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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 1

B0009-sketch-1-740

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 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 72 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Building footprint 178 square metres; open space 213 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.95, daylight 0.40, privacy 0.84, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.81, cost 0.50.
B0009 · sketch · seed 1scale 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 72 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 85 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 74 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Building footprint 178 square metres; open space 213 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.95, daylight 0.40, privacy 0.84, circulation 0.55, carbon 0.81, cost 0.50.

Objective vector

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

density
0.951
daylight
0.405
privacy
0.838
circulation
0.552
carbon
0.808
cost
0.497

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.90
site utilisation
0.968
gross floor area, m²
355.7
footprint, m²
177.9
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
329
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.53
worst habitable room, daylight
0.171
circulation share of GFA
22%
open space, net of parking
51%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
5
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 passed
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • 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
U01BR71.95
U11BR85.15
U22BR74.36
U32BR82.76
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared020.91.25 × 16.70
CORE@1shared circulationshared120.91.25 × 16.70
U0@0#2kitchenU0034.39.40 × 3.65
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0013.43.35 × 4.00
U0@0#1livingU0012.03.00 × 4.00
U0@0#0entryU005.01.25 × 4.00
U0@0#3bathroomU007.21.80 × 4.00
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1037.26.70 × 5.55
U1@0#3bathroomU108.82.70 × 3.25
U1@0#2kitchenU106.22.70 × 2.30
U1@0#0entryU105.81.65 × 3.50
U1@0#1livingU1027.17.75 × 3.50
U3@1#1livingU3139.09.40 × 4.15
U3@1#0entryU317.71.65 × 4.65
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3113.72.95 × 4.65
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.12.60 × 4.65
U3@1#2kitchenU316.32.20 × 2.85
U3@1#3bathroomU314.02.20 × 1.80
U2@1#0entryU2117.42.20 × 7.90
U2@1#2kitchenU216.51.80 × 3.60
U2@1#3bathroomU217.71.80 × 4.30
U2@1#1livingU2112.03.00 × 4.00
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU219.62.40 × 4.00
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2121.15.40 × 3.90

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