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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-sketch-0-1104

Random sketch + repairF′ · violates 4 of 17 benchmark constraints (6 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 58 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 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: bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.28, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.77, cost 0.20.
B0015 · sketch · 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 58 square metres. Dwelling U1 (1BR) has 5 rooms totalling 68 square metres. Dwelling U2 (2BR) has 6 rooms totalling 64 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: bad proportion, insufficient area, no street access. Objective scores, higher is better: density 1.00, daylight 0.28, privacy 0.78, circulation 0.61, carbon 0.77, cost 0.20.

Objective vector

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

density
1.000
daylight
0.275
privacy
0.782
circulation
0.607
carbon
0.767
cost
0.198

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)
344
cost index / m² (unitless)
2.99
worst habitable room, daylight
0.104
circulation share of GFA
19%
open space, net of parking
40%
courtyard void, m²
0.0
plumbing stacks
7
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 failedbathroom 2.6 < 3.2 m^2kitchen 5.2 < 5.5 m^2
  • C05min room dimension failedkitchen clear dim 1.50 < 1.80 mbedroom_primary clear dim 2.50 < 2.70 m
  • C06max room aspect passed
  • C07min unit area failed2BR 62.7 < 63.0 m^2
  • C08unit connectivity passed
  • C09street access failedentry not reachable from the street
  • 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
U01BR58.25
U11BR68.45
U22BR63.86
U32BR62.76
All 24 rooms
RoomTypeDwellingStoreyw × h m
CORE@0shared circulationshared013.611.30 × 1.20
CORE@1shared circulationshared113.611.30 × 1.20
U0@0#2kitchenU0011.45.70 × 2.00
U0@0#1livingU0018.05.70 × 3.15
U0@0#3bathroomU0011.85.60 × 2.10
U0@0#0entryU005.81.90 × 3.05
U0@0#4bedroom primaryU0011.33.70 × 3.05
U1@0#4bedroom primaryU1029.94.95 × 6.05
U1@0#2kitchenU107.82.55 × 3.05
U1@0#3bathroomU107.72.55 × 3.00
U1@0#1livingU1016.53.80 × 4.35
U1@0#0entryU106.53.80 × 1.70
U3@1#0entryU317.01.35 × 5.20
U3@1#4bedroom primaryU3114.32.75 × 5.20
U3@1#3bathroomU312.61.50 × 1.75
U3@1#2kitchenU315.21.50 × 3.45
U3@1#1livingU3116.85.60 × 3.00
U3@1#5bedroom secondaryU3116.85.60 × 3.00
U2@1#2kitchenU216.32.50 × 2.50
U2@1#5bedroom secondaryU218.92.50 × 3.55
U2@1#4bedroom primaryU2112.92.50 × 5.15
U2@1#1livingU2121.93.20 × 6.85
U2@1#3bathroomU217.61.75 × 4.35
U2@1#0entryU216.31.45 × 4.35

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