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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.

B0015 · best infeasible · seed 0

B0015-heuristic-0

HeuristicA · violates 1 of 17 benchmark constraints (1 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 65 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 61 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 140 square metres; open space 146 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.37, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.68, carbon 0.78, cost 0.39.
B0015 · heuristic · seed 0scale 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 65 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 61 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 62 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 square metres. Building footprint 140 square metres; open space 146 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: insufficient area. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.37, privacy 0.77, circulation 0.68, carbon 0.78, cost 0.39.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.368
privacy
0.771
circulation
0.683
carbon
0.775
cost
0.390

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)
341
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.70
worst habitable room, daylight
0.099
circulation share of GFA
14%
open space, net of parking
40%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
4
footprint corners
4
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 failed2BR 61.9 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access passed
  • C10habitable daylight passed
  • C11required adjacency passed
  • C12forbidden door passed
  • C13open space passed
  • C14courtyard provision passed
  • C15programme complete passed
  • C16unit contiguity passed
  • C17vertical support passed

Dwellings and rooms

DwellingTypeArea m²Rooms
U01BR65.25
U11BR60.85
U22BR61.96
U32BR64.16
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared014.111.30 × 1.25
CORE@1shared circulationshared114.111.30 × 1.25
U0@0#2kitchenU005.52.90 × 1.90
U0@0#3bathroomU003.31.75 × 1.90
U0@0#0entryU002.31.20 × 1.90
U0@0#1livingU0016.15.85 × 2.75
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0038.05.85 × 6.50
U1@0#0entryU102.71.20 × 2.25
U1@0#3bathroomU103.71.65 × 2.25
U1@0#2kitchenU105.82.60 × 2.25
U1@0#1livingU1015.85.45 × 2.90
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1032.75.45 × 6.00
U3@1#2kitchenU316.12.60 × 2.35
U3@1#3bathroomU314.61.95 × 2.35
U3@1#0entryU312.81.20 × 2.35
U3@1#1livingU3115.85.75 × 2.75
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3116.32.70 × 6.05
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3118.53.05 × 6.05
U2@1#0entryU213.01.20 × 2.50
U2@1#3bathroomU213.81.50 × 2.50
U2@1#2kitchenU217.12.85 × 2.50
U2@1#1livingU2115.55.55 × 2.80
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2119.03.25 × 5.85
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2113.52.30 × 5.85

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