standard tier · 72 briefs · 1,368 runs · results db2e24e

CityFormGen

Generative and optimisation methods for middle housing, compared under matched compute

RESEARCH GENERATIVE-DESIGN BENCHMARK - NOT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION OR CODE CERTIFICATION.

B0015 · best infeasible · seed 1

B0015-anneal-1-325

Simulated annealingC · violates 5 of 17 benchmark constraints (7 violations). Brief B0015

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.3 by 19.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 140 square metres; open space 146 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.25, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.77, cost 0.38.
B0015 · anneal · seed 1scale bar 5 m · north arrow top right✕ INFEASIBLE

Plan drawing of a fourplex on a 14.3 by 19.9 metre lot, 2 storeys, 4 dwellings, 24 rooms. Dwelling U0 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 67 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 63 square metres. Building footprint 140 square metres; open space 146 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.25, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.66, carbon 0.77, cost 0.38.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.253
privacy
0.783
circulation
0.662
carbon
0.768
cost
0.379

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.98
site utilisation
1.000
gross floor area, m²
280.2
footprint, m²
140.1
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
343
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.71
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
16%
open space, net of parking
40%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
4
footprint corners
4
preferred adjacencies met
100%

Benchmark constraints

Benchmark rules, not building code.

  • C01geometry valid passed
  • C02no overlap passed
  • C03within buildable passed
  • C04min room area passed
  • C05min room dimension failedbathroom clear dim 1.40 < 1.50 mbedroom_secondary clear dim 2.15 < 2.20 m
  • C06max room aspect failedbedroom_secondary aspect 2.60 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area passed
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the streetentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wall
  • 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
U01BR59.95
U11BR66.75
U22BR63.36
U32BR63.36
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.611.30 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.611.30 × 1.20
U0@0#3bathroomU0012.22.30 × 5.30
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0012.23.25 × 3.75
U0@0#0entryU005.03.25 × 1.55
U0@0#1livingU0019.93.75 × 5.30
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.62.00 × 5.30
U1@0#1livingU1022.73.85 × 5.90
U1@0#2kitchenU1018.67.45 × 2.50
U1@0#3bathroomU105.73.10 × 1.85
U1@0#0entryU104.83.10 × 1.55
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1014.84.35 × 3.40
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3120.24.80 × 4.20
U3@1#3bathroomU313.92.75 × 1.40
U3@1#0entryU312.92.05 × 1.40
U3@1#2kitchenU318.54.35 × 1.95
U3@1#1livingU3115.94.35 × 3.65
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3112.02.15 × 5.60
U2@1#1livingU2116.45.75 × 2.85
U2@1#2kitchenU2115.85.75 × 2.75
U2@1#3bathroomU215.71.85 × 3.10
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2111.53.70 × 3.10
U2@1#0entryU213.81.50 × 2.50
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2110.14.05 × 2.50

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