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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-random-0-186

Random searchB · violates 8 of 17 benchmark constraints (44 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 27 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 42 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 35 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 42 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 133 square metres; open space 352 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.44, daylight 0.43, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.63, cost 0.00.
B0013 · random · 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 27 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 42 square metres. Dwelling U2 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 35 square metres. Dwelling U3 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 42 square metres. Dwelling U4 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Building footprint 133 square metres; open space 352 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access, open space failure. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.44, daylight 0.43, privacy 0.80, circulation 0.51, carbon 0.63, cost 0.00.

Objective vector

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

density
0.442
daylight
0.425
privacy
0.800
circulation
0.511
carbon
0.634
cost
0.000

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.55
site utilisation
0.638
gross floor area, m²
266.6
footprint, m²
133.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
392
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.44
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
27%
open space, net of parking
73%
courtyard void, m²
31.5
plumbing stacks
7
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 failedbathroom 3.0 < 3.2 m^2living 9.8 < 11.0 m^2bathroom 3.0 < 3.2 m^2…and 5 more
  • C05min room dimension failedbathroom clear dim 1.20 < 1.50 mliving clear dim 1.20 < 2.70 mentry clear dim 1.15 < 1.20 m…and 11 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 6.79 > 2.60bedroom_primary aspect 3.05 > 2.40kitchen aspect 4.39 > 3.00…and 5 more
  • C07min unit area failedstudio 27.2 < 33.0 m^21BR 41.5 < 46.0 m^21BR 35.1 < 46.0 m^2…and 2 more
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wallkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency kitchen-living absentrequired adjacency kitchen-living absentrequired adjacency kitchen-living absent
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision failedcourtyard 31.5 < 34.3 m^2
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U0studio27.24
U11BR41.55
U21BR35.15
U31BR41.55
U42BR62.36
All 27 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared029.412.80 × 2.30
CORE@1shared circulationshared129.412.80 × 2.30
U2@0#3bathroomU203.01.20 × 2.50
U2@0#1livingU209.81.20 × 8.15
U2@0#2kitchenU206.52.10 × 3.10
U2@0#0entryU202.42.10 × 1.15
U2@0#4bedroom primaryU2013.42.10 × 6.40
U0@0#3bathroomU003.01.15 × 2.60
U0@0#0entryU003.51.15 × 3.00
U0@0#2kitchenU005.81.15 × 5.05
U0@0#1livingU0014.91.40 × 10.65
U4@1#0entryU414.12.30 × 1.80
U4@1#5bedroom secondaryU417.92.30 × 3.45
U4@1#3bathroomU414.52.30 × 1.95
U4@1#2kitchenU417.92.30 × 3.45
U4@1#1livingU4120.63.55 × 5.80
U4@1#4bedroom primaryU4117.23.55 × 4.85
U1@0#1livingU1018.52.20 × 8.40
U1@0#2kitchenU105.02.20 × 2.25
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1010.81.70 × 6.35
U1@0#0entryU102.11.70 × 1.25
U1@0#3bathroomU105.21.70 × 3.05
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU318.21.30 × 6.30
U3@1#0entryU311.41.30 × 1.10
U3@1#2kitchenU314.21.30 × 3.25
U3@1#1livingU3119.52.60 × 7.50
U3@1#3bathroomU318.22.60 × 3.15

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