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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.

B0013 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0013-heuristic-0

HeuristicA · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 violations). Brief B0013

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 17.3 by 28.1 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 34 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Building footprint 177 square metres; open space 317 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.76, daylight 0.55, privacy 0.71, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.71, cost 0.35.
B0013 · heuristic · seed 0scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a courtyard on a 17.3 by 28.1 metre lot, 2 storeys, 5 dwellings, 27 rooms. Dwelling U0 (studio) has 4 rooms totalling 34 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 48 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 77 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 83 square metres. Building footprint 177 square metres; open space 317 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.76, daylight 0.55, privacy 0.71, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.71, cost 0.35.

Objective vector

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

density
0.762
daylight
0.552
privacy
0.709
circulation
0.646
carbon
0.709
cost
0.347

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.73
site utilisation
0.846
gross floor area, m²
353.5
footprint, m²
176.8
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
365
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.76
worst habitable room, daylight
0.150
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
64%
courtyard void, m²
36.3
plumbing stacks
4
footprint corners
8
preferred adjacencies met
0%

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 passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision failedcourtyard narrowest extent 2.5 m
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U0studio34.24
U11BR77.55
U21BR48.35
U31BR77.55
U42BR82.56
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared016.813.40 × 1.25
CORE@1shared circulationshared116.813.40 × 1.25
U2@0#2kitchenU207.02.60 × 2.70
U2@0#3bathroomU205.01.85 × 2.70
U2@0#0entryU203.51.30 × 2.70
U2@0#1livingU2017.05.75 × 2.95
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2015.85.75 × 2.75
U0@0#2kitchenU007.72.55 × 3.00
U0@0#3bathroomU005.41.80 × 3.00
U0@0#0entryU004.21.40 × 3.00
U0@0#1livingU0017.05.75 × 2.95
U4@1#2kitchenU418.52.20 × 3.85
U4@1#3bathroomU417.72.00 × 3.85
U4@1#0entryU416.01.55 × 3.85
U4@1#1livingU4135.15.75 × 6.10
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4114.53.30 × 4.40
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU4110.82.45 × 4.40
U1@0#0entryU103.51.20 × 2.90
U1@0#3bathroomU106.12.10 × 2.90
U1@0#2kitchenU106.12.10 × 2.90
U1@0#1livingU1032.15.40 × 5.95
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1029.75.40 × 5.50
U3@1#0entryU314.71.25 × 3.75
U3@1#3bathroomU316.41.70 × 3.75
U3@1#2kitchenU319.22.45 × 3.75
U3@1#1livingU3140.25.40 × 7.45
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3117.05.40 × 3.15

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