 2.70 mbathroom clear dim 1.40 < 1.50 m…and 1 more
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_primary aspect 2.90 > 2.40living aspect 3.04 > 2.60bedroom_primary aspect 3.04 > 2.40
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 61.7 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wall…and 1 more
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired adjacency kitchen-living absent…and 1 more
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR60.55
U11BR65.85
U22BR64.66
U32BR61.76
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared030.110.75 × 2.80
CORE@1shared circulationshared130.110.75 × 2.80
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.51.90 × 5.55
U0@0#0entryU004.91.90 × 2.60
U0@0#3bathroomU006.81.90 × 3.60
U0@0#1livingU0018.43.25 × 5.65
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0019.83.25 × 6.10
U1@0#0entryU105.82.45 × 2.35
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1017.42.45 × 7.10
U1@0#3bathroomU105.62.45 × 2.30
U1@0#2kitchenU1013.13.15 × 4.15
U1@0#1livingU1023.93.15 × 7.60
U3@1#2kitchenU316.12.70 × 2.25
U3@1#0entryU313.52.70 × 1.30
U3@1#1livingU3122.12.70 × 8.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.52.55 × 5.70
U3@1#3bathroomU314.52.55 × 1.75
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3111.02.55 × 4.30
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU217.12.95 × 2.40
U2@1#3bathroomU213.71.40 × 2.65
U2@1#0entryU214.11.55 × 2.65
U2@1#1livingU2119.82.95 × 6.70
U2@1#2kitchenU2110.22.55 × 4.00
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2119.82.55 × 7.75

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