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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-random-0-861

Random searchB · violates 6 of 17 benchmark constraints (21 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 62 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Building footprint 128 square metres; open space 164 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.87, daylight 0.31, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.75, cost 0.04.
B0015 · random · 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 62 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 57 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 60 square metres. Dwelling U3 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 58 square metres. Building footprint 128 square metres; open space 164 square metres. This design is infeasible; failing categories: adjacency violation, bad proportion, daylight failure, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 0.87, daylight 0.31, privacy 0.86, circulation 0.65, carbon 0.75, cost 0.04.

Objective vector

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

density
0.871
daylight
0.313
privacy
0.864
circulation
0.649
carbon
0.748
cost
0.041

Reported quantities

FAR proxy (GFA / lot)
0.90
site utilisation
0.916
gross floor area, m²
256.7
footprint, m²
128.3
carbon proxy, kgCO₂e/m² (A1–A3)
351
cost index / m² (unitless)
3.24
worst habitable room, daylight
0.000
circulation share of GFA
13%
open space, net of parking
44%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
8
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 failedshared_circulation clear dim 0.95 < 1.20 mshared_circulation clear dim 0.95 < 1.20 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.35 < 2.70 m…and 5 more
  • C06max room aspect failedliving aspect 3.60 > 2.60living aspect 2.89 > 2.60living aspect 2.63 > 2.60
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 59.9 < 63.0 m^22BR 58.3 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • C10habitable daylight failedbedroom_primary has 0.00 m of window-capable wallliving has 0.00 m of window-capable wallkitchen has 0.00 m of window-capable wall…and 1 more
  • C11required adjacency failedrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired adjacency entry-living absentrequired 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
U01BR61.65
U11BR56.65
U22BR59.96
U32BR58.36
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared010.110.65 × 0.95
CORE@1shared circulationshared110.110.65 × 0.95
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0017.53.65 × 4.80
U0@0#1livingU0023.03.65 × 6.30
U0@0#0entryU004.01.90 × 2.10
U0@0#2kitchenU0010.41.90 × 5.50
U0@0#3bathroomU006.71.90 × 3.50
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1012.22.35 × 5.20
U1@0#3bathroomU104.82.35 × 2.05
U1@0#2kitchenU109.02.35 × 3.85
U1@0#1livingU1027.22.75 × 9.90
U1@0#0entryU103.32.75 × 1.20
U3@1#3bathroomU314.01.45 × 2.75
U3@1#0entryU313.21.15 × 2.75
U3@1#2kitchenU317.32.60 × 2.80
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.42.60 × 5.55
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU319.12.65 × 3.45
U3@1#1livingU3120.32.65 × 7.65
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU2110.82.70 × 4.00
U2@1#1livingU2119.22.70 × 7.10
U2@1#3bathroomU216.52.70 × 2.40
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2114.02.70 × 5.20
U2@1#0entryU212.32.70 × 0.85
U2@1#2kitchenU217.22.70 × 2.65

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